This ethanol plant near Levelland, west of Lubbock, has the capacity to produce 40 million gallons annually. The plant is currently shut down due to high commodity prices. (Texas AgriLife Extension Service photo by Dr. Bridget Guerrero)COLLEGE STATION –

A farm crew worker at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton disks a Bermuda grass field in preparation for planting winter forages. Rains encouraged farmers to prepare for planting winter forages in many parts of the state, but more

What's remarkable about this Washington County pasture, located about 75 miles northwest of Houston, is that there isn't any pasture whatsoever, not even stubble, said Dr. Travis Miller, Texas AgriLife Extension Service agronomist. "Stock

A period of frequent Texas drought might "last another 15 or 20 years. It seems likely to last another decade," said Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, state climatologist. (Texas AgriLife Extension Service photo by Robert Burns)COLLEGE STATION –An

Matt Bonham, Texas AgriLife Extension Service assistant, Overton, checks out a red oak tree whose leaves are browning and dropping off early due to the drought. Though the tree appears to be in trouble, it's not necessarily dead, according to Bonham.

Ryegrass could be a less high-stakes gamble than other winter forages this year as it can be planted later and disked in. (Texas AgriLife Extension Service photo by Robert Burns)COLLEGE STATION – Many parts of the state received from a trace to 4 inche

Lack of water and lack of hay and grazing continued to force Texas livestock owners to sell out herds statewide. (Texas AgriLife Extension Service photo by Robert Burns)COLLEGE STATION – Many agricultural producers in East Texas are feeling caught betw

Row-watered cotton was doing better than some center-pivot irrigated cotton in some areas of the Southern High Plains. Most cotton in the southern High Plains is sub-surface drip or center- pivot irrigated, according to Dr. Mark Kelley, Texas AgriLife Ext

Southwestern Texas grows most of the spinach in the state, along with many other irrigated cool-season vegetable crops. But without rain soon, there may not be enough water to plant or grow fall crops, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service horti

Cattle grazing winter wheat during a better year on the Rolling Plains. (Texas AgriLife Extension Service photo by Dr. Todd Baughman)COLLEGE STATION – After the failure of many of their summer crops due to drought, now producers have good reason to worr