South Texas grain sorghum growers may have a bumper crop.
Nearly a million acres of grain sorghum is either being harvested or being prepared for harvest across South Texas from the Lower Rio Grande Valley north up the coastline to Houston. Early reports indicate the crop is good, according to Southwest Farm Press.
Delayed planting due to late and cold winter rains and the sugarcane aphid explosion in May and June have had South Texas growers concerned. Some 400,000 acres of planted grain sorghum in the Valley was effectively treated for aphids.
After heavy rains the last several weeks and the return of drier weather, yields should be better than in recent years.