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Oklahoma's Winter Crops are Suffering Due to Ongoing Drought

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:05:20 CST

Oklahoma's Winter Crops are Suffering Due to Ongoing Drought The Oklahoma Field Office, cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry issued the February 2022 Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition report today.

Oklahoma winter wheat condition is 9% good to excellent, 27% fair and 64% poor to very poor. Winter wheat grazed reached 61%.

Rye condition is 8% good, 39% fair and 53% poor to very poor. Rye grazed reached 45%.

Oats condition is 12% good, 45% fair and 43% poor to very poor. Oats grazed reached 45%.

Pasture and range condition is 19% good to excellent, 30% fair and 51% poor to very poor.

For the month of February, rainfall totals averaged 1.03 inches throughout the state so far, with the Southeastern district recording the highest precipitation at 1.96 inches and the Panhandle district recording the lowest precipitation at 0.14 inches.

According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, nearly 98% of the state was in the abnormally dry to exceptional drought category, up 71 points from the previous year. Additionally, nearly 88% of the state was in the moderate drought to exceptional drought category, up 77% from the previous year.

Statewide temperatures averaged in the high 30s, with the lowest recording of -12 degrees at Kenton on Friday, Feb. 4, and the highest recording of 82 degrees at Altus on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly very short to short.

   

 

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