Adaptability, resilience are key to battle drought in state

  • MOST OF Texas’ rangelands remain under drought conditions, but timely spring rains in some areas have set the stage for recovery, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts. Photo courtesy of Hannah Harrison/ Texas A&M AgriLife
    MOST OF Texas’ rangelands remain under drought conditions, but timely spring rains in some areas have set the stage for recovery, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts. Photo courtesy of Hannah Harrison/ Texas A&M AgriLife

    Most of Texas’ rangelands remain under drought conditions, but timely spring rains in some areas have set the stage for recovery, according to Texas A&M AgriLife experts.

    “Much of the Cross Timbers, Concho Valley and Hill Country are in pretty good shape this year in terms of forage production,” said Jeff Goodwin, Ph.D., director of the Texas A&M Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management…