Heavy and persistent rainfall led to this crop field being partially flooded. (iStock │ #2157109168 - Sophonibal)

Timely rains are good for state’s crops, but could it have been too much?

  • By Pat Melgares │ K-State Research and Extension news service
Oklahoma gardeners are holding out hopes of warmer, sunnier weather as water-logged soil causes issues in their gardens. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

Soaklahoma – where the rain comes sweeping down the plains

  • By Trisha Gedon │ Oklahoma State University Extension
Baling hay in Faulkner County on May 16, 2025. Hay growers are trying to work between the raindrops, but are struggling this spring. (U of A System Division of Agriculture photo by Kevin Lawson.)

Rain, cool weather delaying hay

  • By Mary Hightower │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
Yields look promising as baling is starting on the first crop of hay across Central and East Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Hay, forage conditions improve with rainfall

Herriman Farm receives 2024 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award 

Wheat variety and nitrogen trials from Texas A&M AgriLife near McGregor show good growth but need additional moisture. (Calvin Trostle/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Wheat production and prices are down, but options are available

Pivot irrigation system over a field in Caddo County near Hydro Oklahoma

Drought’s impact felt in Oklahoma ag

Farmland on the US-Mexico border wall near Fabens, Texas. (PHOTO: iStock - Bill Chizek)

Texas soil moisture conditions expected to worsen