Snow covered cotton near Amarillo. The area received 3-5 inches of snow, which is adding to harvesting delays due to moisture. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Kay Ledbetter)

North Texas: The first freeze was reported with temperatures around 29 degrees. Counties reported 3-5 inches of rain. Soils were saturated with water standing in pastures. Gopher holes were sinking and causing unlevel ground. Many farmers had not planted their winter wheat yet due to wet conditions.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Gary Six reminds Texas producers who experienced losses from natural disasters during the 2017 and 2018 calendar years that they may be eligible for assistance through the Tree Assistance Program (TAP), Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) and Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP).

Please join the mayors of Fannin County on November 13 for a presentation on a proposal for a master plan for multi-purpose, soft surface, recreational trails in Fannin County.

Producers must return ballots to their local FSA offices by Dec. 3, 2018, to ensure their vote is counted.

Tour and lunch are free - Bus space is limited to 50 people, so call 903-583-9513 to reserve a seat.

Texas' pecan crop is above average, but continued rain is negatively affecting quality and delaying harvest. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Adam Russell)

USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Gary Six, announced that more than $296 million will be paid to Texas farms that enrolled in Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) for 2017 market downturns.

While the dryland plots of high bioenergy sorghums only received about 5 inches of rain, they still produced good biomass. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Dr. Qingwu Xue)

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service viticulture program will host a Disease and Pest Management program Dec. 12 at The Grand View Vineyard, 10365 Country Spring Road, in Anderson.

North Texas: Temperatures dropped below 60 degrees with nighttime temperatures in the 40s. More rain was received and the ground was saturated. The district received almost 40 inches in the last three months and almost 60 inches for the year.

Farmers rattled by the dip in value of their soybean crop likely will see prices for their corn go up next year, one of the few optimistic projections made at a recent conference on future profits in farming.