Rangeland conditions vary dramatically across the state

  • While the eastern portion of the state has received adequate precipitation to support warm-season forage growth, more than half of the state is in some form of drought, negatively impacting native range conditions. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)
    While the eastern portion of the state has received adequate precipitation to support warm-season forage growth, more than half of the state is in some form of drought, negatively impacting native range conditions. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

    Conditions in rangelands and unimproved pasture vary dramatically across Texas based on precipitation as the warm-season forage growing period begins, said experts with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

    At more than 92 million acres, rangelands represent Texas’ largest native cover type and comprise diverse ecosystems of native grasses and forbs that livestock production and wildlife po…