production will be slated for imple- mentation in February and March.
Cross Timbers Kevin Derzapf, rangeland manage- ment specialist, USDA-NRCS North central Texas had an ex-
tremely wet spring. As of the fi rst of June, we had from 150 to 300 percent of normal rainfall across the area. The abundant rains brought their own set of challenges, but all the tanks and lakes were full and we had great ground moisture lead- ing into summer. We had a lot of grass and this should have been a great growing season. Through the spring and early
summer, the abundant moisture and fast grass growth led to “washy” grass; grass that is high in moisture and lush, but lower in nutritional quality than what is typical. This may carry over through the season with a greater quantity of grass, but grasses that are slightly lower in quality. With the heavy rainfall, a signifi -
cant amount of erosion has occurred in the form of gullies, sheet erosion, and creek banks sloughed off on cropland, permanent pasture and rangeland. Literally tons of soil has washed away and been dumped on the neighbor below and/or washed down the creek. To quantify that loss, a layer of
soil the thickness of a dime on 1 acre would weigh 5 tons. There are fi elds in this area that have had a quarter inch or more of topsoil lost, which would equate to 40 tons of soil. Forty tons of your most fertile, nutrient rich soil – relocated! There are many ways to mini-
mize and reduce erosion. Conser- vation practices work and they are never more evident than during the weather extremes. In this part of the world, the only thing I know for
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