Benjamin Crumley
Flooded cotton field near Pierce, Texas. Two inches of rain a godsend for Corpus Christi growers, 5 to 7 inches near El Campo floods fields.
Suggested Event
Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021
The early May weekend rain that inundated much of South Texas was both blessing and curse, depending on geography.
For farmers in the Corpus Christi area, the 2 inches of rain was a godsend. “This was a million-dollar rain for Nueces and San Patricio counties,” says Josh Mcginty, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension specialist, Corpus Christi.
On the flip side, Clyde Crumley, an independent crop consultant in El Campo, says many of his cotton clients were hard hit.