Corn Planting Into Dust

Drought Challenges Texas Producer's Future

Todd Neeley
By  Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter
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If not for the need to fill a contract, Floydada, Texas, farmer Dane Sanders said he would consider cutting corn out of his rotation as the Texas Panhandle enters its fourth year of drought. He continues to monitor his water use closely heading into this planting season. (DTN photo by Todd Neeley)
If not for the need to fill a contract, Floydada, Texas, farmer Dane Sanders said he would consider cutting corn out of his rotation as the Texas Panhandle enters its fourth year of drought. He continues to monitor his water use closely heading into this planting season. (DTN photo by Todd Neeley)
Floydada, Texas, farmer Dane Sanders is taking a chance by planting 340 acres of corn in what is expected to be the fourth-consecutive year of drought, to fill what he said is a coveted contract.

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Todd Neeley

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