As the month came to a close, topsoil moisture levels rated 24 percent very short, 31 percent short, 44 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Grain movement rated 42 percent none, 40 percent light, 16 percent moderate and 2 percent heavy with producers primarily moving grain to fulfill contracts. Availability of hay and roughage supplies was 23 percent short, 70 percent adequate and 7 percent surplus with only 11 percent of the supply in poor condition. [Read More]
A cold front swept through New Mexico the second week of December bringing bands of snow showers in the higher elevations and rain in the lower elevations. Most of the northwest was twelve degrees below normal compared to the southwest which was seven degrees below normal. Cattle and livestock conditions remained fair due to declining supplemental feeding and haying. [Read More]
