Arctic conditions deliver frigid blow to Texas ag
https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2021/02/17/arctic-conditions-deliver-frigid-blow-to-texas-ag/Feb. 17, 2021
...The temperatures will affect citrus and cold-season vegetables like leafy greens, onions, beets, parsley and watermelons, Anciso said.
Oranges were frozen solid, and some grapefruits were nearly frozen through, he said.
The good news is that around 80% of the orange crop and two-thirds of the grapefruit crop were harvested before the winter storm, he said. The crop losses will be significant for producers, but the lasting damage could be tree losses.
“A lot of citrus guys are running their sprinklers to insulate their trees,†Anciso said. “They can take the death of limbs up to 1 inch in diameter, but you get into losing 4-inch limbs, you’re effectively crowning the tree. That’s not good.â€
Some warm-season crops like potatoes and watermelons and early planted corn and sorghum will also be affected, he said....