Farmers facing obstacles besides the drought

From News 8 Austin, March 25, 2009...

Central Texas farmers reluctantly began planting corn crops about a month ago, but with drought conditions, many said they were planting for a failure.

Though recent rains may have lightened some moods, many farmers still pray for more moisture. And while some are more optimistic, there is no deficiency in the types of problems farmers face.

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Drought enduring, farmers plant and pray for rain

From News 8 Austin, February 25, 2009...

He's got the seed, he's got the fertilizer, but the most important ingredient for a good corn crop just doesn't seem to want to be added to the mix.

The ingredient is rain, and one farmer in Taylor said he needs it desperately.

"With this moisture situation, so bleak as it is, it's hard to get excited about anything," Roger Seggren said.

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Williamson Farmer Hemmed in by Urban Growth

From statesman.com February 17, 2008...

Ron Hanson grew up in a Hutto where he knew everybody. Now he doesn't, but he sticks around anyway. It's his heritage.

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