Drought, heat take toll on Guadalupe County harvest - Texas Farm Bureau

Drought, heat take toll on Guadalupe County harvest - Texas Farm Bureau

By Shelby Shank Field Editor Drought conditions and relentless heat have left Guadalupe County farmer Ray Joy Pfannstiel facing one of the toughest harvests in recent years. Pfannstiel, who grows corn, sorghum, cotton and raises cattle, said the year started with promise but quickly turned dry. “During the springtime, we had much needed rains, but it was only a tenth or two tenths of an inch at a time,” he said. “We’d get just enough to get the …