Texas olive crop fails for second straight season.

Soil moisture conditions were fair in some areas, but high temperatures and winds were causing moisture decline. Texas' burgeoning olive industry has been aided by recent Texas A&M AgriLife Research variety trials and grants from Texas Department of Agriculture, Janak said. Texas olives face hard seasons, hopeful future Olives were first planted in Texas around 1995 and were becoming an increasingly successful niche crop for hobbyists and Texas olive oil producers between 2015 and 2020. Some understocked pastures had some available forage with good nutrient value, but most rangelands and pastures were stressed from drought and overgrazing. [Extracted from the article]