Drought affects Wilco farmers, ranchers

  • Both livestock and crops have seen the impacts of the over 40 days of triple digit weather Central Texas experienced this summer. (Sun Archive)
    Both livestock and crops have seen the impacts of the over 40 days of triple digit weather Central Texas experienced this summer. (Sun Archive)
Despite the rapid growth of technological businesses in Williamson County, agriculture remains a top industry, providing jobs and food for both those in and outside of the county.  According to the Farm Service Agency there are 291,000 acres of cropland in Williamson County. From that land, as of July 2023, there is 103,703 acres of corn, 6,443 acres of cotton, 3,519 acres of sorghum and 10,181…

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