The extreme heat and drought conditions are having a big impact on farmers.
Jasek has been growing and harvesting rice for over 30 years and owns Jasek Farms on Freeman Road near Waller County.“Well, in Eagle Lake, we have no production this year because our water has been cut off. Here in Katy, we have three water wells on the farm, and they are producing less water,” he said.“We have a lot of these fields that frankly can’t get any more water. We have to take it from one to another.
“If you notice, there is no water in the fields. It’s dry. It should have water in it, but we are pumping it into another field that has more potential. We are trying to salvage as much rice as possible,” Jasek said.“We went from the cool spring temperature straight into the summer. When the faucet turned off as far as rain fall, it turned off. In the last 30 days, we’ve gotten a tenth of an inch of rain. In the last 45 days, we’ve gotten maybe an inch and a half total,” he said.
On Monday, the City of Katy entered Stage 3 of its Drought Contingency Plan. Severe Drought Conditions and mandatory restrictions for water usage are now in place. Jasek said he’s already lost more than a half million dollars this year and says grocery store shoppers won’t see many changes to the cost of rice.
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