# Water use, drought-tolerant hybrids still key to dryland crop production - AgriLife Today

> Texas A&M AgriLife first-year trials compared dryland grain sorghum and dryland corn planted on two dates at Bushland, Texas. Results showed that hybrid choice and planting date affect water use and final yield. The researchers are assessing whether dryland crop diversification is viable on the High Plains.

- Date: 2017-11-23 · published 2017-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67840-water-use-drought-tolerant-hybrids-still-key-to-dryland-crop-production
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The trial results are early and local, so they are unlikely to shift national sorghum or corn supplies. They do show that water management can change dryland yields in drought-prone areas.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-10 | [How will summer drought and this fall’s corn crop affect feeder cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69610-how-will-summer-drought-and-this-fall-s-corn-crop-affect-feeder-cattle.md) | -4.5% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2026-04-28 | [Corn, sorghum crops fare well in areas with moisture; prices looking up - AgriLife Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19796-corn-sorghum-crops-fare-well-in-areas-with-moisture-prices-looking-up-agrilife.md) | +1.8% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-03-31 | [Wheat Prices Surge on US Drought and Planting Uncertainty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20207-wheat-prices-surge-on-us-drought-and-planting-uncertainty.md) | -1.0% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2017-08-24 | [Perfect Storm Drought Conditions: Price, Yield and Drought Updates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69301-perfect-storm-drought-conditions-price-yield-and-drought-updates.md) | -3.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2018-11-12 | [Weather pivotal in 2018 crop production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61891-weather-pivotal-in-2018-crop-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -6.7% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- agrilifetoday.tamu.edu: https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2017/11/23/water-use-drought-tolerant-hybrids-still-key-to-dryland-crop-production/

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