Dumas sits in Moore County, where 218 farms work 511,477 acres at an average of 2,346 acres each. The county sold $706.9 million in agricultural products in 2022, 11th among Texas counties, and 89 percent of that value comes from livestock rather than row crops. Cattle and calves brought $340.2 million and milk another $291.4 million, fifth in the state, on an inventory of 185,142 head in a county whose human population is roughly 21,000.
The cropping system feeds that livestock. Corn for grain leads at 23,824 acres, followed by wheat, cotton, grain sorghum, and silage corn. Only about 10 percent of farmland is irrigated, and that water comes from the Ogallala Aquifer, which the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District, headquartered in Dumas, describes as having little to no recharge. Conservation tillage is common, with 19 percent of farms reporting no-till.
Agnomy connects Dumas-area producers with verified local service providers who understand feedyard and dairy schedules, silage moisture targets, and northern Panhandle groundwater rules, making it easier to find, book, and manage the services your operation depends on.
