Plainview sits in Hale County, where 779 farms work 575,527 acres, most of it cropland. County producers sold $481.7 million in agricultural products in 2022, 16th among Texas counties, and the split tells the story: livestock accounted for 78 percent of sales at $375.2 million, with cattle at $250 million and a growing dairy sector adding $124.5 million in milk, 11th in the state.
Cotton is still the leading crop by acreage at 95,850 acres, and Hale County cotton and cottonseed sales of $53.4 million ranked second in Texas. Wheat, forage, corn, and grain sorghum fill out the rotation. Plainview averages just 19.34 inches of rain a year on flat sandy and loamy soils dotted with playas, so the county's 125,825 irrigated acres and Ogallala water management dominate local decisions.
Agnomy connects Plainview-area producers with verified local service providers who understand cotton harvest logistics, dairy and feedyard forage, and Ogallala irrigation, making it easier to find, book, and manage the services your operation depends on.
