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Collin County, TX

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CRP emergency haying & grazing: Collin County is on FSA's list (since Sep 1, 2026). Check with your FSA county office first. Details · FSA list as of Oct 29, 2026.

Collin County rain, outlook and forecast

As of the Oct 27 Drought Monitor, most of Collin County, TX was in moderate drought (D1), with 27% at severe drought (D2); some part has been in severe drought (D2) or worse for 10 straight weeks. Over 90 days rain is at 48% of normal, and the last 30 days came in at 8% (well below normal); the NWS forecast peaks at a 94% rain chance on today (high 86°) and the 6-10 day outlook for Nov 8–12 leans drier than normal (33% chance of below-normal rain). FSA's 2026 LFP list includes Collin County with up to 4 monthly payments, and the nearest USDA-reported sale barn is Ada, 109 miles away.

Rain vs normal

  • Last 30 days 8% of normal
  • Last 60 days 61% of normal
  • Last 90 days 48% of normal

NOAA river forecast center rain (radar plus gauges) at the county center, Nov 2, 2026. Source.

Rain outlook

  • 6-10 day outlook (Nov 8–12) Leans drier than normal (33% chance of below-normal rain)
  • 8-14 day outlook (Nov 10–16) Leans toward near-normal rain

NOAA Climate Prediction Center precipitation outlook, issued Nov 2, 2026. Source.

Next 7 days

  1. Today Mostly Sunny, high 86°, low 60°, 94% rain, wind 10–20 mph
  2. Tuesday Sunny, high 72°, low 49°, 6% rain, wind 5–15 mph
  3. Wednesday Sunny, high 72°, low 50°, 1% rain, wind 0–5 mph
  4. Thursday Sunny, high 76°, low 50°, 1% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  5. Friday Sunny, high 71°, low 46°, 1% rain, wind 5–10 mph
  6. Saturday Mostly Sunny, high 67°, low 45°, 6% rain, wind 5 mph
  7. Sunday Sunny, high 68°, low 43°, 2% rain, wind 0–10 mph

National Weather Service forecast for the county center, updated Nov 2, 2026. Wind, warnings and burn bans.

PRF pasture insurance: sign up by Dec 1, 2026

The 2027 Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance sales closing date for Collin County is Dec 1, 2026, 29 days from today. PRF (Rainfall Index) pays on a rainfall index for your grid, not on your own rain gauge. You buy it through a crop insurance agent.

How PRF works · PRF 2027 sign-up · Find your grid on RMA's PRF tool

Date from USDA RMA's actuarial data, read Aug 28, 2026 · RMA dates map. Your agent confirms the date for your policy.

Collin County grass production

In 2025, grassland and pasture in Collin County grew about 2,240 pounds per acre of grass and forbs, 86% of the county's 1991-2020 normal of 2,608 pounds per acre. That was the 8th lowest of 40 years on record (1986-2025). Best year: 2007 at 3,135 pounds per acre; worst: 1986 at 1,535.

Pounds per acre of new grass and forbs each year on rangeland and pasture, from the Rangeland Analysis Platform (satellite-based estimates). See every year on the Land tab.

Open loss windows

No open loss windows in Collin County right now. A 30-day window opens when the county first hits severe drought (D2), jumps to D3 or D4, or after a blizzard, extreme heat or cold, flood or ice warning, a wildfire, or a USDA disaster designation. Keep a Drought Ledger.

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Cownty sends nothing to FSA.

Drought-sale tax flag IRS list

Collin County is on IRS Notice 2026-54 (severe or worse drought, Sep 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2026).

Why it matters: if you sold breeding, dairy or draft livestock because of drought, the tax code may let you put off the gain (more time to buy replacement animals, or report the extra-sale income a year later). Your tax preparer decides whether either applies.

Work out your numbers and print a page for your preparer

Information only; not financial, tax or legal advice. Ask your tax preparer. FSA decides program eligibility. IRS Notice 2026-54 (PDF)

Where it is, with barns within 200 mi

Dots are sale barns USDA reports on. Tap one for its latest prices.

Who owns this land? Open the appraisal district map

Grass grown on rangeland and pasture

Grass grown in 2025: 2,240 lb per acre, a little below normal (86% of the 1991-2020 average of 2,608).

How to read this

Each bar is one year's grass (darker = perennial grasses, lighter = annuals). The dashed line is the 1991-2020 average. A county average with cropland excluded, not your pasture.

How we got this

Satellite estimate of new above-ground growth of grasses and forbs for the year (annual + perennial, lb/acre), averaged over the county's grassland, pasture and shrubland (34% of the county in USDA's 2025 cropland map; farm fields are left out because the estimate isn't valid there, and the same 2025 map is used for every year). About about 120 m (RAP overview). Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform biomass v3 (data, Jones et al. 2021, CC0) and USDA NASS Cropland Data Layer.

Source: Rangeland Analysis Platform, 2025 season. Fetched Nov 1, 2026.

Nearest USDA-reported sale barns

  1. Southern Oklahoma Livestock (feeder cattle) Ada, OK 109 mi · sells Wednesdays · latest USDA report Oct 28, 2026
  2. McAlester Union Stockyards McAlester, OK 128 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 2026
  3. Apache Livestock Auction Apache, OK 155 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  4. Hope Livestock Auction Hope, AR 176 mi · sells Thursdays · latest USDA report Oct 29, 2026
  5. OKC West Livestock Market (feeder cattle) El Reno, OK 180 mi · sells Tuesdays · latest USDA report Oct 27, 2026

Miles are straight-line from the county center. Sale days come from the barns' recent USDA AMS reports; call the barn to confirm. All barns

Other barns nearby (not USDA-reported)

These barns are not in a USDA AMS report, so Cownty shows no prices for them. Sale days and phones come from the barns' own sites or public listings; call the barn to confirm. More barns

Common questions and nearby counties

Is Collin County eligible for LFP in 2026?

Yes. Collin County is on FSA's 2026 Livestock Forage Disaster Program county list, with up to 4 monthly payments for some pasture types. FSA decides each operation's eligibility; apply at your county FSA office by March 1 after the loss year.

Source: FSA LFP county file of Oct 29, 2026

What is the drought level in Collin County this week?

On the Drought Monitor map of Oct 27, 2026, most of Collin County was in moderate drought (D1), and the worst part was severe drought (D2) on 27% of the county. 10 straight weeks with some severe drought (D2) or worse.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, map of Oct 27, 2026

Is there a burn ban in Collin County?

No burn ban is listed for Collin County. Check with the county before burning.

Source: official state burn-ban map, as of Nov 2, 2026

What sale barns are near Collin County?

The nearest USDA-reported sale barns: Ada (109 mi), last report Oct 28, 2026; McAlester (128 mi), last report Oct 27, 2026; Apache (155 mi), last report Oct 29, 2026.

Source: USDA AMS Market News reports

What are the upcoming FSA and farm deadlines?

Next: Nov 13, 2026: Apply for NRCS conservation cost-share (EQIP, CSP, ACEP) to be considered for 2027 money; Nov 20, 2026: Micro Farm 2027: last day to buy crop insurance. FSA program dates not posted officially are marked "confirm at source" on the calendar.

Source: official agency pages (see Calendar)

Information only; not financial or legal advice. FSA decides eligibility. Always check the linked official source.