Rains this year in portions of Texas have been beneficial for most staple commodity crops such as corn, cotton and sorghum, but have also favored alternative crops, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.Texas producers are always looking for alternative crops that provide options under different weather situations, including sunflowers, sesame, canola and lately hemp.This year, continuous rainfall early in the growing season delayed planting of main crops leading to some producers looking into new crop options.At the 2,716-acre Stiles Farm in Thrall, trial acres were devoted to brassica carinata, a crop being studied for use as bio-jet fuel,