Clik here to view.
Weather: La Nina Dryness Forecast for Spring – DTN
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the USDA Midwest Climate Hub have drought in focus for much of the central region of the United States through […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Midwest Weather: Dry Forecast Continues – DTN
If drought predictions issued March 18 verify, the record-setting rain and snow event across the western and southern Plains during the March 12-14 weekend may not have a long shelf […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iowa Corn, Soybeans: Derecho Residue Management Tips – DTN
Corn residue management could be more challenging this spring in fields affected by last summer’s derecho. But there are steps farmers can take to minimize residue issues before and during […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Farm Family Shares Lessons Learned from Derecho Damage – DTN
Some people chase storms. The Stalzer family are starting to wonder if they attract them. The Haverhill, Iowa, farmers spent $150,000 to rebuild grain bins after a 2011 derecho. If […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Midwest: Weather Gives Planting the Cold Shoulder – DTN
“Send it” may be a popular phrase when it comes to planting, but this week, many farmers across the Midwest are contemplating whether they should “park it” for a few […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plains Winter Wheat Mostly Escaped Freeze Damage – DTN
The winter wheat crop mostly escaped disaster from a late-April freeze in the Central and Southern Great Plains, though reports of isolated damage have surfaced. Record- or near-record-low temperatures...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spring Crops Benefitted from May Rains, More Heat Needed – DTN
May’s chilly start wasn’t welcomed by many this spring. Cool soils slowed emergence, stymied pre-plant herbicides and took a toll on young crop stands. But by golly, cereal crops were […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Breeding Better Seed to Withstand Weather Disasters – DTN
Only one corn-breeding line out of about 150 remained standing after a derecho slammed into Beck’s Superior Hybrids nursery, near Marshalltown, Iowa, last summer. Winds exceeding 100 mph are an […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Corn: Current Crop Ratings Similar to 2017 Record – DTN
The U.S. 2021 crop season is well into the homestretch. Harvest is underway. Very warm to hot daytime conditions now tail off with the earlier onset of evening. Neighborhood conversation […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cold Weather Settles Into Eastern U.S. – DTN
It is starting to feel like fall. After October, which had widespread temperature departures of four to six degrees Fahrenheit above normal east of the Rockies, November has quickly reminded […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wheat: Weather Promises Large Harvests for Australia, Argentina – DTN
As the world wheat market continues to deal with low supplies brought on by droughts in Northern hemisphere countries during 2021, the Southern Hemisphere wheat harvest is beginning. At this […]
View ArticleWheat: World Production Jarred by Extreme Weather – DTN
The world wheat scene continues to be jarred by damaging extreme weather. Summer 2021 brought damaging drought to the U.S. Northern Plains and Northwest, Canadian Prairies, Russia, and Iran; and […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wheat: Historic Drought Continues to Hamper Northern Plains – DTN
A look at the catastrophic drought which covered the U.S. Northern Plains and Canadian Prairies during crop year 2021 in relation to another severe drought just a few years ago […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weather: Climate Change Note in CoBank Outlook – DTN
It’s the time of year for predictions and speculations about how 2022 will unfold. Premier agricultural lender CoBank is part of that scene. CoBank’s 2022 outlook “The Year Ahead: Forces […]
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weather: Drought Takes Toll on Kansas Groundwater – DTN
The annual survey of groundwater levels in central and western Kansas offers a good example of the impact of drought in the southwestern Plains. The report by the Kansas Geological […]
View Article
