Late summer 2025 through spring 2026 was the sixth driest on record in the Lower 48 states.
Bryce Anderson
Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Bryce Anderson has been DTN's ag meteorologist and fill-in market analyst since 1991. He combines his expertise in weather forecasting with a south-central Nebraska farm background to bring in-depth, focused commentary on the top weather developments affecting agriculture each day.
His comments in the DTN Ag Weather Brief and the DTN Market Impact Weather articles are read by persons involved in all aspects of the agricultural industry and in all major crop and livestock production areas of the U.S. and Canada.
Bryce also delivers forecast commentary on regional and national farm broadcast programs and hosts DTN audio and video productions.
Prior to joining DTN, Bryce was in radio and television farm broadcasting and agricultural meteorology at stations in Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. He holds a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Nebraska, and a certificate of broadcast meteorology from Mississippi State University.
Recent Blogs by Author
-
-
Australia SOI value shows 2026 compares favorably to recent analog strong El Nino years.
More From This Author
-
Ag Weather Forum
Late summer 2025 through spring 2026 was the sixth driest on record in the Lower 48 states.
-
Ag Weather Forum
Extreme late spring-early summer heat in Europe is becoming more frequent.
-
Ag Weather Forum
Soil moisture stands to offer both short- and long-term benefits for row crops.
-
Ag Weather Forum
Very warm weather means surface moisture will evaporate before soaking into the soil profile.
-
Ag Weather Forum
Robust El Nino events are accompanied by generally large U.S. corn production.
-
Ag Weather Forum
La Nina's late impact in the Great Plains resembles 2022 and 2023.
-
Ag Weather Forum
Soil moisture concerns for row-crop planting add to heat and dryness-enhanced wildfire damage.
-
Ag Weather Forum
Aussie wheat output could drop sharply if El Nino forms as expected.
-
Ag Weather Forum
The extent of drought to begin the growing season is higher than 2023, 2015 and 2009 in the central U.S.
-
Best Blog of the Week
Midwest dryness eased while Plains dryness got worse during March.
-
Ag Weather Forum
La Nina tendencies are still noted in March precipitation events.