Bryce Anderson

Low reservoirs and dwindling snowmelt leave western U.S. cities and farms looking at a future with reduced water supplies.

La Nina's presence brings the risk of hot and dry summer conditions in the Midwest along with the prospect of above-average hurricane activity. On May 30, the first hurricane kicked off the season and already set a record.

Failure of a proposed groundwater management bill in Kansas shows the difficulty of coming to grips with a declining resource.

Failure of a proposed groundwater management bill in Kansas shows the difficulty of coming to grips with a declining resource.

Low hay and pasture supply could force extensive western U.S. cow herd liquidation.

The persistent La Nina storm track brought extreme wet conditions to northern growing areas and made drought worse for southern crop areas.

A pattern turnaround heading into mid-May is promising for corn planting progress.

A weather pattern change to drier and warmer conditions for central U.S. corn planting and evidence of drought damage to wheat in the Southern Plains and South Asia are the primary weather factors for the commodity market's...

A pattern turnaround heading into mid-May is promising for corn planting progress.

Indications of drier and warmer conditions to favor corn planting in the central U.S. during the next ten days and ongoing drought issues in the Southern Plains and in South Asia are the primary weather factors for the commodity...

Additional periods of central U.S. rain in the next ten days to two weeks and indications of a variable rainfall forecast for Brazil's main second-crop corn areas are the primary weather factors for the commodity market's...

Continued wet and cool conditions in the central U.S. and a hot and dry pattern in central Brazil corn areas are the primary weather factors holding the market's attention Monday.

One effect of a dry west and wet east dominance is the potential for lower yields for U.S. hard red winter wheat for the second year in a row.

A robust La Nina and strong blocking high pressure in Alaska have worked together to produce intense, damaging winds across the U.S. heartland.

Cold and wet spring conditions in the northern U.S. may lead to acreage loss due to prevented planting insurance claims.

Cold and wet spring conditions in the northern U.S. may lead to acreage loss due to prevented planting insurance claims.

Central and western Kansas saw groundwater levels decline by an average of more than 1 foot in 2021.

Irrigation-dependent farming areas of the western United States face a growing season with curtailed water supply because of low snowpack-generated runoff.

There is some soggy ground in the early fieldwork areas of the southern U.S. and Eastern Midwest.

As we move further into spring, the effect of dry and warm conditions is becoming more prominent in the wildfire threat outlook. It's big and is likely to spread.