Bryce Anderson

Significant losses in wheat, cotton and livestock occurred during the Southern Plains five-year drought.

Despite arctic cold, tar spot has adapted to survive Midwest winters.

Corn yields may drop as much as 40% by the end of this century due to climate change impact.

October 2025 world temperatures were the third highest on record.

Light rain in November and emergency government assistance have China's top-producing wheat provinces in the home stretch on seeding the 2025-26 crop.

Reduced sun and favorable conditions for pests and diseases may have dropped yields by 25% in York County, Nebraska.

October rain in the North China Plain was the heaviest in 60 years. The record rainfall fell on a region in China which accounts for about 60% of the country's wheat production and almost one-third of its corn output.

The proposed 2026 federal science budget would be the lowest this century.

Fall's first freeze is as much as 2-3 weeks later than in 1970.

Above-normal winter temperatures forecast for Texas would favor the New World screwworm survival if the parasite were to migrate from Mexico.

Soil moisture is rated wet over high-production Kansas winter wheat districts as the new winter wheat cycle begins.