Weather continues to be the story for DTN's View From the Cab farmers as fire and rain were problems in their respective regions this past week.
Hot and dry conditions during the last full week of August have forced dry crops toward maturity rather than extending the filling period.
With drought conditions expanding in Iowa, farmers face growing problems with maintaining grain quality.
A couple of strong storms will move across the country through the end of the month, along with remnants of Hurricane Laura across the Deep South and Mid-Atlantic. (DTN graphic)
Yield potential, silage management and harvest and storage options will be top of mind for storm-damaged fields. Here are some resources.
Only the Southeast is in line for moderate to heavy rain as we approach the home stretch of August.
Ballparking the power of the Midwest derecho storm Monday, Aug. 10, 2020.
Northern Plains and Western Midwest areas have favored rainfall prospects over the next week.
Late summer ushers in stark differences in central U.S. rainfall and associated drought conditions.
Crop weather is largely favorable heading into August.
Many acres in the top corn-growing state in the U.S. have either dryness or drought going into the home stretch of the 2020 crop year.
Dry areas of western Iowa continue to be bypassed by rain in the next seven to 10 days.
Global atmospheric carbon dioxide is now at a level not reached in millions of years.
Central U.S pattern again features minimum heat stress.
Possible rainfall averaging more than 1 inch indicated for the western half of the top U.S. corn producing state.
Teleconnections and long-term analogs hint at heat and dryness potential for the Midwest during August.
Mid-July shows rainfall occurrences for most leading row-crop production states.
Recent rain, additional moisture forecasted, and an easing of heat stress put most of the U.S. corn crop in a better situation for pollination.
Most south-central U.S. cornfields have stressful conditions looming as pollination goes into full swing through the next 10 days.
Upper air ridge formation shows no Midwest dome structure through mid-July.
Early July promises to be mostly dry over eastern and western crop areas.