Years which featured El Nino conditions similar to 2023 show both lower production and record high production when it comes to the U.S. corn crop.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A warm and dry week last week set up a good period for farmers to get out into their fields and increase planting. This week is less favorable with widespread precipitation and low temperatures moving through the Corn Belt.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Drought is still widespread across the Canadian Prairies, though much lower than it was last fall. The underlying dryness will be the stage-setter for the 2023 growing season.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
NOAA reports that carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide levels all continued rising into uncharted levels last year.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
With El Nino expected to develop this summer, let's look at what that means to the weather patterns for North America.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Big soil moisture improvement is obvious in the western U.S., but western Midwest and Plains crop areas are notably lagging on root zone moisture.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Many weather variables affect how quickly soils warm up, and whether they stay that way. We discuss the current conditions across the country and the weather conditions that cause soils to warm up.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A blizzard, widespread strong wind gusts, and severe storms highlight the third strong spring storm system in the last two weeks.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Another strong risk of severe weather is associated with a large spring storm system for Friday.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Heavy rain, snow and cold bring the prospect of delayed almond flowering and late planting of high-demand produce crops in "America's Salad Bowl."
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A storm system will traverse the country this week with widespread impacts including strong winds, widespread rainfall, severe storms and heavy snow.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
A strong spring storm system will bring significant risks for severe weather across the Lower Mississippi Valley on Friday. Large hail will be possible, but very strong, damaging winds and long-tracked, strong tornadoes are the main threats.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Winter wheat and row crops face a second straight season of significant dryness and production shortfalls.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
Deep and heavy snowpack across the North-Central U.S. is a concern for the planting season.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Dry soils lead to spring crop concern in the southwestern Plains while wet conditions elsewhere bring caution about delayed fieldwork potential.
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A strong low-pressure system that is providing windy and wet conditions to California Tuesday will be the next system to affect much of the Central U.S. on Thursday. Snow will be possible in the North-Central U.S. while areas of heavy rain and severe thunderstorms will sweep...
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
After three years of dryness, improved crop moisture outweighs concern about fieldwork delay possibilities.
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by John Baranick , DTN Meteorologist
The active weather pattern since winter continues for yet another week while any semblance of cold remains off to the north and west.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Heavy winter precipitation means a large majority of the Midwest has no drought ahead of the start of the 2023 row crop season.
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by Bryce Anderson , Ag Meteorologist Emeritus
Heavy winter precipitation means a large majority of the Midwest has no drought ahead of the start of the 2023 row-crop season.
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- Ag Policy Blog by Chris Clayton
- South America Calling by DTN Staff
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