Crop Production
Success at planting requires preparedness in three categories: inputs, equipment and workforce.
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It’s harder to devote time when field work is calling but analysts say market opportunities come at any time—so be vigilant.
An ongoing lawsuit is over the way the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages the Missouri River and covers not only floods starting in 2007, but also future flooding, including the historic floods farmers in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri are facing today.
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Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
The heaviest rain is falling in the lower Ohio Valley.
Quick-hitting showers and thunderstorms are spreading eastward from the nation’s midsection.
Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
But fieldwork is gradually picking back up in the southern Corn Belt.
The pattern bringing heavy rains, severe thunderstorms and local flooding is expected to continue over the next three days.
Frost is possible as far south as the central High Plains over the weekend.
On the other hand, mild air is spreading across the western Belt, bringing along the chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Rain is falling along a warm front that extends across parts of Illinois and Indiana.
But dry, warmer weather should help farmers get back into the fields in western areas of the Midwest.
On the other hand, conditions are cool, cloudy and rainy from the Ohio Valley to the lower Great Lakes region, keeping fieldwork at a standstill.
Some parts of the eastern Corn Belt are still struggling to get back into the field due to cool soils and lingering wetness.
Get more details on where the firm sees planted acreage ending up.
Two systems are expected to bring rain the the nation’s midsection this week.
This will contrast with cool air in eastern and western areas of the country.
Significant rain is currently slowing planting efforts in the Upper Midwest.
But dry weather currently prevails in these areas.
Weekend freezes are possible as far south of the central and southern High Plains.
USDA reports that heavy rain from southern Missouri to Indiana could lead to additional flooding and fieldwork delays.
In the hustle and bustle of harvest, it might be crazy to think about stopping in between fields to clean your combine. If you don’t, you might set yourself up for bigger challenges next year, and in years to come.