Weather - General
As 2024 comes to an end, roughly 70% of the U.S. is experiencing some level of drought and dryness. What does that mean for 2025? According to one meteorologist, in six of the past 10 years with a really dry fall, the spring to follow was also dry.
By breaking away from his family’s traditional management practices, Joe Frey was able to not only save money, but also minimize the impacts of drought, heavy rains, wind and hail.
Get ready for the months ahead to look a lot different than last year.
Our brief video takes you through evaluating stand losses from pest pressure, disease issues and dry conditions in a central Illinois cornfield. These insights can help you plan for next season’s bumper yields.
Parts of the Texas Panhandle, Kansas and Nebraska could get some rain as early as this weekend. Other parts of the Midwest might have some moisture relief as well by early next week.
Fred Below, University of Illinois professor of crop physiology, says short-stature corn could provide growers a leg up in extreme weather conditions.
Farm Journal’s field agronomist Missy Bauer says small seed size can have a major impact on soybean yield, causing yields to swing 15 to 20 bu. per acre.
Farmers in the southern U.S. rushed to harvest key crops like cotton and rice ahead of Francine’s arrival.
If predictions hold true, this fall could be a hotter and drier season across much of the U.S.
Chris Pawelski, a fourth-generation farmer, returns to the “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast to discuss the importance of advocacy, how growers can get started and more.