Weather - General
Will the expected increase of cotton acres actually get in the ground?
The state Department of Transportation says stalks can break the wind’s force and limit snow from blowing onto roads.
This year’s weather conditions underscore the need for producers to be proactive about insurance.
After several days of rain in recent weeks the majority of corn growing states are officially drought free—and in some cases looking more like lakes than fields. For young corn seedlings, continued pounding rain could compound pest problems and even lead to replant.
Weather challenges in the Southern Hemisphere could send U.S. soybean prices higher, says DuWayne Bosse, a producer and market analyst with Bolt Marketing.
Tornadoes and high winds swept through Indiana on Wednesday, damaging buildings and crops.
Hail across many pockets of the Midwest means some farmers face tough replant and crop insurance decisions.
The Iowa Department of Transportation is paying dozens of Iowa farmers to leave rows of corn that can create snow barriers along highways.
Recent heavy rainfall has washed away or at least lessened drought conditions in swaths of Nebraska and Iowa, according to a report released Thursday.
Soybean futures rose the most in nine weeks on concern that dry weather forecast into August will curtail yields in the U.S., the world’s biggest grower. Corn rose, while wheat fell.