Weather - General
Strong winds at bad time diminish Nebraska corn crop
Weather phenomenon closely watched by commodities traders.
Stalk rots, wind storms and other challenges throughout the year may mean you have down corn. While this is never ideal and often brings yield loss, you can manage your losses through a few steps.
Record-breaking weather on Oct. 11 gives way to more “seasonally appropriate” conditions by Oct. 17.
The shortage of durum, which has the hardest texture of all classes of wheat, contrasts with gains in other grain supplies.
The first named winter storm of 2013-14 was a memorable one for the northern High Plains.
One weather expert expects Midwest farmers to see rain showers during the next couple of months.
Smut, a gray, moldy growth on corn ears, is present in most cornfields every year, but rarely at the level of 2012.
Meteorologist Cindi Clawson says her 30-day precipitation forecast shows moisture continuing to drop in, which is good news for crops during the heat of the growing season.
The Enviratron – along with researchers at Iowa State University - are lifting the veil on factors that could impact the future of farming, testing various weather extremes and the impact on plants.