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Low river levels remain a concern for inland waterways
Low river levels are expected to be a concern for the U.S. inland waterway system again in 2025. Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Coalition says there was improvement following a dry summer across much of the Midwest. “Since the late part of October, but a third year in a row with low water conditions…
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What this week’s winter wallop means for farmers across the U.S.
What this week’s winter wallop means for farmers across the U.S. ABC News
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What started the wildfires raging across the Los Angeles area?
What started the wildfires raging across the Los Angeles area? USA TODAY
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Drought conditions ease in Kentucky
Drought conditions have improved in much of Kentucky. The USDA says that after two straight months of above normal precipitation, just the southeastern corner of Kentucky remains abnormally dry, and December 2024 was one of the warmest on record, with statewide temperatures averaging 40 degrees. Drought during the fall did lead to earlier than normal…
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Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions
Dry spell puts southern Brazil soy farmers on alert as rains pound central regions Grainews
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Severe Winter Weather In Corn Belt Continues
Severe Winter Weather In Corn Belt Continues Successful Farming
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How the U.S. Corn Belt influences its own weather
How the U.S. Corn Belt influences its own weather Earth.com
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A cold pattern to continue for most of the Heartland; some moisture ahead for the Plains
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures nationwide, except for warmer-than-normal weather in parts of the north-central U.S. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across much of the country should contrast with wetter-than-normal conditions on the northern Plains and from the southern Rockies into western and southern…
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Forecasting U.S. Cotton Belt Weather
Forecasting U.S. Cotton Belt Weather AGInfo Ag Information Network
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Snow and ice storm to blast southeast before eyeing DC to NYC, Boston
Snow and ice storm to blast southeast before eyeing DC to NYC, Boston AOL
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Black ice warnings swirl after big winter storm
Black ice warnings swirl after big winter storm USA TODAY
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Another Big Winter Storm for the Southern US This Week
Another Big Winter Storm for the Southern US This Week DTN The Progressive Farmer
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Wheat farmers await results from winter moisture
Wheat farmers await results from winter moisture High Plains Journal
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A Change in the Weather in the US Corn Belt
BOULDER, Colo. — The sweeping land use changes and irrigation of the U.S. Corn Belt, along with the influence of the area’s shallow groundwater, have significantly altered precipitation patterns in that vital agricultural region, new research shows. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, focuses on “precipitation recycling” — a process…
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Kansas growers hoping for replenished soils from weekend blizzard
A pair of central Kansas crop growers are hopeful snowfall from a weekend blizzard can help replenish soil levels. Paul Penner says much of the region is still being impacted by moderate drought. “I’m very grateful that we’ve got this moisture here. The ice and snow kind of covers the wheat right now and prevents…
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A “quieter” spell of weather briefly resumes across the Heartland; very cold for many
Across the Corn Belt, rural travel conditions are slowly improving in the wake of the recent snow and ice storm, which primarily struck from Missouri into the Ohio Valley. Early Tuesday, approximately 75,000 customers from southeastern Missouri into southern Indiana remain without electricity. Currently, cold, dry weather prevails, except for a few snow showers in…
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A new winter storm ahead to impact the far southeastern Plains, Delta and the Ohio Valley
With areas from the central Plains to the mid-Atlantic still recovering from the January 5-6 snow and ice storm, a new weather system is starting to take shape across the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico. Initially, any precipitation associated with the developing storm will be light. On Thursday, however, further intensification of the storm system…
