This winter in the Central Plains is forecast to have weather typical of la Niña. That means slightly drier and slightly warmer, although a wild card thrown into the mix could mean a snowy start, mainly for northern Nebraska.
VALLEY, Nebraska — While Brian Smith and his fellow meteorologists have access to all sorts of gadgets to help predict storms, they still rely on a group of volunteers who are their eyes in the field.
If you didn’t like the weather during last year’s cropping season, chances are you aren’t going to like it this year.
URBANA, Ill. — From flooded spring fields to summer hailstorms and drought, farmers are well aware the weather is changing. It often means spring planting can’t happen on time or has to happen twice to make up for catastrophic losses of young seedlings.
Weather’s impact on agriculture is constant. From too much precipitation to not enough heat, a season largely hinges on what happens meteorologically.
Weather is one of the biggest variables to a farm operation. Knowing how many inches of rain will be coming, even a few days out, can be a challenge. When it comes to predicting what will happen in the 2021 season, that’s an even bigger undertaking.
Farmers in Illinois are keeping their eyes on the skies again, following the wettest year on record that kept many out of their fields until the summer months.
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