"The corn and soybeans are in good condition but moisture needs to keep coming or we will be in trouble."
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"The amount of heat Earth traps has roughly doubled since 2005, contributing to more rapidly warming oceans, air and land," according to recen…
Heat and drought are having a serious impact on much of the U.S. Here's a news roundup:
WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong this week urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secre…
"The spring wheat crops here are looking pretty tough. Due to the dryness and heat, there are fields that are beginning to head out and aren’t much above knee high."
As drought conditions intensify for southern Wisconsin, there are few chances for showers and thunderstorms during the next week, according to…
While much of the southwestern and south central regions of the state, along with a small area in the northeastern region, received needed rai…
Mother Nature giveth and she taketh away. That is the sentiment felt by most Montanans after much of the state received desperately needed moi…
With a number of challenges facing producers coming into the summer grazing season, Jeff Clark, a market development specialist in Alberson, W…
"Between the heat and wind this week, the oats and alfalfa are burning up," reported Andrea Hipke of Spencer, Nebraska.
Drought map of the United States as of June 1; red areas are in 'Extreme Drought' and maroon areas are in 'Exceptional Drought' (U.S. Drought …
I have often said I will not complain about the rain because it is easier to figure out what to do with too much of it rather than too little. However, I fear there is a breaking point for everything, and I am nearly at that point.
The USDA’s May Cattle on Feed report showed increases that went beyond pre-report estimates. David P. Anderson, professor and economist for Te…
"We are green here and thankful for what we have, but we have started Phase 1 of our drought plan. The fall calves are still in the yard and will be sold in June."
HELENA, Mont. – As May turned the corner and began its final march towards June, it seemed Mother Nature still needed one last hurrah. A major…
Although sorghum is known to be much more heat- and drought-tolerant than its close relative corn, the underlying reason for this difference i…
When faced with developing drought, farmers often have questions. How severe is this drought? How long could it last? Is this as bad as the la…
Last week, corn, soybeans and wheat were all selling at or near the highest prices in eight years. This week, the market fell, "with virtually…
"Our area has had a quarter of an inch since the first of April. This is hardly enough precipitation to get the crops out of the ground."
La Niña has ended, and although Kansas, and Nebraska received drought-easing rain and snow in recent months, the state could still revert to a drier pattern.
Ranchers have a resource on the NDMC website that addresses a number of common drought condition questions on one map, in one place, including some map layers and management information specific to the Great Plains.
Analysts and cattle producers are watching the drought situation in the Mountain West region and the Northern Plains and what impact it might …
"I’m a firm believer that when you leave during calving season, for every one hour of being gone it will take two hours to catch up."
USDA NASS began publishing pasture and range conditions last week in the weekly Crop Progress report. The start of this year’s season has been bleak.
TIOGA, N.D. – In the northwestern region in Williams County, where durum and wheat are king, and producers have the advantage to rotate in man…