DECORAH, Iowa — After winds downed multiple grain bins and a drier on his farm, Bob Hemesath said there was a silver lining.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — “It’s not a good situation” for agriculture in the southern two-thirds of Missouri, where scant rainfall and high temperatures have led to worsening drought, said Pat Guinan, associate Extension professor of climatology with University of Missouri Extension.
Rising temperatures and sporadic rainfall expected to come with climate change will likely be detrimental to corn yields. But some research indicates that it could be worse than previously thought.
Nature is amazing in what it can accomplish and that includes bringing southern insects to the north each growing season.
Rain has slowed producers down this spring, with many struggling to start planting in April.
While spring has seemed to be forever coming, the fact is the winter of 2021-22 was generally mild. Unfortunately, that is good news for insects and bad news for those hoping to avoid pressure in 2022.
Editor’s note: The following was written by Joel DeJong, Iowa State University Extension field agronomist in northwest Iowa, Dennis Todey, Director of the Midwest Climate Hub, and Justin Glisan, state climatologist, for the Integrated Crop Management blog April 13.
Soil moisture is varied across the Midwest. The western region of the Corn Belt has been dealing with drought over the past couple of seasons, and those dry conditions are being felt toward the east as well.
As farmers head to the fields to plant their crops this spring, they face the same troubling weather conditions that were present in 2021. If only Mother Nature will turn stress into success again this year.
I’m betting most of you reading this publication are weather watchers — checking the local forecast a few times a day, factoring that information into your upcoming plans, and keeping an eye on the sky when forecasters project storms.
Missouri air temperatures are trending warmer over the last couple of decades, which is extending the growing season.
As we move into the final month of meteorological winter, outlooks for February continue to show a classic La Niña signature across the United States.
A warm December led to a cold January in the winter of 2021-22. While the weather may have shaken out a bit differently a year ago, the resulting averages have been somewhat similar, meteorologists say.
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