Late-season warmth for most; widely-scattered showers & storms on parts of the Plains

Across the Corn Belt, warm, mostly dry weather favors summer crop maturation.  Such conditions are especially beneficial in the northwestern Corn Belt, where crop development continues to lag the normal pace.  In Minnesota, only 23% of the soybeans were dropping leaves by September 15, versus the 5-year average of 39%.  Nationally, 44% of the soybeans […]

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