Storm winds drive barn boards into home on southwest Iowa farm
A southwest Iowa farmer says destructive winds and hail hit his farm on Thursday morning. John Hanson farms 700 acres about seven miles south of Stanton near Bethesda… “The winds […]
Meteorologist warns of drier Corn Belt conditions heading into July
An ag meteorologist says he expects a major shift in the U.S. weather pattern at the end of the month. Matt Makens says conditions in many areas of the Corn […]
Illinois Farm Bureau President worried about farm bill progress
The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says agriculture needs the U.S. Senate to provide the certainty of a new five-year farm bill. However, Phillip Nelson, who farms in LaSalle […]
Powerful storm that hit southern Iowa may have been a derecho
The severe storm system that swept through southern Iowa on Thursday is being investigated as a possible derecho. Iowa State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the storm caused widespread damage to […]
Midwest weather extremes fueling toxic weed growth
An assistant professor at Iowa State University says drought conditions and excess rain is fueling toxic weed growth across the Midwest. Shelby Gruss says growth stage and quantity consumed increases […]
Clean-up & recovery in the wake of recent severe weather; a short-respite in the active pattern across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, Thursday’s outbreak of severe weather resulted in hundreds of reports of wind damage, mainly across northern and central sections of Illinois and Indiana, but extending into […]
Cooler air on-the-move; no shortage of rainfall (severe weather) events for a large portion of the Nation
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in much of the Midwest and Northeast. Florida’s peninsula, the Great Basin, […]
Analyst urges farmers to watch for marketing opportunities
Corn and soybean futures have been lower this week. Market analyst Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says farmers should be prepared for lower commodity prices to continue this summer, […]
Storms bring flooding, hail, power outages to southern Iowa farms
Severe weather early Thursday morning left many southern Iowa farmers checking fields for damage. Lee Brooke farms near Clarinda in Page County and tells Brownfield that torrential rain, hail, and […]
Wet fields leave farmers racing against soybean planting dates
Persistent rains are preventing some farmers from finishing planting. Don Wyss grows corn and soybeans in northeast Indiana. “We are struggling still with too wet conditions, so we are not […]