Weather News

These reports include weather forecasts from meteorologists. Find out the forecast for your farm and how this will impact your crops and livestock.

Iowa finally sees rain after weeks of dry weather

Rain is likely in Iowa, which will give crops a boost, forecasters say.

Storm clouds over a corn field early in the growing season.

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July 2020 Corn Belt weather recap

While the Corn Belt as a whole saw near normal precipitation trends for the month, there was quite the variation in trends throughout the region.

A field of green drought stressed corn with rolled leaves

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Extreme drought conditions possible into August

Much of the western half of Iowa has been suffering severe drought conditions through July, and August won’t bring much relief, say meteorologists.

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Successful Marketing

Better days ahead

By Successful Marketing

To say this marketing year has been anything but challenging would be a huge understatement. However, we still have a job to do, and working a plan has never been more important.

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Ageless Iron

Caterpillar 30 is a family mainstay

By Ageless Iron

Tractor has been on the same California farm since 1932.

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Machinery Insider

The super beast of a tractor

By Machinery Insider

This week’s Interesting Iron recalls the Allis-Chalmers Super Beast and the tractor that set Case IH on course to a bright future.

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Growing drought in western Iowa threatens corn yields

The first 23 days of July were much drier than normal in western Iowa where drought conditions have rapidly expanded. Dry and hot conditions could lower corn yields for the season.

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Why the rain keeps missing your farm

"We’re seeing pineapple corn. Corn leaves are rolling, soybean leaves are flipping over. You start to see the lower leaves on the corn firing," says Iowa climatologist Justin Glisan.

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Monday Maps: Cold front brings relief today but the dog days of summer are here

Heat relaxes but returns later this week; globally, the tropics are quiet.

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Weather Patterns a Mixed Bag in Midwest Next Week to 10 Day

Rainfall is expected in parts of the Midwest in the next seven to 10 days while a quarter of the southwestern Corn Belt may see stress.

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Dry cycle may be on the horizon

Statistics suggest a very dry correction is coming, and it’s actually already started in a third of the United States.

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Corn to be stressed in high temps, low rainfall through next week

Very hot, sticky, and certainly uncomfortable is how forecasters are describing the next 10 days across the Corn Belt, making the soon-to-be pollinating corn crop noticeably stressed.

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