Weather News

Growers to Get Break From Rain Starting Later This Week

Growers in a wide patch of the U.S. have been inundated with rain for much of the past two weeks, but the precipitation should come to an end in the next couple of days.

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Western Corn Belt Could See ‘Record October Rains’

Rain likely to cause delay of two weeks or more in harvest.

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Northern Midwest Storms to Abate, Tropical Rains May Reach Missouri

Showers that have been flooding the northwestern Midwest recently likely will move out while tropical rain from the Pacific may reach the southern Corn Belt.

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Harvesting

Buyers’ Market for Late-Model Draper Heads

By Machinery Insider

Inventories of late-model draper heads are in ample supply this summer, creating a buyer’s market for such platforms.

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Women in Agriculture

Fall Colors on the Farm

By Women in Agriculture

I’ve been watching leaves on our soybeans change every day as I drive down our driveway. The bright green leaves have matured to a beautiful yellow.

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Successful Farming Television

Top Shops: Christensen Farm Shop

By Successful Farming Television

Dave Mowitz heads to an innovative shop design in Spencer, Iowa.

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Rain on the Way

Rain is on the way for most of the central U.S. according to meteorologist Joel Widenor of Commodity Weather Group.

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Corn, Soybean Growing Conditions Favorable in June

June is shaping up to be a good month for farmers across the Midwest. Forecasts for the next two weeks show normal to above-normal rainfall for the majority of the Midwest, says Dale Mohler.

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#Grow18 Forecast: Optimal Conditions in East, Drier in West

Forecasts for June and July indicate that the eastern half of the Midwest will have normal rainfall while Western states will turn dry.

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Midwest Farmers Want Sunshine, Southwest Needs Showers

It looks like there will be a few more stops and starts to planting activity across the Corn Belt as spring continues.

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Severe Weather to Slow Planting Progress This Week

Farmers will have to take a break from #plant18 as severe spring storms will be making their way across the Midwest and into the southern Plains this week.

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