Dry Winter, Wet Spring Shrink U.S. Wheat Crop, Adding to Global Woes From War June 2, 2022 By Karl Plume North Dakota farmer Dwight Grotberg wanted to plant more wheat this spring to capitalize on soaring prices since Russia’s invasion...
Study Finds Climate Change Could Hit U.S. Corn Belt Hard May 26, 2022 By Don Jergler Climate change could hit the U.S. Corn Belt especially hard, a study from Emory University finds. Without “major technological advances...
Drought Will Impact Pacific Northwest This Summer, Experts Warn May 24, 2022 Drought is expected to impact much of the Pacific Northwest this summer, including areas in eastern Washington, southern Oregon and...
Insurance Technology: Zurich’s FieldView Simplifies Crop Reporting; Kinetic Adds ‘Jump Detection’ to Wearables; Beat Capital to Launch MGAs Using OneShield May 20, 2022 Zurich’s Climate FieldView Expands Precision Crop Information for RCIS Zurich North America crop insurance business – Rural Community Insurance Services...
Canada Crop Land ‘Deteriorating’ as Heavy Rain Hinders Planting May 19, 2022 By Jen Skerritt Farmers in parts of Canada’s Prairies are struggling to get crops in the ground as heavy rains continue to wallop...
California Water Use Up Dramatically Amid Worsening Drought May 12, 2022 By Adam Beam California’s water use jumped dramatically in March, state officials said Tuesday, as one of the driest stretches on record prompted...
Extreme Weather Threatens Global Wheat Crops – With One Notable Exception May 12, 2022 By Megan Durisin, Kim Chipman, Jen Skerritt and James Poole As Russia’s invasion chokes off Ukrainian wheat exports, pushing up bread and noodle prices, the global harvest faces an added...
Drought in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas Opens Loans for Farmers May 9, 2022 The U.S. Department of Agriculture says drought during the growing season has made farmers in most of Texas, all of...
Southwest Colorado Farmers Plagued by Drought April 11, 2022 By Chris Outcalt With his hands stuffed deep into his pockets, Landan Wilson looks down at the ground and scuffs his boot back...
California Drought Deepening as Wet Season is Anything But April 4, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California is experiencing one of the driest starts to spring in decades, data showed Friday, and absent a heavy dose...