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Winter-like cold north; temps moderating across the rest of the Heartland

Thursday, March 30 by Brownfield Ag News

Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather prevails in advance of an approaching storm system. Remarkably cold weather persists across the far upper Midwest, including eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota, where Thursday morning’s minimum temperatures fell below 0°F. In Fargo, North Dakota,... Read More.

Winter-like cold to the north; a brief lull in weather, for now, across the Heartland

Wednesday, March 29 by Brownfield Ag News

Across the Corn Belt, frigid weather grips the upper Midwest, where Wednesday morning’s low temperatures plunged below 0°F as far south as central Minnesota and northeastern South Dakota. The late-season cold wave is occurring amid lambing and calving season; on March 26 in... Read More.

Wisconsin sees wet, cold weather in March

Tuesday, March 28 by Brownfield Ag News

March has been wet and cold across Wisconsin. The USDA says most of the state had double the normal snowfall for the month while average statewide temperatures were a half a degree below usual levels. That snow covered up winter crops and pastures that were... Read More.

Seasonally cool to cold weather across the Heartland; pattern to remain active to unsettled

Friday, March 24 by Brownfield Ag News

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures and near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country. Warmer-than-normal weather will be confined to the Deep South, from the western Gulf Coast region to the southern... Read More.

Red meat, poultry in cold storage up on year

Thursday, March 23 by Brownfield Ag News

Red meat and poultry supplies in cold storage moved higher in February. The USDA says the total for red meat stocks at the end of the month was 1.052 billion pounds, 2% above a year ago. That was because of a 6% drop on the... Read More.

Record drought and cold temps likely had significant damage to US wheat crop

Tuesday, March 21 by Brownfield Ag News

Record drought and abnormally cold temperatures may have put the US winter wheat crop in jeopardy. Chris Tanner is a farmer with the Kansas Association of Wheat Growers and says his crop is trying to emerge from dormancy. “And, some of it hasn’t emerged... Read More.

Late-season cold across the Heartland; added drought relief (flooding) in California & the Southwest

Friday, March 10 by Brownfield Ag News

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or below-normal temperatures nationwide, with the greatest likelihood of cool conditions stretching from northern and central California to the northern Plains. Meanwhile, near-normal precipitation from the northern Plains to the middle and northern Atlantic... Read More.

Potential for severe cold unlikely in Great Lakes

Thursday, March 2 by Brownfield Ag News

An ag meteorologist says this winter has been one of the warmest on record for some Great Lakes states. State climatologist for Michigan Jeff Andresen tells Brownfield an upper air pattern across North America has brought colder than normal temperatures to the western half... Read More.

Red meat, poultry in cold storage move higher

Friday, February 24 by Brownfield Ag News

The USDA says red meat supplies in cold storage at the end of January were above year ago levels. That’s due to a combination of higher red meat production in January of this year and slightly slower than anticipated demand. The red meat total was... Read More.

Rather cold, largely dry weather covers the Heartland

Friday, February 3 by Brownfield Ag News

Across the Corn Belt, snow showers are occurring downwind of the Great Lakes. Elsewhere in the Midwest, cold, dry weather prevails. In many areas, gusty winds are resulting in dangerously low wind-chill temperatures. Actual air temperatures plunged below 0°F Friday morning throughout the... Read More.

A cold pattern ahead for the Heartland; an active storm track shifts southward

Friday, January 27 by Brownfield Ag News

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures along and northwest of a line from southeastern Louisiana to southern New Jersey, while warmer-than-normal weather will be confined to the southern Atlantic region. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across... Read More.

Red meat, poultry in cold storage swell

Wednesday, January 25 by Brownfield Ag News

U.S. red meat stocks at the start of 2023 were above last year’s levels. The USDA says the red meat total was 1.03 billion pounds, up 11% from the start of 2022, with a 7% increase in beef to 543.955 million pounds and 16%... Read More.