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Spring covers gaining popularity

Thursday, April 3

A specialist with Precision Conservation Management (PCM) says many farmers are seeing success with spring planted cover crops. Jacob Gard works closely with farmers in Illinois and Indiana on their conservation goals. “It’s definitely a smaller percentage of people that are doing spring covers,... Read More.

A typical, early-Spring weather pattern covers most of the Nation

Monday, March 24

Across the Corn Belt, wet snow is blanketing portions of the upper Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, cool, dry weather covers the remainder of the Midwest. Monday morning’s minimum temperatures fell below 10°F in parts of the Red River Valley of the North, including Grand... Read More.

Unseasonably mild to warm, breezy weather covers the Heartland

Monday, March 10

Across the Corn Belt, warm, dry, and increasingly windy weather prevails. Monday’s high temperatures should generally range from 60 to 80°F, with some of the highest readings expected along the Iowa-Nebraska border. Later Monday, wind gusts could top 60 mph in North Dakota and... Read More.

Near-seasonal weather covers the Plains; mid-Winter cold across the Midwest Corn Belt

Friday, January 24

Across the Corn Belt, cold weather persists, especially in the Great Lakes States. Early Friday, sub-0°F temperatures were widespread across the upper Mississippi Valley and the upper Great Lakes region. Despite the cold conditions, snow coverage is mostly limited to parts of the eastern... Read More.