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Uncertainty Hangs Over 2013 US Spring Planting Weather

March 15, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

It was the one thing that was on the mind of most everyone at the 2013 annual outlook conference of the U.S. Agriculture Department.

NOAA: Drought In Plains Will Persist This Spring

March 11, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: NOAA

The latest NOAA drought outlook predicts that dry weather is expected to persist and even expand in parts of the central U.S., while some improvement is expected further east in the Corn Belt.

Drought Conditions In US Improving After Snow

March 5, 2013 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: Bloomberg

Conditions in the U.S., the biggest wheat exporter, are improving after snowstorms increased soil moisture following the worst drought since the 1930s Dust Bowl, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Drought Implications For Nutrient Management

March 4, 2013 | Posted in Nutrient Management, Water Management

Source: University of Nebraska

What are the implications of the 2012 drought for nutrient management in 2013?

Forecaster: Central U.S. Mired In Long-Term Drought Cycle

February 13, 2013 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Harris-Mann Climatology

Harris-Mann Climatology has discovered a long-term climate cycle to the current severe drought in the central U.S. and sees higher grain and soybean prices later in 2013.

Understanding The Historical Probability Of Drought

February 4, 2013 | Posted in Water Management

Source: American Society of Agronomy

Droughts can severely limit crop growth, causing yearly losses of around $8 billion in the United States.

Saving Water, Boosting Yields With Subsurface Drip Irrigation

A perfect fit with non-disturbance no-till acres, SDI systems offer the potential of improved water- and fertilizer-use efficiency and higher yields

By John Dobberstein posted on February 1, 2013 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Water Management

As drought conditions persist and water supplies are pressured, an increasing number of farmers, including no-tillers, are turning to subsurface drip-irrigation systems to maximize water use.

Cover Crops Helping Indiana Farmers Recover From Drought

January 31, 2013 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: By Howard Greninger, Tribune-Star (Terre Haute, Ind.)

Following last year’s record-setting drought, some Vigo County, Ind., farmers have turned to cover crops to help trap nitrogen in the ground to benefit this year’s crops.

USDA: Plant Water Demands Shift With Water Availability

January 27, 2013 | Posted in Water Management

Source: By Ann Perry, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plants can adapt to extreme shifts in water availability, such as drought and flooding, but their ability to withstand these extreme patterns will be tested by future climate change, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their cooperators.

Facing Drought, U.S. Farmers Return To Crop Rotation

January 21, 2013 | Posted in Water Management

Source: Reuters

Farmers in top U.S. grain states are planning to rotate to other crops after repeated plantings of corn on the same fields, combined with a devastating drought in 2012, badly hurt yields.

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