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Tag: Hail
Cotton Acres Could Be the Biggest Surprise in USDA’s June Acreage Report Jun 29, 2023
Last summer, sentiments across the Texas Panhandle were sinking. From gin operators to cotton farmers, the drought was drowning out any optimism area farmers had left. Nearly a year later, the […]
Michigan: Grand Traverse County Designated Natural Disaster Area from Hail Dec 18, 2018
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Grand Traverse County, Michigan, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to hail that occurred on Aug. 1, 2018, may be […]
Nebraska Corn: Why Are Corn Kernels Germinating on the Ear? Sep 14, 2018
Following last week’s heavy rains, growers in south central Nebraska are reporting sprouting corn kernels in ears in drought-stressed and hail-damaged fields as well as in fields with upright, tight-husked […]
Kansas: 8 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Drought, Hail, Floods Aug 29, 2018
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated eight counties in Kansas as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Atchison, Graham, Lane, Marshall, Nemaha, Scott, Sherman and Washington counties who suffered losses due […]
Arkansas: Storms Strip Soybeans, Damage Farm Buildings Jul 23, 2018
Chainsaws became the soundtrack this week as Arkansans cleaned up after storms Saturday unleashed a barrage of large hail, high winds and lightning that left behind downed trees, damaged homes, farms […]
Midwest Long Summer: Hail Stripped Corn Fields; Rain Drowned Crops – DTN Jul 10, 2018
One year ago, on June 12, I had written about the severe drought in South and North Dakota that intensified as July rolled around. By that same time in June, […]
Iowa Field Reports: Needed Rains Bring Hail, Flooding Jun 20, 2018
Parts of Iowa received some much needed rainfall last week, but unfortunately for some areas the storms that rolled through also brought along hail and caused flooding. Overall, crops are looking […]
Nebraska Soy, Corn: Hail-Damaged Crops Require Patience – Videos Jun 18, 2018
In recent weeks severe storms with hail left behind a wake of destruction in corn and soybean fields in parts of central and eastern Nebraska. This often causes frustration and anxiety for […]
Iowa Corn, Soybeans: Flooding and Hail – What Should You Do? Jun 15, 2018
Yesterday’s heavy rains that marched across large part of central and north central Iowa coupled with recent storm systems across other parts of the state have resulted in significant areas […]
Iowa Field Reports: Hail, Wind, and Flooding Jun 13, 2018
While parts of Iowa are too wet and have experienced hail, wind, and flooding over the past week other parts of the state could desperately benefit from some rainfall. Despite […]
