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'Hot, wet and wild' 2016 weather as U.S. has warmest June
2016-07-07 13:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: America's warm, wild and costly weather broke another record with the hottest June, federal meteorologists say. And if that's not enough, they calculated that 2016 is flirting with the U.S. record for most billion-dollar weather disasters. The month's average temperature in the Lower 48 states was 71.8 degrees, 3.3 degrees above normal, surpassing the Dust Bowl record set in 1933 by a couple tenths of a degree, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday. Every state...
Wet weather causes nitrogen availability concerns
2016-06-02 19:07:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Recent and continuing rains across parts of the Corn Belt have farmers wondering how much nitrogen is available in their corn fields. Is a supplemental application necessary at this point? read more
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Christmas Eve may wrap up warm, wet weather records in US
2015-12-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Santa may want to install air conditioning and heavy-duty wiper blades on his sleigh for his Christmas Eve ride into what U.S. weather forecasters say may be record-breaking warmth and wet. Along the East Coast, absurdly warm weather was expected to shatter records on Thursday including in Washington, D.C., where a forecasted high of 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius) may top the record of 69 F (21 C) set in 1933, said meteorologist Richard Bann of the National Weather Service. Thermometers...
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Extreme weather, wet or dry, increases blackleg disease risk
2015-11-16 19:22:00| Beef
Risk of clostridial diseases can jump during and after unusual weather. read more
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Wet weather and weed management
2015-07-03 20:13:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Source: Ohio State University Wet weather has delayed POST herbicide applications in both corn and soybeans. This can result in weeds and crops that are larger and more advanced in growth stage than anticipated. The larger crop is primarily a problem in corn, where a more advanced growth stage can start to limit herbicide options. read more
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