Across the Corn Belt, weather conditions remain mostly favorable for fieldwork, although cooler air had edged into the Great Lakes region. However, dryness is a concern in parts of the southwestern Corn Belt, despite a few showers in recent days. On May 13, topsoil moisture in Missouri was rated 46% very short to short.
On the Plains, scattered showers and thunderstorms are occurring early Thursday from Nebraska northward, slowing planting efforts. Above-normal temperatures cover much of the nation’s mid-section, promoting summer crop emergence and growth but maintaining stress on rangeland, pastures, and crops in drought-affected areas of the central and southern Plains.
Continue reading Summer-like across much of the Heartland at Brownfield Ag News.
