Graphic of the Week
GRAPHIC: Remember the Midwest drought of 2012? This is how one corn state stacks up against the current drought in the West.
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About 90% of the West is now considered to be in a drought.
Graphic of the Week
GRAPHIC: Droughts, extreme rainfall will likely become more frequent and more intense, UN climate change report shows
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“It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land,” the report reads.
#agalerts
#AgAlerts: Farmers struggle with late harvest; possible milk monopoly; drought
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Despite President Trump's agriculture bailouts, Iowa farmers continue to see their financial condition erode, a cash crunch that had 44% of producers last year struggling to cover their bills, an Iowa State University report shows.
Climate Change
Report: Yes, humans are primarily responsible for climate change and farming plays a big role
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Increased drought, unsustainable irrigation and changing crop patterns are among the impacts that the agriculture sector will confront as the climate changes, according to a draft federal climate report obtained by The New York Times on Monday.
Climate Change and Agribusiness
Lagging crop conditions could be preview of future Illinois climate
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The weather that led to the below-average conditions could be a preview of future climate conditions, according to a new study from the University of Illinois.
Environment
Droughts projected to intensify for western United States
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Natural Resources Conservation Service officials predict that drought conditions will persist or intensify for much of the western United States. The predictions come after an unusually dry 2013 in much of the country, including California -- which experienced its driest year on record.
Agribusiness
Midwest agribusinesses net billions in annual sales
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Farmland in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska are among the nine states in the country that sell 50 percent of the U.S. agriculture products while netting nearly $100 billion in total produce sales, according to U.S. Census data.
Environment
Drought in Midwest Dries Up Hopes Around The World
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When a sunken town emerges from the bottom of a lake, you know you’ve got a problem of Biblical proportions. Monument City’s reappearance symbolizes the drought, the first major drought in the Midwest since 1988, and the worst since the drought of 1956. Things are bad out there.