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How Will Winter Storms Impact the Pork and Beef Supply Chain?
How Will Winter Storms Impact the Pork and Beef Supply Chain?

Winter storms across the country have resulted in significant pork and beef supply disruptions in terms of livestock moving to processing plants as well as beef and pork moving to population centers. 

Rain Or Drought? What to Expect from the Weather Following the End of La Niña?
Rain Or Drought? What to Expect from the Weather Following the End of La Niña?

As La-Niña ends, meteorologists say the next two months could determine whether we see a drought like 2012 or a return of regular rains across the lower 48.

What Would a Neutral Weather Pattern Mean for Harvest?
What Would a Neutral Weather Pattern Mean for Harvest?

UNL says heavy rains across the nation this week may have eased the drought conditions in the short-term, but they won’t be enough for the long run.

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Is ‘Tornado Alley’ Expanding East?

Science suggests "Tornado Alley" may be expanding

Three Big Weather Factors Loom for 2022 Crop Season
Three Big Weather Factors Loom for 2022 Crop Season

Three big weather players may impact the 2022 crop season, according to Eric Snodgrass, principal atmospheric scientist for Nutrien Ag Solutions.

August Provides Brief Break from Heat, Meteorologist Says Much of U.S. Should Brace for Mild Fall
August Provides Brief Break from Heat, Meteorologist Says Much of U.S. Should Brace for Mild Fall

July proved to be a scorcher in the West, but the weather story flipped to start August, with much of the eastern half of the country enjoying cooler and dryer air during the first few days of the month.

Rude Awakening for Crops, Livestock as Plains See Temperature Swing
Rude Awakening for Crops, Livestock as Plains See Temperature Swing

As the Great Plains see plunging temperatures this week, one meteorologist thinks crops in the core of the Corn Belt escaped major damage thanks to constant cloud cover. However, livestock producers may not be so lucky.

Frozen Dinosaur: Farmer Finds Huge Alligator Snapping Turtle Under Ice
Frozen Dinosaur: Farmer Finds Huge Alligator Snapping Turtle Under Ice

On a harsh winter day in 2018, Robbie Polk chanced upon a dinosaur suspended in ice.