Midwestern Regional Climate Center Launches New Experimental Weed Emergence Scouting Tool May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Austin Pearson Read More Midwestern farmers have faced a buildup of pesticide resistance in pigweeds (waterhemp and Palmer amaranth), highlighting the importance of scouting to detect weeds early in their growth stages. Otherwise, weed[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather MRCC Weed Management
Wet Pattern to Return April 18, 2025 - From Issue: 751 By: Austin Pearson Read More Despite the wet start to the month, the entire state saw less than 50 percent of normal rainfall from April 10 to 16, and in some cases, less than 10[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Tracking Tornadoes Over Time April 3, 2025 - From Issue: 750 By: Beth Hall Read More Indiana has already experienced several tornadoes this year, with more certainly to come. Of course, this is not unusual since Indiana is often considered on the far northeastern edge of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
A False Sense of Spring? March 14, 2025 - From Issue: 749 By: Beth Hall Read More It happens every year. A warm wave moves into the area, and I immediately get the urge to run to the nursery and start planting for the spring. Of course,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Expanding Precipitation Observations in Indiana February 20, 2025 - From Issue: 748 By: Austin Pearson, Beth Hall and Jacob Dolinger Read More How often have you heard that your neighbor received rain while you missed it? Precipitation is highly variable and has significant impacts on communities. Insufficient rainfall can cause drought and[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
A Chill Is In The Air – Online Tools for Monitoring and Climatology October 17, 2024 - From Issue: 746 By: Beth Hall Read More While our daytime highs across the state have been in the upper 70s, our nighttime lows have been in the 40s. This is a great time to start thinking about[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Rain Brought Some Relief, But Still Not Enough September 27, 2024 - From Issue: 745 By: Beth Hall Read More From September 19th through 25th, Indiana was fortunate to receive between a quarter inch to almost three inches of precipitation (Figure 1). This seemed to be a sight for many[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Welcome Meteorological Fall, Drought Concern Grows September 5, 2024 - From Issue: 744 By: Austin Pearson Read More As September begins, we officially welcome meteorological fall. While the autumnal equinox isn’t until September 22, the past few mornings have already brought a crisp, fall-like feel to the air.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Hot for August’s End, Little Rain in Sight August 23, 2024 - From Issue: 743 By: Jacob Dolinger Read More Pattern changes, like the one we’ve experienced in the middle of the month, are quite typical for August. The humidity decreases a bit, the soils dry out, and sometimes, as[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Cooler Temperatures should Settle in for a While August 8, 2024 - From Issue: 742 By: Beth Hall Read More After a period of hot and humid weather where heat indices reached triple digits in some locations, we welcome cooler than normal temperatures for the next several days. It is[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
