More Heat on the Way July 11, 2025 - From Issue: 757 By: Beth Hall Read More One heat wave down, more to come. It is summer, though, so aside from expecting plenty of hot days, the primary concern is that reference (or potential) evapotranspiration (ET) significantly[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
July 16: Get Paid for Your Opinions About Ag Climate Data June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Austin Pearson Read More Calling all corn and soybean producers and agricultural advisers! The United Soybean Board (USB), in partnership with the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC), Iowa State Extension, Iowa Department of Agriculture[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Education Workshop
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot June 26, 2025 - From Issue: 756 By: Austin Pearson Read More I couldn’t think of a better title this week, thanks to the hot weather we’ve been experiencing and the song by Arrow. While some people enjoy the heat and humidity,[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Meteorological Summer Has Arrived June 13, 2025 - From Issue: 755 By: Austin Pearson Read More We’ve made it! Meteorological summer started on June 1, but the official start of summer isn’t until June 20. The days are longer, temperatures have risen, and my allergies are[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
It’s a Hazy Shade of …. June June 13, 2025 - From Issue: 755 By: Beth Hall Read More Welcome to the start of Hurricane Season, which runs from June through November each year. Why would Indiana care about hurricane season? Certainly, by the time any hurricane might impact[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Will May’s Mixed Precipitation and Temperatures Persist into June? May 30, 2025 - From Issue: 754 By: Austin Pearson Read More Precipitation in May has varied tremendously, but most of the state has generally been on the dry side. Areas from Vermillion and Parke Counties to Lake Michigan have received between[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
A Bit of Rain Coming Our Way May 16, 2025 - From Issue: 753 By: Beth Hall Read More The last few weeks have been on the drier side, particularly for northwestern and west-central Indiana (Figure 1). While temperatures have been seasonal, they are still gradually increasing as we[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
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
