A Break Before More Rain July 25, 2024 - From Issue: 741 By: Beth Hall Read More Several weeks ago, Indiana received enough rain to eliminate drought across the state, leaving behind just a few counties in Abnormally Dry (D0) status. Fortunately, this week has been relatively[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Remnants of Hurricane Beryl Bring Relief and Challenges to Indiana July 11, 2024 - From Issue: 740 By: Austin Pearson Read More The remnants of Hurricane Beryl brought much-needed rain to the state, although some areas experienced excessive totals. In addition, sporadic power outages were reported as a result of wind gusts[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Will Recent Rain Events Be Enough? June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Beth Hall Read More Last week, temperatures were higher than normal, and the lack of precipitation was causing lawns to turn brown, creek and lake levels to drop, and some crops to start showing[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Fruiting Vegetable Responses to Drought Stress June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Wenjing Guan Read More It seems the season has shifted abruptly from wet to dry. Over the past week, we’ve begun to hear reports typically associated with hot and dry conditions. At the Southwest[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Cucumbers Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Climate and Weather Greenhouses & High Tunnels Irrigation
Drying Out and Heating Up June 14, 2024 - From Issue: 738 By: Jacob Dolinger Read More Meteorological spring (March-May) roared to a close on May 31, and the data is in—it was the 26th wettest on record in 130 years of records, with 14.28 inches of[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Meteorological Spring Ending Wet With Drier Days Ahead May 30, 2024 - From Issue: 737 By: Jacob Dolinger Read More As of writing, it appears we’re heading into the start of meteorological summer (June 1) with a wet meteorological spring on the books. Meteorological spring will end with over 15[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Warm Temperatures and Rain Continues May 15, 2024 - From Issue: 736 By: Austin Pearson Read More Allergy season is in full swing. At least, it is for me. Runny nose, itchy eyes, and consistent drainage that I have to clear in the shower every morning. We[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
April Ends Warm and Wet May 2, 2024 - From Issue: 735 By: Austin Pearson Read More It’s gonna be… I mean… it’s already May! How can this be? Early spring flowers have already cycled through, I’m on record pace for mowing my yard, and field activity[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Indiana is Entirely Free of Drought April 25, 2024 - From Issue: 735 By: Beth Hall Read More There is some very exciting news this week for Indiana with respect to the U.S. Drought Monitor. For the first time since April 25, 2023, the entire state is void[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather
Wet Conditions Continue April 18, 2024 - From Issue: 734 By: Beth Hall Read More There was an interesting conversation among drought experts this week about how best to communicate drought, particularly when surface conditions appear so saturated. I thought of Indiana a lot during[Read More…] Article Tags: Climate and Weather
