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Drought

digging peanuts

Harvested peanut acres up over 2022 Harvested peanut acres up over 2022

byRandi Williams

Nov 22, 2023

9 Min Read

Christmas Tree Farm

Drought conditions hit Christmas tree farmers Drought conditions hit Christmas tree farmers

bySusan Collins Smith

Nov 21, 2023

3 Min Read

All Drought

Pecans in hand

Weather stacked odds against pecan crop

Weather stacked odds against pecan crop

byBonnie Coblentz

wheat

Oklahoma wheat planting progresses amid rain

Oklahoma wheat planting progresses amid rain

Corn Storage

Off-farm storage use affected by low river levels

Off-farm storage use affected by low river levels

byGrant Gardner, William E. Maples

MIssissippi Hay

Prolonged drought has reduced hay production

Prolonged drought has reduced hay production

byBonnie Coblentz

Chase Schuchard and Randall Bankhead

Weather’s fury reduces Rolling Plains cotton acres

Weather’s fury reduces Rolling Plains cotton acres

byShelley E. Huguley

combine on fire in soybean field

Equipment fires add another element to the battle for harvest

Equipment fires add another element to the battle for harvest

Cornfield affected by drought

Harvest of Hope helps those affected by drought

Harvest of Hope helps those affected by drought

cow and calf in field

Little hay made when the sun shined

Little hay made when the sun shined

Merlin Schantz

Despite weather challenges, May, Sept. redeem crops

Despite weather challenges, May, Sept. redeem crops

byShelley E. Huguley

cotton destroyed by hail

Sporadic rainfall brings relief to parts of Texas

Sporadic rainfall brings relief to parts of Texas

Craig Carncross in his late-planted cornfield

Drought takes toll on crops

Drought takes toll on crops

Cows laying in a dry field under a tree

Know how cost-share program works during drought

Know how cost-share program works during drought

drought

Texas drought worsens with no rainfall in sight

Texas drought worsens with no rainfall in sight

tiny ear of corn with no kernels due to severe drought

Why forecasters missed the drought

Why forecasters missed the drought

byTom J. Bechman

drought corn

Texas drought, heat wave affecting corn, sorghum

Texas drought, heat wave affecting corn, sorghum

disc mower in alfafa field

Extension tool helps manage feed, cattle inventories

Extension tool helps manage feed, cattle inventories

field of cover crops

Don’t abandon cover crops after one tough year

Don’t abandon cover crops after one tough year

Sheep grazing in grass

Time to add warm-season grasses to your farm

Time to add warm-season grasses to your farm

drone photo of a combine harvesting corn

Survey: Farmers plan for lackluster yields

Survey: Farmers plan for lackluster yields

byJacqueline Holland

A cornfield with damaged rows

6 considerations before chopping drought-stressed corn

6 considerations before chopping drought-stressed corn

A man looking over a pasture where cattle graze

CRP acres open for emergency livestock feed in Illinois

CRP acres open for emergency livestock feed in Illinois

A mobile irrigation system, a dam supplying the water and some cattle in the field being sprayed

Use drought livestock sales to finance your future

Use drought livestock sales to finance your future

drought-stricken corn

Uneven emergence means uneven tasseling

Uneven emergence means uneven tasseling

Two photos collaged together a close up of corn crop on one side and a close up of a soybean crop on the other side

Corn, soybeans struggling in Missouri

Corn, soybeans struggling in Missouri

A flooded road is seen on July 10, 2023 in Chester, Vermont

A season of extremes

A season of extremes

Ears of corn with missing kernels

How drought stress impacts corn in reproductive stages

How drought stress impacts corn in reproductive stages

Eye-level view looking down two rows of drought-stressed corn

How 2023 stacks up vs. other dry years

How 2023 stacks up vs. other dry years

wheat harvest on Murray Farms

Okla. wheat harvest yields 'better-than-expected' results

Okla. wheat harvest yields 'better-than-expected' results

soybeans in fall

Hot start to season — what’s next?

Hot start to season — what’s next?

rolled corn leaves on drought-stressed plants

How much did early leaf rolling hurt corn yields?

How much did early leaf rolling hurt corn yields?

soybean plants with blue and orange sunset in background

Does farmland lose value in drought?

Does farmland lose value in drought?

byMichael Lauher

drought-stressed corn plants in Illinois

How much has drought stressed Illinois crop yields?

How much has drought stressed Illinois crop yields?

Cattle resting in pasture

Establish a sales trigger for cattle during drought

Establish a sales trigger for cattle during drought

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