May 2, 2025

Many agricultural groups are encouraging the US EPA to revise the 2023 Waters of the U.S. rule, not to repeal and replace it. The agency is currently seeking stakeholder feedback as it works on key aspects of the definition of WOTUS. Garrett Hawkins, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, says the state’s farmers have dealt […] The post Many ag groups want 2023 WOTUS rule to reflect Sackett decision appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across the northern two-thirds of the country, while cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to Florida’s peninsula and an area stretching from southern California to the southern High Plains.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across the Deep South and from the Pacific […] The post A pattern shift to warmer days ahead for some; a reversed rainfall continues for others appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, producers are planting corn and soybeans as field conditions permit, amid a temporary lull in widespread shower activity.  Meanwhile, chilly air is overspreading the upper Midwest, where Friday’s high temperatures will generally range from 50 to 65°F.  Several days ago, on April 27, corn planting was ahead of the 5-year average […] The post Another unsettled day’s worth of weather; ongoing heavy rain, flooding & storms for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Across the Corn Belt, widespread showers are slowing or halting corn and soybean planting efforts, especially in the Great Lakes States.  In fact, nearly all areas of the Midwest have received substantial rain over the last week, greatly easing any lingering drought concerns but increasingly limiting opportunities for fieldwork.  On April 27, soybean planting was […] The post Another unsettled day’s worth of weather; omgoing heavy rain, flooding & storms for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story

Additional showers and thunderstorms in Oklahoma and environs could aggravate flooding in areas already experiencing elevated river levels.  However, dry weather will briefly return across the southern Plains by week’s end, as showers and thunderstorms shift farther to the south and east.  The new focus for heavy rain may become the eastern U.S., starting during […] The post Briownfield Ag Weather Today appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story