Weather

Winter's Harsh Cold May Recede for A While

Body: AccuWeather reports while winter's deep freeze is taking a break across the United States, there is a chance the brutally cold conditions experienced during early January may return in the weeks ahead. The air moving in behind a blizzard over the North Central states is not abnormally cold and not of arctic origin. While chilly, this air originated from the Pacific Ocean and southern Canada. Temperatures are forecast to merely dip to within a few degrees of average for a couple of...

La Nina Could Pressure Yields

Producers can expect La Niña to continue making itself known during the first few months of 2018. The outlook for January and February, in particular, will be heavily influenced by La Niña, which is expected to continue through late winter, according to the National Weather Service. La Niña favors above-normal temperatures for the majority of the continental U.S. Portions of the Southwest and Texas have the highest probability of warmer-than-normal conditions, says Stephen Baxter with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The...

Two years ago, Andle van der Ploeg, owner of Mid-Frisian Dairy near Clovis, N.M., experienced the worst blizzard of his life. The freak storm, named Goliath, hit on Dec. 28, 2015, and resulted in tens of thousands of dead cows in the region. Van der Ploeg says storms like Goliath teach you something: resiliency. What a year 2017 has been for learning that lesson. From delayed planting due to snow in parts of the Corn Belt, to wind, rain, hurricanes...