CHICAGO, June 2 (Reuters) – Warm and dry weather is expected to persist in the northern U.S. Plains spring wheat belt and the Canadian Prairies through next week, potentially stressing developing wheat, and other crops, agricultural meteorologists said. “It’s dry for the next 10 days, for the most part,” David Streit, a meteorologist with the […] Read more
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Drought threatens U.S. wheat
CHICAGO, Ill. – Clear skies for much of April helped farmers in the northern U.S. Plains get a big jump on planting small grains, but some are starting to worry about the lack of rain. “There is talk about it, more and more each day,” said Leland Barth of the North Dakota Wheat Commission. “The […] Read more
