An active late-winter pattern brings rapid fronts, changeable temperatures, and intermittent fieldwork windows. The West benefits from Pacific storms and mountain snow; central and eastern areas get front-driven rain with northern wintry mix. Southern Plains to the Lower Mississippi face early severe risks, plus breezy spells and localized mud.
Plasma nitrogen fixation makes nitrate fertilizer on‑farm from air, water, and electricity, promising resilient, low‑carbon supply. Containerized units produce nitric solutions for fertigation and split applications, leveraging cheap renewables. Economics hinge on efficiency and power prices; benefits include reduced logistics, dosing, and lower emissions, with safety, permitting, and scalability challenges.
U.S. farm policy debates intensified across safety net design, disaster aid, conservation/climate, pesticides, biofuels, labor, and trade, without a decisive federal move. Fiscal limits, regulatory certainty, and market access frame the politics. Expect incremental shifts via rules, appropriations, courts, or states; producers should monitor programs, compliance, and market signals.
Into Thanksgiving, thinning liquidity and front-loaded data define US markets. Focus: PCE, durable goods, claims, FOMC minutes, and 2s/5s/7s auctions. Fed signals, energy and dollar trends, and holiday retail updates guide rates, equities, credit, and FX. Scenario paths hinge on core PCE; expect amplified moves and sector-specific volatility.
Across 250 years, November 22 has repeatedly spotlighted U.S. agriculture’s resilience: Denver’s 1858 founding built High Plains water-and-rail infrastructure; JFK’s 1963 assassination paused grain pits, revealing market fragility; and 2018’s romaine recall accelerated traceability. The date sits amid key late‑November farm cycles and Thanksgiving logistics, amplifying systemwide ripple effects.
U.S. agriculture enters late autumn: winter wheat dormancy, corn/soy harvest nearly done. A progressive pattern brings frequent fronts, temperature swings, and scattered precipitation—wettest PNW, northern tier, Southeast; drier central/southern Plains. Expect intermittent fieldwork windows, frost/freeze episodes, breezy post-frontal drying, localized fog, lake-effect snow, and elevated fire risks in drier zones.
Wireless underground sensor networks embed buried nodes to continuously monitor root-zone moisture, temperature, salinity and gases, enabling precise irrigation, fertigation and disease risk management. Using sub-GHz or magnetic links and long-life power, they reduce labor and inputs. Success hinges on installation, calibration, connectivity, data rights, and evolving standards.
Markets navigated options-expiration swings and pre‑Thanksgiving liquidity as data signaled gradual cooling and disinflation. Equities rotated; rates held ranges; dollar steady; credit issuance slowed; oil consolidated. PCE, durable goods, and Treasury auctions will guide: disinflation favors duration and quality, while hotter data or weak auctions pressure long‑end and lift dollar.
November 21 marks pivotal moments shaping U.S. agriculture: the Mayflower Compact’s governance foundation (1620), FOIA’s transparency reforms (1974), the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge’s logistics boost (1964), and the Civil Rights Act’s workplace remedies (1991). Together they show progress arises from self-governance, open institutions, resilient infrastructure, and enforceable rights—still vital today.
Late November brings fast fronts, temperature swings, and mixed rain/snow across U.S. agriculture, yielding brief harvest windows, variable wheat, and livestock cold stress. Regional themes: PNW wet/snowy; CA fog; Southwest dry; Plains changeable; Midwest mixed; Delta showery; Southeast frost-prone; Northeast clippers. Hazards: frost, wind, heavy rain, fog, fire weather.
Electric weed control applies high-voltage pulses through contact electrodes to kill weeds down to roots, offering non-chemical management for resistant escapes, perennials, and under-tree strips. Performance hinges on plant size, moisture, and contact quality. It preserves soil, demands safety, has slower throughput, and is advancing with precision dosing and robotics.