Late-February U.S. farm outlook: expect frontal passages bringing brief precipitation and wind, then cooler, drier breaks. Risks include intermittent frost, variable moisture from West storms to Plains/Midwest mix, and trafficability issues. Use short spray/topdress windows, protect blooms and livestock, time nitrogen with light rains, and monitor local forecasts.
Farm cold rooms using phase-change materials act as thermal batteries, enabling efficient pre-cooling and storage where power is scarce. By banking cold during sunny or low-tariff hours, they cut spoilage, fuel use, and compressor wear. The piece outlines design, operations, economics, best-fit cases, purchasing criteria, policy supports, and next steps.
U.S. agriculture policy is shifting through Congress, USDA rules, EPA decisions, trade moves, court orders, and statehouse bills. Near-term signals—appropriations riders, hearings, pesticide and fuel guidance, export actions, and litigation—could alter inputs, risk, labor, and market access. Producers should monitor dockets and deadlines as regulatory steps sway costs and prices.
Across multiple September 11 anniversaries, shocks reshaped U.S. agriculture: 2001 security disruptions spawned modern food defense; 2013 Colorado floods battered crops and irrigation; 2017 Irma devastated Florida farming; 2020 wildfire smoke strained West Coast harvests. The throughline: resilient logistics, biosecurity, hardened infrastructure, trained networks, and risk programs sustain food systems.
U.S. ag weather features scattered central U.S. storms and seasonable to cooler north; South stays warm, humid with daily convection. Expect 0.5–1.5+ inches along a midweek frontal corridor, otherwise light West/PNW precip. Impacts: intermittent harvest delays, late-week drying windows, disease upticks, fire-weather concerns, high evapotranspiration south, isolated valley frost.
Electrified weeding uses high-voltage electrodes to kill foliage and roots, offering a non-chemical option against resistant escapes, perennials, and under-row weeds. Emerging machines pair power modulation with sensors, meeting safety standards. While not universal, it reduces herbicides and soil disturbance, integrates with other tactics, and is advancing rapidly.
Washington's ag policy hinges on FY2026 funding, Farm Bill negotiations, and regulatory/trade moves. Priorities include safeguarding crop insurance and conservation, balancing nutrition and commodity supports, and clarifying biofuel, livestock, environmental, and trade rules. Watch appropriations progress, Friday's USDA reports, and potential rulemaking updates shaping fall margins and 2026 planning.
With key September catalysts approaching, markets focus on CPI/PPI, Treasury auctions, and energy/dollar moves. Outcomes guide Fed expectations, yields, equities, credit, FX. The report outlines seven-day scenarios, hedging and risks, stressing volatility: soft inflation favors duration, growth, weaker USD; hot prints tilt to value, steeper curves, firmer dollar.
September 10, the climatological peak of Atlantic hurricanes, has repeatedly reshaped U.S. agriculture—most notably via Florida landfalls by Donna (1960) and Irma (2017). Their wind and flood damage spurred huge losses, policy shifts (disaster aid, insurance), and enduring farm practices: pruning, windbreaks, drainage, hardened structures, power redundancy, and diversified harvests.
Late-summer U.S. farm weather features warm-to-hot conditions, scattered thunderstorms, and periodic fronts across the Northern Tier and Midwest. Next week brings intermittent showers with dry windows for harvest, continued irrigation demand Plains/West, daily storms Southeast/Delta, generally dry PNW/California, localized fire-weather concerns, and close monitoring of peak-season tropical threats.
Cold plasma seed treatment energizes gases to sanitize seed surfaces and subtly prime coats, boosting uniform germination without chemical residues. Systems integrate into seed lines, offering pathogen knockdown and safety with competitive costs. Outcomes depend on recipe and seed lot; careful trials, monitoring, and tuning are essential.