Field Readiness Forecast
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Monday
Feb 13
4 out of 10 (medium - high) -
Tuesday
Feb 14
4 out of 10 (medium - high)Clouds breaking for some sun Hi 46° Low 32° Humidity 79% forecast detailsFair Expect only fair field conditions for planting.
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Wednesday
Feb 15
4 out of 10 (medium - high)Mostly cloudy and warmer Hi 58° Low 47° Humidity 63% forecast detailsFair Expect only fair field conditions for planting.
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Thursday
Feb 16
5 out of 10 (medium - high)Chance of rain in the morning Hi 57° Low 31° Humidity 63% forecast detailsGood Field conditions will be good for planting.
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Friday
Feb 17
5 out of 10 (medium - high)Partly sunny Hi 50° Low 29° Humidity 54% forecast detailsGood Field conditions will be good for planting.
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Farming Live Feed
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Ice Wine: Frozen Grapes Yield A Sweet Winter Treat
- Feb 13, 2012; 7:11 PM ET
The unusually mild winter that has been gripping the U.S., is impacting a sweet treat from nature, ice wine.
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Winter Worry: Excessive Snow Load Can Cause Barn Collapse
nationwide.com - Jan 25, 2012; 12:19 PM ET
How much snow is too much?
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Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Highlights U.S. Navy Biofuels Partnership at Pearl Harbor
usda.gov - Jan 12, 2012; 10:25 AM ET
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the Obama Administration's commitment to renewable energy.
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Protecting Florida Oranges from a Freeze
AccuWeather.com - Jan 5, 2012; 1:15 PM ET
Sometimes old man winter throws a damaging freeze all the way down to Florida, threatening the Sunshine State's famous oranges.
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Texas Drought Leads to Major Decline in Cattle Population
eenews.net - Dec 19, 2011; 10:01 AM ET
The worst drought in the history of Texas has set a new record, this time for causing the largest-ever one-year decline in the state's cattle herd,
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Applying The Science of Ergonomics to Farm Work
NationWide.com - Dec 16, 2011; 4:04 PM ET
Simple changes that make work safer.
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Hill Ag Leaders Lay Out Plan for Farm Bill after Supercommittee Failure
eenews.net - Dec 7, 2011; 1:57 PM ET
Congress will write the next farm bill at the beginning of next year.
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High Peanut Butter Prices From Drought Hurting Food Banks
AccuWeather.com - Nov 30, 2011; 9:34 AM ET
Soon peanut butter prices will jump around 30 percent.
The AccuWeather Field Readiness Forecast considers soil moisture, temperature and compressibility to summarize the suitability of fields for planting.
Ice Wine: Frozen Grapes Yield A Sweet Winter Treat
The unusually mild winter that has been gripping the U.S., is impacting a sweet treat from nature, ice wine.
Outdoor > FarmingOvernight Freeze Maps
Heating Degree Day Maps
Cooling Degree Day Maps
Evapotranspiration Maps
Fair Expect only fair field conditions for planting.