Farmers across the country are facing a scorching challenge this summer.
The Farm Monitor takes us along to learn how farmers in Georgia are coping with heat, droughts, and possible tropical storms.
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Emily Oberbroeckling says producers in northeast Iowa have made strong planting progress while continuing to monitor moisture conditions.
Jeff Frazier of Scoular discusses the early High Plains canola harvest, acreage growth in Kansas and Oklahoma, and theoutlook for planting and production.
USDA says both crops remain ahead of the five-year average as farmers continue monitoring dry Corn Belt conditions.
Several fires have merged into Kansas’ largest active wildfire as crews continue battling shifting winds and dry conditions.
The Texas Agriculture Commissioner says crews are still working to contain fires while farmers and ranchers begin assessing damage.