Crops

• Possibility of early frost in ND pushes up corn prices

  Pam Knox

  September 5, 2014

  The six to ten day outlook for temperatures in the US (from www.cpc.noaa.gov) shows a large area of much below normal temperatures in the Northern Plains, leading to some concerns about an early frost along the US-Canada border.  If it happened, it would have the potential to drive corn prices up significantly.  AgWeb published two…

  Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate outlooks, Crops, Livestock, Sources of weather and climate data

• Breeding tomatoes, sweet peas to grow in different weather conditions

  Pam Knox

  August 25, 2014

  A couple of articles this week discussed breeding tomatoes and sweet peas to take advantage of different weather and climate conditions while also improving marketability.  Food Arts magazine described recent work by Calvin Lamborn, the first man to produce the commercial sugar snap pea in 1979.  He is now working to produce new breeds with…

  Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops