A more active weather pattern is ahead during the second half of the week.  Storminess will initially develop late Wednesday in the western Gulf Coast, later spreading across the remainder of the South, as well as much of the East and lower Midwest.  Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to...

The Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says the upper Midwest needs another major rain event to help improve water levels on the Mississippi River. Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield runoff from the slow-moving rain system nearly a month ago has already flowed into the Gulf of Mexico. “We’re back...

points on the day, leaving Dec with a net 230 point loss for the week. Weekly Commitment of Traders data is delayed until Monday given the Veteran’s Day government holiday. NOAA’s 7-day QPF has heavy rainfall totals for the Gulf coast, with as much as 4” accumulated in the forecast...

After initial weakness for Friday cotton trading, the board has firmed back up for midday gains of 16 to 99 points. USDA’s new cash average price estimate is 3 cents weaker to 77 cents/lb. NOAA’s 7-day QPF has heavy rainfall totals for the Gulf coast, with as much as 4”...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foundation has issued 14 grants to help underserved farmers within the Gulf of Mexico watershed.  Funds were made possible through the NASDA Foundation’s US Environmental Protection Agency’s Underserved Farmers’ Cooperative Agreement and the EPA’s Gulf of Mexico Division. The organizations selected to...

Tropical Storm Idalia, currently centered just south of the western tip of Cuba, is likely to become a hurricane later Monday.  On Wednesday, Idalia could reach the Gulf Coast of Florida as a major (Category 3) hurricane, with a 7- to 11-foot storm surge possible along and just to the...