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According to the meteorologists at BAMwx, the upcoming month in Brazil could be comparable to this past August for U.S. soybeans.

The shift to El Nino brings several changes to the upcoming winter.

As extreme weather events affect the profitability of agriculture, here are four areas to bring focus to the ripple effect.

Restrictions are in place at the Panama Canal to conserve water - creating a backlog of ships waiting to pass.

Weather patterns have been anything but predictable this year thanks to El Niño. However, one meteorologist says America’s heartland may start to see wetter weather conditions just in time for fall.

A heat dome will consume the Plains and Mississippi Valley into the South this week with "oppressive and dangerous conditions" expected at least through midweek, the National Weather Service reported early Monday.

Harvest progress is up, but river levels are down. South of St. Louis, parts of the Mississippi River are so low from weeks of drought that barge traffic is being limited.

UNL says heavy rains across the nation this week may have eased the drought conditions in the short-term, but they won’t be enough for the long run.

Science suggests "Tornado Alley" may be expanding

The good news is some parched areas are likely to see some rainfall soon. The potential downside: some areas that don't need rain may get some, too.

July proved to be a scorcher in the West, but the weather story flipped to start August, with much of the eastern half of the country enjoying cooler and dryer air during the first few days of the month.

North Dakota just endured its driest September to March ever on record. On Thursday, Governor Doug Burgum declared a state of emergency due to drought. Farmers are now forced to make tough decisions, early.

The country’s mid-section is experiencing nice, warm temperatures for fall. It may not last for long.

It could be a dry winter in the South and a wetter than normal winter in the North, according to NOAA's latest winter forecast. Nebraska state climatologist says she's concerned about soil moisture heading into spring.

A cold front is still dragging and bringing some showers to the Eastern Coast.

The last time the weather phenomenon hit, South America faced major drought.

Meteorologist Mike Hoffman is tracking a hurricane and a tropical storm.

The derecho, a rare and severe inland storm, hit the Midwest August 10 with winds equivalent to a category 4 hurricane.

Mother Nature is the ultimate judge, jury and, sometimes, executioner when it comes to crops. This year, she dealt a mighty verdict for many farmers across the U.S.

Of Key Cooperative's 15 grain locations, 10 were effected by the storm—40 bins were damaged totaling 12 million bu. of storage. Twenty of the cooperative’s grain bins were completely destroyed.

U.S. lawmakers and state officials from Iowa said on Tuesday that much of the state's corn crop will not be harvested following a fierce windstorm last week, as President Donald Trump visited to review the damage.

A severe windstorm last week destroyed or seriously damaged more than 57 million bushels of commercial grain storage capacity in Iowa and a similar amount on farms.

President Donald Trump on Monday said he approved federal disaster aid for Iowa after a hurricane-force storm hit last week, causing widespread damage in towns and farms and leaving thousands without power.

Brad Dircks, and his wife Lisa, knew the storm was going to be bad. “The weatherman came on and said, ‘Boy, this storm sure looks like a derecho thunderstorm.’ I thought, Boy, that doesn’t sound good.”

A storm packing hurricane-force winds tore across the U.S. Midwest on Monday, causing widespread property damage in cities and rural towns and leaving more than half a million homes and businesses without power.

August is a big month for crops, especially for soybean production. AgDay Meterologsit Matt Yarosewick gives his “30 Day Forecast.”

There are two domes of high pressure. One is cool and comfortable and the other is muggy. AgDay Meteorologist Mike Hoffman says a lot of activity is occurring between both of them.

The outlook continues to be for hot and dry conditions.

A big ridge of high pressure is still in place for much of the United States. That means heat is likely to stay put longer.

It’s not only July but now it feels like it too as the heat continues throughout the country.

The heat is sticking around for most of the country during the holiday week. AgDay meteorologist Cindi Clawson explains during her forecast.

Meteorologists say “favorable weather,” which includes timely rains and little extreme heat, might stick around for a while in most of the Corn Belt, especially to the East.

It will be a soggy Saturday for many areas in the Southeast, Great Lakes region and into Kansas.

Rain will continue in the Southeast. What about the nation's midsection?

There are a wide variety of weather extremes throughout the country. It just depends where you are located.

Dryness remains the biggest concern in the West, but moisture may be making its way to those areas this week. For crops in the Midwest looking for a drink, the forecast doesn’t look very promising.

The U.S. Drought Monitor still shows signs of drought in the “Western” areas of the U.S. The monitor shows extreme drought in the Colorado and New Mexico region too.

While the remnants of Hurricane Cristobal drench much of the eastern U.S., USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey has his eye on signs of drought in the Plains.

The Drought Monitor shows some dry areas in the country. Will the drought monitor improve? Cindi has the forecast.

Summer is almost here but it may already feel like it for some.

Summer is nearly here which means AgDay meteorologist Mike Hoffman has his “90 Day Forecast” to share. Click on the link to hear more.

While the moisture story differs across the country, outlooks are mixed. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey thinks a wetter weather pattern could play out while Drew Lerner of World Weather sees dryness creeping in.

As you can imagine, flooding is apparent on NASA’s Root Zone Moisture map.

AgDay meteorologist Mike Hoffman shows us his 30 Day Outlook for temperatures and precipitation. Listen to it here.

Spring showers are here. “Notice more moisture is in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and even Louisiana,” says Clawson. “We start to pick up more moisture in the central part of the U.S. as well.”

The U.S. may be well into spring but there is still wintery weather in parts of the country.

Some snow will still blanket areas of the United States.

Meteorologist Cindi Clawson has an update on some rainy weather for the south.

There’s an update to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The map shows dryness in the West, Southwest and in parts of Texas.

Some areas are going to see more rain during the weekend. Click on the link to watch Mike's forecast.