Weather

Meteorologist Cindi Clawson talks about a slow-moving system that's focused on the Midwest.

The maturity of the U.S. corn crop is running at its slowest pace since 2009. For soybeans dropping leaves, it's the slowest since 1996. That's according to Crop Progress report of the September 22 week.

Summer-like temperatures could taper off in some growing areas this week. Cindi Clawson has your week-long forecast.

“The long-range computer models have kept trying to bring cold air to the Plains and it hasn’t really happened yet,” said Mike Hoffman.

Farmers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019, including Hurricane Dorian, can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). 

Meteorologist Cindi Clawson takes a look at the latest root zone moisture map in her forecast.

As the outer bands of hurricane Dorian approach North Carolina, farmers there are in a rush to harvest their crops.

NOAA is forecasting the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic “dead” zone to hit 7,829 square miles in 2019. While this isn’t a new record, it’s significantly larger than the 5-year average.