Southern farmers fret as cold sets in
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A wintry system that added inches to record snow accumulations in some Northern states sent temperatures plummeting Wednesday in the South, where farmers scrambled to protect their crops.
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The worst drought in over a century has farmers averting their gaze from a future that looks as bleak as their fields.
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While environmentalists applaud some measures, farmers are concerned about financial curbs.
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Darkening skies and a light morning drizzle blanketed the fields while combines harvested corn and tractor-trailers hauled away this year's crop. Even though he knew what was coming, Brian Watkins hopped out of his pickup truck and stepped into his office to check the weather forecast on his computer.
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KOUTS, Ind.  -- The quiet country life can turn into a pressure cooker of stress at harvest time as farmers push themselves to their limits, agricultural experts say...
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NORTH COUNTY ---- County agencies are bracing for a winter storm that could drop up to 6 inches of rain in the mountains in two days, a National Weather Service forecaster said.
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What farmers choose to grow over vast tracts of land could have an effect on regional weather patterns. A NASA-funded study will attempt to figure out exactly what the impact is.
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Gas up the snowblower but don't put away your umbrella: The Farmers' Almanac is predicting a wild winter with heavy precipitation and dramatic temperature swings in the Northeast.
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Weather forecasts are notoriously fickle, but bees, caterpillars and bears are proving as divided as meteorologists on how long winter will last.
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By The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Feb. 7--The bitter cold that has blanketed the Midwest has touched all areas of the city, causing problems on the roads, filling homeless shelters, bursting pipes and water mains, and delaying flights.
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Very cold temperatures were expected to linger in the northern Plains and Midwest on Friday, with the coldest weather shifting eastward.
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China faces food shortages and price rises as blizzards continue to destroy crops and shut down transport
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By Anna Lognonne  Farmers in the region are depending on subsidies for their survival, according to new research from rural business advisers.
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Prices rise as raging blizzards continue to destroy crops and hamper transport network
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With more than 8 feet of snow already coating the ground, it wasn't good news for this winter-weary region when the blue sky turned gray Saturday, signaling another intense snow squall was about to dump some more.
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HELENA, Mont., July 6 -- If a record-breaking heat wave doesn't lift soon, cattle rancher Sharon McDonald may see her hay crop turn to dust.
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The most severe drought in over a century has farmers averting their gaze from a future that looks as bleak as their fields.