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Colorado farmers plant 1.5 million acres of corn annually, potentially adding the equivalent of 6,000 Olympic pools of water to our atmosphere in a single day and enhancing storm intensity.
You have probably heard the phrase ‘it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity’ popping up in a few conversations over the last week or so. Summertime is known for the sweltering ...
With the recent attention on corn and its impact on humidity and a higher heat index across the Midwest, University of ...
One of the trademarks of summer is the sight of planes and helicopters making gravity-defying turns as they make passes up ...
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert said Texas aquaculture remains strong, with significant growth over the last five years.
All plants have a self-cooling process called transpiration. It's essentially the plant version of sweating. When it's hot out, leaves release water through the pores in their leaves. That water ...
The Midwest has been inundated with rain, heat, oppressive humidity and "corn sweat". In fact, meteorologist Ryan Maue says the heat index hit 115°F Sunday night in Iowa — and 20°F to 25°F of that was ...
While some people have been saying cornfields are to blame for the higher humidity and heat index readings lately across the ...
An agronomist with Bayer says this week’s forecasted cool down across much of the Midwest should benefit the corn crop. Lance Tarochione, who’s based in west central Illinois, says it’s ...
With speculation corn is impacting humidity and a higher heat index across the Midwest, University of Kentucky Grain and ...
By limiting large-scale water exports from the state, experts and farmers said Missouri has taken forward-thinking measures ...
Karen Reeves, owner of Reeves Farms, is facing challenges due to the dry weather and the uneven growth of her corn.