Boone/Hendricks Counties, IN | Below was in the eHay Weekly...have to see if his trend analysis is true. By the dates we are due. Could you imagine prices if this happens...just will not have a lot to sell. Exerpt...
Is A Midwestern Drought On The Horizon?
It could be a dry year for growing hay in the Midwest, says Elwynn Taylor, Iowa State University extension climatologist. He says La Niña weather patterns and more than a 19-year lapse since the last major drought, in 1988, suggest a drought is likely this year. History shows the average time span between major droughts in the Midwest is about 19 years, Taylor notes. The dry conditions in the Southeast could also be an indicator of what's to come. Of the 17 major droughts in the Midwestern U.S. the past 100 years, 16 were preceded by a major drought in the Southeast, says Taylor. www.extension.iastate.edu/weather.htm.
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Is A Midwestern Drought On The Horizon?...
