Western Cornbelt planting window likely next week

A University of Missouri climatologist is expecting a solid planting window ahead in the Western Cornbelt.

Pat Guinan tells Brownfield farmers will likely see a move to warmer temperatures next week, starting Sunday, allowing ground to dry out.

“High temperatures in the upper 80s even, perhaps, getting into the 90s,” he said. “And when you approach that in the middle part of May, that’s near-record highs.”

He said three of the last four months have been cooler and wetter than average in Missouri.

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