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The hot, dry weather we’ve seen across much of the western United States has been “ideal” for spring wheat harvest, that according to USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  Harvest numbers, he noted, made a big jump this week, increasing 21% to 71% of the overall crop being cut to this point.   “Even with th...

September appears to have picked up right where August left off, with many regions across the Pacific Northwest reporting record or near record heat to start the month.   “We kicked off September on the 1st with a September record tying high of 112 degrees in Lancaster, CA," noted USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  "That wa...

USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey has some good news when it comes to this year's winter wheat condition.   "Actually saw a little bump, an up-tick, for the condition in the week ending April 7th, now at 60% good-to-excellent, up four points from last week. And...

While it's not where it should be for this time of year, spring wheat plantings have improved somewhat recently.   "It's lagging a little bit, hasn't made up much ground,” USDA Meteorologist Brian Morris.  “So, this week they're at 10% last week, they were at 3%. The five-year averag...