New Farm Tools & Late Season Heat

New Farm Tools & Late Season Heat. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Northwest Report.

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Well the weather here in the northwest seems to be moderating nicely and harvests are continuing but USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says more late season heat has developed across northern portions of the Rockies and Plains.

RIPPEY: Eventually it does look like Isaac’s remnants will curl northeastward across the midwest and northeast putting to an end some of this late season heat but if you look ahead even further it does look like generally warm conditions will follow Isaac and we will continue to see warm weather well into September this year. A warm finish. That’s good for summer crop dry down in many areas but it does continue to place stress on pastures and rangelands that could really use some moisture, especially across the central and northern plains and into the upper midwest.

Now here’s today’s Washington Grange report.

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That’s today’s Northwest Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Ag Information Network.