Extreme Weather Impacting Farms Nationwide

By: Extreme Ag Team

Record cold weather is impacting farm operations across the United States. XtremeAg’s Kevin Matthews, Kelly Garrett, and Matt Miles share how the weather is changing everything from planting dates to grain hauling.

On February 16 at 6 a.m. it was -30° F., the coldest I’ve ever seen in my lifetime! The entire county’s weather has been colder than normal creating difficulties and unexpected expenses for many to handle. The cattle still need to be fed daily no matter the temperature, but hauling corn has stopped as the grain elevator legs are unable to operate in these super cold conditions even though the trucks can still run.