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June 12th, 2012 – AgChat on Weather

AgChat on WeatherWeather How does spring weather affect harvesting or change food flavor? This AgChat offers insight on how farmers and ranchers work through the weather to continue raising food.


  • Any tips for preventing wind damage in small patches of corn? Gets hit every year.
  • What are some of your farm production practices that are not impacted by weather?
  • How did crazy spring weather affect your spring planting? put you ahead, behind?
  • How does housing impact the comfort of your farm animals during weather swings?
  • We know drought is bad, but how can too much rain affect livestock?
  • How does spring weather affect your harvest season?
  • Weather affects taste & quality of wine. Does weather affect taste and quality of other crops and livestock?
  • How’s the weather play into harvesting forages, crops this time of year? Has weather been kind so far?
  • If you had to choose between a little too wet or a little to dry for spring weather, which would you choose?
  • What is one executable idea you can use from tonight’s chat?
Filed Under: #AgChat Archives Tagged With: AboutHarvest, farmers, food, management, risk, weather
June 12, 2012 By John Blue
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