Showers, thunderstorms for middle of the country. Heavy rain, severe weather likely from Oklahoma to Wisconsin. » More DTN Weather Commentary
Posted at 5:36AM Fri Apr 17, 2026 CDT
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A sharp cold front will move through the country Friday and over the
weekend. Significant severe weather is forecast for Friday, followed by
extremely cold temperatures this weekend. That will cause frosts and freezes
for large portions of the Plains and Midwest.
BAg Weather Forum
Without rain, a once-promising hard red winter wheat crop in the Central
Plains has slowly disappeared this spring.
BOptimism Wanes for Hard Winter Wheat
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told the House Agriculture
Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday she favors an increase in the $30
billion annual limit in USDA's authority to spend under the Commodity Credit
Corp.
BRollins Seeks Boost in CCC Funds
New research from Cornell University indicates the nutrients in animal and
human waste could reduce U.S. farmers reliance on synthetic fertilizer use.
This waste could meet 102% of nitrogen and 50% of phosphorus needs for U.S.
agriculture. A major challenge remains a mismatch between the location of the
waste and agricultural regions with the highest fertilizer needs, according to
the study.
@^Waste Could Limit Synthetic Fertilizers
USDA's April 1 Cattle on Feed report due out on Friday is expected to be
mostly bullish for the cattle complex if pre-report estimates prove correct.
:^USDA Cattle on Feed Report Preview
