A G4 geomagnetic storm may degrade satellite navigation for some hours and
disrupt low-frequency radio navigation. But given this is January and not the
middle of spring planting, this storm if it arrives will have negligible effect
on U.S. farms.
BSevere G4 Solar Storm Watch Issued
Since becoming Agriculture secretary last year, Rollins has made it a
point to engage in battles against what she sees as government overreach
targeting farms and ranches. During the past few months, a fight in the state
of California over a pair of dams has caught her attention.
BRollins Fights Calif. Dam Removal Plan
La Nina is forecast to turn into El Nino during the second half of 2026,
which may have implications for agriculture, hurricanes, and eventually next
year's winter season.
1^Ag Weather Forum
Markets are closed Monday in the U.S., while analysts are still trying to
make sense of where the additional acreage, and additional yield, came from in
the 2025 corn crop, as announced in last week's WASDE report.
BTop 5 Things to Watch
Recent farmland sales in Franklin County, Iowa; Brown County, Kansas;
Hillsdale County, Michigan; Stutsman County, North Dakota.
:^Landwatch Weekly
