# Winters are getting warmer across the Midwest. That’s affecting farmers

> Winters across the U.S. Midwest and Plains are about four degrees warmer on average than in 1970, according to the article. Farmers in northwest Missouri now plant corn about a month earlier than in the past. NOAA scientists say cold winters will become less frequent.

- Date: 2022-02-23 · published 2022-02-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13385-winters-are-getting-warmer-across-the-midwest-that-s-affecting-farmers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A longer growing season and warmer conditions shift planting timing and crop risk over time. The effect on near-term feed prices is small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-05-31 | [Severe weather keeps Midwest farmers out of the field](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13187-severe-weather-keeps-midwest-farmers-out-of-the-field.md) | -1.5% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2025-10-20 | [French farmers accelerate winter wheat sowing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22338-french-farmers-accelerate-winter-wheat-sowing.md) | -0.8% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -0.6% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2026-05-18 | [Midwest farmers battle weather extremes during spring planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12996-midwest-farmers-battle-weather-extremes-during-spring-planting.md) | +0.7% | -7.8% |
| CORN | 2019-03-21 | [U.S. farmers face devastation following Midwest floods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9645-u-s-farmers-face-devastation-following-midwest-floods-reuters.md) | -1.2% | -4.1% |
| SOY | 2024-05-31 | [Severe weather keeps Midwest farmers out of the field](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13187-severe-weather-keeps-midwest-farmers-out-of-the-field.md) | -0.8% | -4.9% |
| SOY | 2023-07-29 | [Are Farmers Losing Yield? The High Heat's Potential Impact on Midwest's Crops \| Iowa Soybean Research Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13266-are-farmers-losing-yield-the-high-heat-s-potential-impact-on-midwest-s-crops.md) | -2.9% | -7.1% |
| SOY | 2017-10-24 | [What Will a La Nina Winter Mean for the Midwest? \| CropWatch \| Nebraska](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68370-what-will-a-la-nina-winter-mean-for-the-midwest-cropwatch-nebraska.md) | -0.8% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- ipm.org: https://www.ipm.org/show/eartheats/2022-02-23/winters-are-getting-warmer-across-the-midwest-thats-affecting-farmers

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