# New climate data assessment tools for US grain farmers

> A university-led team across a 12-state Midwest region developed the Useful to Usable (U2U) tools to convert existing climate data into information feed crop producers can use for planting decisions and yield management. The project was funded by a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant and targets corn and soybean growers.

- Date: 2017-04-19 · published 2017-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71337-new-climate-data-assessment-tools-for-us-grain-farmers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Better climate-based planting tools may improve yield planning over time, but the effect on near-term corn and soybean prices is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-08-16 | [Grain Market Update 17th August - Irish Farmers' Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11342-grain-market-update-17th-august-irish-farmers-association.md) | +1.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2019-12-10 | [Canadian farmers can’t take a trick this year - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55539-canadian-farmers-can-t-take-a-trick-this-year-grain-central.md) | +4.3% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2017-08-21 | [Sorghum too dear for buyers, too cheap for sellers - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69510-sorghum-too-dear-for-buyers-too-cheap-for-sellers-grain-central.md) | -3.4% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-03-15 | [Farmers watching the clock for drought buster - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13290-farmers-watching-the-clock-for-drought-buster-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.6% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2021-03-12 | [US summer dryness in 2021 favors north central states  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47958-us-summer-dryness-in-2021-favors-north-central-states-world-grain.md) | -9.6% | +2.3% |
| SOY | 2023-03-15 | [Farmers watching the clock for drought buster - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13290-farmers-watching-the-clock-for-drought-buster-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.2% | +0.3% |
| SOY | 2018-07-27 | [Look South, ENSO Forecasters! \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63937-look-south-enso-forecasters-noaa-climate-gov.md) | +2.5% | -2.2% |
| SOY | 2021-07-22 | [ENSO as a climate conductor for global crop yields \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45979-enso-as-a-climate-conductor-for-global-crop-yields-noaa-climate-gov.md) | -0.5% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- agnavigator.com: https://www.agnavigator.com/Article/2017/04/20/new-climate-data-assessment-tools-for-us-grain-farmers/

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