# What Will The Weather Be Like This Growing Season? - Global Ag Tech Initiative

> A John Deere precision agriculture manager argues that extended-range growing season forecasts are often unscientific, while long-range models show skill for regions but not individual farms. The piece promotes an upcoming webinar on the 2017 season.

- Date: 2017-03-07 · published 2017-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71919-what-will-the-weather-be-like-this-growing-season-global-ag-tech-initiative
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

The article is general commentary on forecasting methods and does not report a new weather event or supply change, so it has no meaningful effect on feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-26 | [Active Weather Largely Characterizes the 2025 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13031-active-weather-largely-characterizes-the-2025-growing-season.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-02-23 | [Weather volatility could persist this growing season - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48480-weather-volatility-could-persist-this-growing-season-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.5% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-02-08 | [Warmer, wetter weather ahead for growing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13211-warmer-wetter-weather-ahead-for-growing-season.md) | -1.4% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [The 2025 growing season in Illinois: good but not great - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13014-the-2025-growing-season-in-illinois-good-but-not-great-farmdoc.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2025-02-25 | [2025 Growing Season Weather Update: Uncertainty After La Nina; Hotter, Drier This Summer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25963-2025-growing-season-weather-update-uncertainty-after-la-nina-hotter-drier-this.md) | -5.8% | +0.2% |
| SOY | 2025-12-26 | [Active Weather Largely Characterizes the 2025 Growing Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13031-active-weather-largely-characterizes-the-2025-growing-season.md) | -3.2% | -0.1% |
| SOY | 2024-02-08 | [Warmer, wetter weather ahead for growing season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13211-warmer-wetter-weather-ahead-for-growing-season.md) | -1.6% | -2.7% |
| SOY | 2026-02-24 | [The 2025 growing season in Illinois: good but not great - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13014-the-2025-growing-season-in-illinois-good-but-not-great-farmdoc.md) | +1.4% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- globalagtechinitiative.com: https://www.globalagtechinitiative.com/digital-farming/data-management/what-will-the-weather-be-like-this-growing-season/

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