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March 8, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
Farm Bureau Finds 2022 Weather Disasters Amounted to $21 Billion in Crop Losses
 
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2022 surpassed 2021 as the third-costliest disaster year in history, with an estimated $165 billion in total economic losses behind 2017’s $346 billion and 2005’s $244 billion. Forage losses topped the list at $6.30 billion, followed by corn at $4.52 billion, cotton at $3.25 billion, wheat at $2.64 billion and soybeans at $2.19 billion.
 
 

Few would consider a brush a mechanic’s tool, but most professional mechanics have a range of brushes to help with unique cleaning needs.

 
 

Amber Horn-Leiterman witnessed her mom doing it all — contributing to the farm as well as caring for the family. The Wisconsin dairy producer says it’s OK for moms to let down their superwoman powers and ask for help.

 
 

“If people cannot feed themselves, and they cannot feed their family and a government cannot feed people, it breeds conflict,” says Howard G. Buffett, Illinois farmer and global philanthropist. “When Ukraine fails, in terms of their ability to produce agricultural products, the world becomes less safe.”

 
 

The Northern Plains will be back in the snow zone today! Meteorologist Andrew Whitmyer breaks down the timing of things.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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