How changing weather patterns can affect Illinois farming

advantagenews ^ | 06/03/2025 | Kevin Bessler

[ChicagoConservative27]

Is this climate change? Global warming or cooling? I can't keep up.

[Bonemaker]

“Illinois’ unpredictable weather is throwing a curveball to the state’s farmers.”

Just like it has since the last Ice Age retreated?

[slouper]

Because weather patterns have never changed in Illinois.........

[EVO X]

Evidently, the author has never heard of the Farmers Almanac that has tried to predict crop yields for decades. That said, Illinois doesn’t have very serious drought conditions yet. The state has areas of no drought, dry conditions and moderate drought. This is nothing new for midwest farmers..

[Conservet]

I saw no mention of “climate change”. Good for them.

[jjotto]

Check on the BS with US Drought Monitor. Just a glance would suggest Illinois conditions are due to random, localized probability.

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx

[packagingguy]

They’re about to get rain late tonight and into tomorrow.

[crusty old prospector]

What a load of Barbra Streisand. Here is the link to the drought monitor map for Illinois. I can’t get it to post cuz I am a numbskull. It is either abnormally dry or the slight beginnings of drought, but only for the northern half of the state.

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?IL

[Swirl]

Weather always changes, and long-term patterns are difficult to predict and to attribute.

[rktman]

The earth doing what it does because it doesn’t give a crap about anybody us. Bring back pangea!

[telescope115]

It is a little dry here in the Rockford area. We do need more rain, I just wish it wouldn’t take so long to get out of the 40s and 50s every year. It’s warmer NOW. I seem to remember the 1960s being warmer in April and May than it has been in recent years.

[telescope115]

I just looked the radar- we have storms a-comin in very soon…

[EVO X]

I live in downstate Illinois away from Lake Michigan. Not sure about Rockford, but my experience is if you live near the lake temperatures can lag about a month behind from downstate locations. I went to boot camp way back in the day at Great Lakes Naval training center and froze my rear end off even at the beginning of May..

[Dr. Sivana]

That said, Illinois doesn’t have very serious drought conditions yet.

I lived in the Rockford area for 15 years. My wife gardened extensively when we were in nearby Ogle County. The soil is great. The water table is high. Things want to grow there.

Unfortunately one of the things that grew nearby was Chicago.

[Ezekiel]

Bring back pangea!

Back in ancient times, whole continents knew how to cuddle. Now the best we can do is dogs and cats, living together:

[VideoDoctor]

Just have Fat A$$ Pritzker do a "rain dance" and all will be fixed... yeah, that's the ticket!

[ChicagoConservative27]

haha

[Fledermaus]

Such geniuses

[EVO X]

Unfortunately one of the things that grew nearby was Chicago.

Double LOL....

[telescope115]

We don’t get lake effect winds or snow here, I just remember from my youth we were already enjoying the outdoors a lot earlier than we do now.