date:Aug 17, 2012
Lately, in Brazil and Argentina, the weather story's been one of haves and have nots. The dry areas aren't seeing much relief, and where the rains have been falling, they continue to fall, causing some to speculate crop diseases could become a larger threat.
The last week's seen plentiful moisture across much of Argentina. That's good for the region's wheat crop, but not the best for crop diseases in general, says MDA EarthSat Weather senior ag meteorologist Don Keeney.
Rains were abundant acro