What the Weather Knows with Drew Lerner

About this episode

Drew Lerner discusses the upcoming 2026 growing season and its implications for prairie producers.

One of the most trusted agricultural meteorologists in the world, Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc., walks prairie producers through exactly what the 2026 growing season is shaping up to look like — the drought monitor, the 18-year cycle, El Niño, and what you can actually do about it. This is not a weather forecast. It is a planning conversation.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Aberhart, Terry Aberhart

Guest: Drew Lerner

Topics covered

• agricultural meteorology
• growing season
• drought monitor
• El Niño
• planning conversation

Keywords

• agriculture
• meteorology
• drought
• El Niño
• growing season
• weather planning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Weather Inc.

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