The 2012 corn crop is remembered for its tight supply due to a wide-spread drought in the U.S. Corn Belt. However, the following year the weather was more cooperative and U.S. corn production reached a new record. 2014 is off to a good start, but El Nino clouds the picture.

Evelyn Browning Garriss, who is known as the Weather Whisperer, will share her insights on future weather patterns at the U.S. Grains Council’s 54th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on July 28-30, 2014. She will present about both short- and long-term factors affecting the world’s climate cycles.

“With warming surface temperatures and light winds in the Pacific Ocean, scientists are predicting a return of the weather system known as El Niño,” said USGC Chairman Julius Schaaf. “Even though, El Niño typically has a minimal effect on grain production in the United States, markets are global and any significant change anywhere in the world can impact U.S. producers’ bottom line. Hearing the Weather Whisperer’s insights will go above and beyond our local weather stations and show attendees how connected the world is, even with weather.”

Browning-Garriss focuses on factors such as solar radiation, ocean currents, and volcanic activity to identify patterns. She has been the author of The Browning Newsletter for more than 25 years and featured in numerous media outlets. Dubbed the Weather Whisperer by the Toronto Globe and Mail, she is also known as The Weather Lady.

Register today to hear the Weather Whisperer’s predictions for 2014 and beyond. Don’t forget, the hotel room block deadline is next Monday, June 30.