The country star celebrated his 48th birthday with a silly custom cake that reflects his love of….uh, golf. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Inside Kid Rock’s Replica White House
It’s half the size of the real White House and has some very original features. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Zach Bryan Meets the Same Baby Twice on Tour
Zach Bryan’s littlest fan has now gotten to meet the star not once, but twice. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Big Changes Coming to Nearly 600 Kroger Stores
It’s the biggest acquisition in American grocery store history. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Too soon to know full impacts of weather extremes
Climatologists say it’s too soon to know how exactly much the excessive moisture and other weather extremes have negatively affected the U.S. crop. “So far, the (weekly USDA) crop conditions are generally very good. But usually, wetter years aren’t big yield loss years.” Dennis Todey with USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub says overall, while U.S. crop…… Continue Reading
EIA: U.S. sustainable aviation fuel production capacity expected to pick up
The U.S. Energy Information Administration says sustainable aviation fuel production could increase to nearly 30,000 barrels per day by the end of the year if additional capacity comes online. University of Illinois Ag Economics Professor Scott Irwin says two new plants won’t dramatically change the SAF production capacity. “It has to start to go up…… Continue Reading
Warmer end to growing season expected
An ag meteorologist says the short-term forecast will give crop fields a break from rain. Jeff Andresen is the Michigan state climatologist. “Precipitation totals projected here for the upcoming week are all below normal across Michigan and much of the Great Lakes region, most areas less than 1/4 of an inch if that occurs,” he…… Continue Reading
European commission to allow some GM corn imports
In early July, the European Commission said it would allow the imports of two genetically modified corn crops and the commission renewed an authorization for another GM corn product for human food and animal feed. “It’s a huge validation about everything we know about the science of biotech corn products.” Nancy Martinez with the National…… Continue Reading
Kansas State Department of Education receives funding to expand Farm to School programs
The Kansas State Department of Education is receiving nearly $98,000 from USDA’s Farm to Schools Program. Director of Child Nutrition and Wellness Kelly Chanay tells Brownfield the money will go toward subgrants and technical assistance through a partnership with Kansas Farm Bureau and K-State Research & Extension. “We are creating a platform to facilitate work…… Continue Reading
Tornadoes and heavy rains damage eastern MO crops
Farmers in eastern Missouri are assessing crop damage after EF0 tornadoes and heavy rains moved through Warren and Jefferson Counties earlier this week. “There are fields of corn laying down and the biggest thing was probably the 4 to 9 inches of rain in 45 minutes or less.” Eric Kopmann raises corn and soybeans in…… Continue Reading
