The following is a press release from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. On April 24, 2025 at approximately 8:00 PM Callaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies investigated a report of a […]… Continue Reading
Wisconsin weather monitoring network expands, gets new website
Wisconsin’s online weather and soil monitoring network has received some upgrades. Christopher Kucharik is with the Wisconsin Energy Institute, a part of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He tells Brownfield the Wisconet environmental mesonet just launched a new website improving free and easy access to their network of monitoring stations. He says each station…… Continue Reading
NWS office resumes balloon launches with additional staff to support communities, agriculture
The National Weather Service in Omaha will resume weather balloon launches this week to help provide more accurate information to the region’s ag producers. Congressman Mike Flood of Nebraska says this is good news for farmers and ranchers. “Without that atmospheric data from weather balloons, it compromises the forecasting precision when you’re trying to figure…… Continue Reading
Crop pests migrating into Midwest
There are increasing reports of crop pests migrating north into the Midwest. Iowa State University Extension agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz says there’s been significant black cutworm moth and true armyworm moth flights the past two weeks. “They’re migratory (so) they fly up from the south (and) are attracted to the green growing areas, so weedy fields,…… Continue Reading
Minnesota Pork president concerned about tariff harm
The president of Minnesota Pork is emphasizing the potential harm trade wars can have on agriculture. Todd Selvik says tariffs cause retaliation and uncertainty. “It would be really good to get our opinions out there, to tell people the state of the industry and that we’re not unscathed by all this stuff.” The Waseca crop…… Continue Reading
Smaller, more frequent farmer selling could help grain marketing
A market analyst says farmers should consider making smaller and more frequent sales to improve their grain marketing strategy. Bryan Doherty with Total Farm Marketing says getting started can be the hardest part, “If you sell some early, it’s easier to sell more on a rally.” He tells Brownfield rallies can be short-lived and futures…… Continue Reading
Quiet, mixed end to the week for soybeans, corn, wheat
Soybeans were mixed, with nearby months ending the week higher. The trade was monitoring the early U.S. planting pace, expecting some delays, and Argentina’s harvest, which is behind due to rain. The Buenos Aires Grain Exchange says 14.5% of the crop has been harvested. Beans continue to wait for any real thaw in the tariff…… Continue Reading
Hog futures supported by cash and wholesale business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed, feeders were higher, waiting for the week’s direct trade to develop. June live cattle closed $.25 higher at $208.25 and August live cattle were unchanged at $204.10. May feeder cattle closed $1.45 higher at $290.52 and August feeder cattle closed $1.60 higher at $294.30. It took…… Continue Reading
Routine federal food safety inspections need resources to move to states
States could soon be responsible for routine federal food safety inspections if budget proposals being considered by the Trump administration move forward. Joe Reardon with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is a former Senior Advisor for Federal-State Relations with the Food and Drug Administration. He tells Brownfield work to integrate the food safety systems has…… Continue Reading
Kelly Clarkson Covers That Rival the Original
The OG ‘Idol’ winner could sing the phonebook and we’d listen! Continue reading…… Continue Reading
