Across the Corn Belt, generally dry weather favors fieldwork and crop development.  However, lingering cool weather in the eastern Corn Belt contrasts with building heat west of the Mississippi River.  Wednesday’s Midwestern high temperatures should range from near 70°F in portions of the Great Lakes region to 90°F or higher in much of Nebraska and…… Continue Reading

Purdue University researchers have created a rapid detection test that could help poultry producers detect the disease faster. In this episode of Managing for Profit, associate professor of ag and biological engineering Mohit Verma, explains the process and what it will take to get the test commercialized. The post New HPAI test could help poultry…… Continue Reading

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and rainfall across most of the country.  Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to interior sections of the western U.S., from the northern Intermountain West to the Four Corners region.…… Continue Reading