A wide-range of spring weather, temperatures across the Heartland

Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are rumbling across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region.  Chilly air is spreading across the upper Midwest, while warm, humid weather prevails from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region.  Midwestern fieldwork activities, including some early-season planting efforts, continue in…… Continue Reading

A wide-range of Spring weather, temperatures across the Heartland

Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are rumbling across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region.  Chilly air is spreading across the upper Midwest, while warm, humid weather prevails from the middle Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and the lower Great Lakes region.  Midwestern fieldwork activities, including some early-season planting efforts, continue in…… Continue Reading

How pork production is becoming more sustainable

It’s Earth Month – and it’s a great time to highlight how the agriculture industry is making steps to address sustainability goals that consumers and companies want to meet. Daniel Peerless is the Global Sustainable Sourcing Lead for Nestle.  He tells Brownfield that the company is collaborating with pork producers to enhance the sustainability of…… Continue Reading

Severe weather and frost threats ahead

An ag meteorologist says there’s a high risk for severe weather across the U.S. Corn Belt as the planting season continues. Drew Lerner with World Weather Incorporated tells Brownfield “that’s the next issue – how much hail will we see and the risk of tornadoes, that kind of thing.” He says the severe weather risk…… Continue Reading

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