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Carrie Underwood Reveals Surprise Rock Duet With Papa Roach
It’s a country-rock collaboration for an important cause. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Severe storms continue in parts of the Corn Belt; heat wave continues on parts of the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are active early Wednesday, mainly east of the Mississippi River. Over the last couple of days, the general path of localized wind and hail damage across the Corn Belt has been from the upper Midwest, including the Dakotas, into the lower Ohio Valley. However, there has also been—and…… Continue Reading
Seasonal heat and rainfall for much of the Heartland; cooler air builds to the north
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions along and near the Canadian border from northeastern Montana to northern Maine. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal weather in parts of the Pacific Northwest. The post Seasonal…… Continue Reading
Revenue Committee hears from Gov. Pillen, Nebraska Farm Bureau on property tax relief bill
Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen’s property tax reform bill continues to come under fire. The Governor addressed the state’s Revenue Committee Tuesday during a special legislative session that began last week. “This plan is not a tax increase. This is a tax decrease,” he says. But Nebraska Farm Bureau President Mark McHargue argues the governor’s plan would…… Continue Reading
USDA updates Enhanced Coverage Option insurance
Updates to the Enhanced Coverage Option for crop insurance are coming for the 2025 growing season. USDA’s Risk Management Agency Administrator Marcia Bunger says a few new specialty crops now qualify for the program and the premium support for all crops covered by ECO has increased. The post USDA updates Enhanced Coverage Option insurance appeared…… Continue Reading
Cattle futures mostly higher ahead of direct business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were mostly higher ahead of the week’s direct business. August live cattle closed $.72 higher at $187.70 and October lives closed $.65 higher at $187.45. August feeder cattle closed $.55 higher at $256.97 and September feeders closed $.87 higher at $256.90. Direct cash cattle trade activity…… Continue Reading
BeeHero zeroes in on the hum of the hive
Remote sensing technology is allowing farmers to track bees within the hive and during pollination to improve yields. BeeHero CEO & Co-founder Omer Davidi tells Brownfield the Pollination Insight Platform follows managed honeybee and wild pollinator activity through heat mapping, sound frequencies, and other insights. “It’s about creating this huge data set of 10s of…… Continue Reading
IL specialty grower happy with season so far
An eastern Illinois specialty grower says it’s been a productive summer. John Williams, manager of Sola Gratia Farm in Urbana, says the rainy July has been a mixed bag. “Definitely put us a little behind in terms of weeding and we’ve had some issues disease wise and that’s, you know, another reason why we do…… Continue Reading
Biofuel groups disappointed by D.C. Circuit Court Small Refinery Exemption ruling
Biofuel groups are disappointed by a recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision to vacate most of EPA’s 2022 denials of small refinery exemption requests. Growth Energy general counsel Joe Kakesh says some of the petitions date back to 2018. “So all in all, it doesn’t read like it’s a good outcome for us and we’re…… Continue Reading
