Drought conditions are worsening and Missouri’s state climatologist says the situation isn’t likely to improve in the short-term. “Really, the entire central U.S. looks dry for the next 7 to 10 days.” Zach Leasor with University of Missouri Extension tells Brownfield it’s normal to have more dry days this time of the year. “But we…… Continue Reading
Jelly Roll Sings ‘Winning Streak’ for Fan Who’s 7 Years Sober
Jelly wasn’t planning to sing “Winning Streak” during this show, until he saw a fan holding up a very special sign. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
NASCAR’s Chase Briscoe + Wife Marissa Welcome Boy and Girl Twins
NASCAR’s Chase Briscoe and his wife, Marissa, are officially parents of twins. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
What Is the ‘Waffle House Index’? Infamous Metric Explained
The infamous metric was coined as a joke in 2011. Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Combine cleanout important for preventing weed spread
An Enlist field specialist encourages farmers to properly clean harvest equipment between fields to help prevent the spread of weeds. Tony Goede covers Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin and says a typical combine will store up to 200 pounds of field residue. “Tucked away in different corners and pockets, so that’s a lot of stuff. And…… Continue Reading
CME cash dairy prices mixed Thursday
Cash dairy prices were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey remains unchanged at $0.60. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0025 at $1.93. Ten sales were recorded, ranging from $1.8575 to $1.8625. Cheese barrels were down $0.0150 at $1.8650. One sale was recorded at that price. …… Continue Reading
Lainey Wilson Is Looking for a New Gig + It Ain’t Singing
“If you need a redneck cartoon, I got you, brother.” Continue reading…… Continue Reading
Petersen: timely disaster aid needed
Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen says disaster relief for farmers and ranchers was discussed at a White House event on Tuesday. “It complicates things with the farm bill. What comes first and does one have to come first? I just hope they can put farmers ahead of politics and get them both done.” Petersen says…… Continue Reading
Fighting corn rootworm
An agronomist with LG Seeds says farmers need to be evaluating their corn rootworm plan this fall. Jed Norman, who’s based in north central Iowa, says digging corn roots is the first step. “Kind of be looking at the nodal root feeding.” He says, “Anytime when we’re starting to eat that root all the way…… Continue Reading
Solid week for pork, rice export sales
The USDA says pork export sales were solid during the week ending October 3rd. The pork sales total was up on the week and considerably larger than average, with Mexico purchasing more than half of the weekly total, reflecting the strong global demand for U.S. pork. Rice also saw a week-to-week improvement, while the other…… Continue Reading
