Mexican sugar suspensions maintained
The U.S. International Trade Commission has unanimously voted to keep suspension agreements on imported sugar from Mexico. Rob Johansson with the American Sugar Alliance says the agreements were put into […]
Know Your Look-Alikes
Soybean Death Syndrome has some look-alikes. In this Pods for Profit episode, from Michigan State University’s plant pathologist joins us to explain the difference and what kind of impact they […]
Cole selected as GPAC Women’s soccer defensive player of the week
Mya Cole of Northwestern College is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Women’s Soccer Defensive Player-of-the-Week. Cole, a sophomore from Rapid City, South Dakota, was effective on both sides of the […]
Alessandrini named GPAC Men’s soccer defensive player of the week
Edoardo Alessandrini of Northwestern College is this week’s GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Men’s Soccer Defensive Player-of-the-Week. Alessandrini, a junior, from Rome, Italy, collected a win and a draw on the weekend, […]
Under new law, Iowa schools test students’ math skills three times a year
The state’s new “Math Counts Act” requires Iowa schools to start screening students’ math skills three times each year. Schools have been testing students’ literacy skills three times a year […]
$1 million grant helping expand conservation efforts in Ohio’s WLEB
The director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture says new funding efforts could help farmers implement additional conservation practices in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Brian Baldridge says a $1 […]
An early-Autumn feel to yield to rapid warming; showers return to the Plains, northwestward
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across much of the eastern half of the U.S., while warmer-than-normal weather should prevail from the […]
Nebraska commodity groups continue optimism for year-round E15 passage this year
A pair of state commodity groups continue to push for nationwide, year-round E-15. Mike Bergen is a farmer director with the Nebraska Corn Growers Association and says he’s optimistic that […]
Farmers need a win
The president of the Illinois Farm Bureau says agriculture needs a win. “We need some pelts on the wall.” Brian Duncan, who farms in Ogle County, tells Brownfield the economic […]
Twice-extended farm bill expires September 30th
The twice-extended 2018 Farm Bill faces expiration in less than a month. American Farm Bureau president Zippy Duvall tells Brownfield the deadline is September 30th. “Or we revert back to […]