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Nebraska farmer frustrated by spotty rainfall
An eastern Nebraska farmer says crop conditions are deteriorating rapidly from on-going drought and extreme heat. “In my little bubble, everything is dry.” Matt Bailey farms near Schuyler and says
Prime crop conditions in northeast Kansas
A northeast Kansas farmer says this year’s growing season is off to one of the best starts he’s ever seen. Brett Neibling says corn and soybeans are in incredible shape.
Center for Biological Diversity pushing EPA to require cancer labels on pesticides
An environmental group is petitioning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to uphold the Trump administration’s MAHA mandate and add cancer warning labels on all pesticides. CropLife America President and CEO
Capturing Deer, Insects & Nature Through the Lens
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Farm groups urge Trump admin to preserve Packers and Stockyards protections
The president of the National Farmers Union says any effort to weaken protections under the Packers and Stockyards Act would be a step in the wrong direction for farmers and
A cool-off ahead for parts of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal conditions nationwide, except for near- or below-normal temperatures in parts of the Southwest and from the lower
Variable crop development complicating fungicide timing decisions this year
A technical service manager says variable crop conditions could impact fungicide applications for corn. Adam Byrne with FMC says a wide range of planting dates has created uneven development. “If you
Extreme flooding prompts livestock reporting request from MO Ag Department
The Missouri Ag Department is asking residents in southeast Missouri affected by recent flooding to report missing or found livestock. Last Thursday night into Friday, portions of the Ozarks in
Cash dairy prices mixed to start the week
Cash dairy prices were mixed Monday to start the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was down $0.010 to $0.68. No sales were reported. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0525 to $1.60. Nine sales were reported ranging from $1.57 to $1.60. Cheese barrels were unchanged at $1.56. One sale was reported at $1.56. Butter was down $0.010 to $1.64. Seventeen sales were recorded ranging
Anthracnose, tar spot among diseases spreading in eastern Iowa corn
An agronomist in eastern Iowa is seeing escalating disease pressure in corn. Kurt Maertens with BASF says there’s been ample moisture the past month. “Over the last 30 days we’ve
