Across the Corn Belt, any showers are limited to the upper Midwest. Elsewhere, mostly sunny but cool weather favors summer crop development. In recent weeks, however, short-term drought has developed in parts of the southern and eastern Corn Belt. According to statistics derived from the U.S. Drought Monitor and the USDA Census of Agriculture, 11% […]
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Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley would like USDA to consider his state for Agricultural Research Service projects as part of the
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