Iowa Department of Correctios officials confirm mpox or monkey pox has been detected in the state prison in Fort Dodge, but they’re not saying how many inmates are infected with the highly contagious virus. Mpox causes severe rashes and blister-like sores. It was originally found in Africa, but in 2022, mpox spread around the world […] View Full Story
The USDA has awarded over $513,000 to Indiana’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Purdue Extension’s Scott Monroe says funding will go to three ISDA projects, benefiting Indiana farmers. “What we’re hoping is that by documenting the process and using the Purdue Student Farm up on main campus as a test case, that we’re going to […] The post USDA announces funding for Indiana specialty crop growers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
In this Pods for Profit, Michigan Soybean Committee board member John Burk explains how the checkoff is connecting college students and interns with potential agricultural employers. The post Michigan Soybean Committee Provides Career Connections appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is predicting an extension of the 2018 Farm Bill will be in the temporary spending bill congress is likely to pass in the next few weeks to keep the government operating. “I think we’d be better off having a five-year Farm Bill,” Grassley said this morning, “but that isn’t going to […] View Full Story
Indiana corn and soybean checkoffs invest in programs that help farmers implement environmentally sustainable practices on their operations. Tyler Roush, Indiana field program rep for the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund says sustainability benefits farmers across the state. The post Earn Incentives for Conservation Practices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, dry weather accompanies near- or below-normal temperatures. Immature corn and soybeans are benefiting from last week’s rain, which was heaviest (locally 1 to 3 inches or more) across the upper Midwest. Recent rainfall was lighter in drought-affected areas of the eastern Corn Belt, where most crops are maturing ahead of the […] The post Temps vary across the Heartland; some rain on the far southern Plains, largely dry elsewhere appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A man on an ATV died Monday evening in southwest Iowa, after the machine overturned into a creek bed. Red Oak Police report Jay Douglas Woodward, of Red Oak, died during the accident that happened at around 5:30 p.m., on the trails west of a levy off of Oak Street, near Red Oak. Emergency responders […] View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures across Florida’s peninsula and from the Pacific Coast to the Plains and upper Midwest, while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover much of the South, East, and lower Midwest. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast […] The post A dry pattern ahead for the Heartland; a gradual warming trend from northwest to southeast appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A new study shows cancer rates in the Midwest are among the highest in the nation, and the number of cancer cases in Iowa is rising, while the state’s rate of cancer deaths is falling. Dr. Ben Parsons, a hematologist-oncologist at Gundersen Health System, says part of the reason for the rising numbers is lifestyle […] View Full Story
Brian Luck with the University of Wisconsin has studied field traffic with different types of machines and tires and what that does to alfalfa stands, and the field’s ability to remain productive. The post Tire traffic is harder on alfalfa than many farmers think appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
