Forecasters say travel could be difficult if not impossible across Iowa’s northwestern third tomorrow. Blizzard conditions are in the forecast for some 30 counties with winds gusting up to 65 miles an hour and heavy snow of up to twelve inches in some areas. National Weather Service meteorologist Alexis Jimenez says the storm front will […] View Full Story
The Iowa Senate has voted to expand a 2024 law that made it a crime to fly drones over animal feeding operations. The bill seeks to prohibit drones from being flown without permission over a farmstead that covers at least 40 acres and generates at least 15-thousand dollars in annual sales from livestock or other […] View Full Story
Research shows Missouri beef consumers feel more strongly about animal welfare and management practices than the national average. In this episode, Dr. Craig Payne with the University of Missouri Extension shares how the Beef Quality Assurance program invests in building consumer trust. The post Investing in Consumer Trust appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures in most areas from the Mississippi Valley eastward, while warmer-than-normal conditions will prevail across southern Florida, along the northern Atlantic Coast, and from the Pacific Coast to the Plains. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation throughout the northern and eastern […] The post A seasonally active pattern to continue for some; early-Season heat to build in the Southwest appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Turns out, there’s a lot more floating around the planet Saturn than those famous rings. Space scientists announced last week they’ve discovered Saturn has 128 more moons, for a total of 274, far more than its larger neighbor Jupiter, with just 95 moons. University of Iowa physics and astronomy professor Allison Jaynes says she’s betting […] View Full Story
Retail prices for beef in the U.S. have already exceeded the record highs hit in 2024. With the costs of other proteins, like eggs, could that impact what consumers are putting in their grocery carts. Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says that remains to be seen. AUDIO: Healthy Living on retail prices The post How rising retail prices for proteins could shift the make-up of consumer grocery baskets appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Retail prices for beef in the U.S. have already exceeded the record highs hit in 2024. With the costs of other proteins, like eggs, could that impact what consumers are putting in their grocery carts. Charley Martinez with the University of Tennessee says that remains to be seen. AUDIO: Healthy Living on retail prices The post How rising retail prices for proteins could shift consumers grocery basket make-up appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
British farmer Mark Stubb credits several crop-specific Yield Enhancement Network programs for nearly doubling his wheat yields, and he was at the Michigan Wheat Program annual meeting to compare notes. The post British, U.S. farmers compare notes on wheat production using conservation practices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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