An acclaimed National Geographic photographer will offer central Iowans an audio-visual tour of the world’s so-called Blue Zones, places where people tend to live longer, healthier lives, often past one-hundred. David McLain has spent 15 years exploring those areas and is bringing stories of the residents to the Civic Center of Des Moines as part […] View Full Story
President Trump’s nominee for USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs says America’s ag trade deficit is impacting the entire U.S. economy. During a confirmation hearing before the Senate Ag CommitteeTuesday, Luke Lindberg, who is currently president and CEO of South Dakota Trade, says he supports free trade agreements that could help reverse […] The post Lindberg addresses ag trade deficit during confirmation hearing appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions across Florida’s peninsula and from southern California to the southern High Plains. Meanwhile, below-normal rainfall in most areas from the Mississippi Valley eastward should contrast with wetter-than-normal weather in the southern Atlantic region and […] The post A pattern shift to warmer (early-season heat?) days ahead; a reversal of rainfall for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, Tuesday’s severe thunderstorms resulted in localized wind damage from southern Missouri into parts of Ohio. Early Wednesday, a new round of heavy showers is spreading into the middle Mississippi Valley. In contrast, cool, dry weather covers the Great Lakes region, where scattered to widespread frost was noted early Wednesday. Temperatures below […] The post Another active day’s worth of weather for parts of the Heartland; heavy rain, flooding & storms appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
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