A Webster County man who’d been reported missing was seriously injured early Wednesday afternoon in an accident on Highway 30 near State Center. The Marshall County Sheriffs Office says the driver of the passenger vehicle involved in the crash was 89-year-old Robert Craigmile of Gowrie, who had been reported missing on Tuesday. Craigmile was severely […] View Full Story
Woodbury County is taking legal action against the town of Salix over the annexation of land being considered for a potential data center. Google announced Monday it is evaluating the 900-acre site there for a possible data center. Woodbury County officials, including Supervisor chair Mark Nelson, want a judge to rule whether the annexation was […] View Full Story
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst and other Republicans on a Senate panel have voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of congress for refusing to answer questions about pandemic-related decisions he made. Ernst questioned Fauci last week during his appearance at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing. “Americans deserve answers about reports that you may have […] View Full Story
The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says the proposed changes to state cost sharing in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program remains the biggest sticking point as the farm bill is marked up. Amy Klobuchar from Minnesota says the improvements giving states one more year to comply is only a band-aid. “Because one […] The post Klobuchar: SNAP cost-sharing remains biggest obstacle to Senate farm bill appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A Minnesota company is closing a facility it’s operated in northern Iowa for 39 years and offering its 23 employees in Lake Mills transfers to a plant in a Minneapolis suburb. The Lake Mills facility will close in October. It produces gourmet meals and other food for Lunds and Byerlys, which operates 28 stores in […] View Full Story
The vice president of Nebraska-based Moving Parts, LLC says the commodity market will soon get its first official look at the size of the current U.S. crop. Scott Custard says he expects the USDA’s August supply and demand report to show production down from last year. “We’re setting ourselves up for probably a 16-billion-bushel corn crop.” […] The post All eyes on the August WASDE appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Ohio’s director of agriculture says a new center at the state fair is highlighting each sector of the industry. Brian Baldridge says the Ohio Agriculture Center is now open. “This is a 177,000 square feet building,” he says. “Whether it’s pork, lamb, beef, dairy, and poultry, it’s truly showcasing everything Ohio agriculture has to offer.” […] The post Ohio State Fair unveils new agriculture center to connect producers to consumers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
The USDA’s Under Secretary of Farm Production and Conservation confirms temporary service reductions are being considered at some Missouri Farm Service Agency offices as the agency evaluates staffing. Richard Fordyce tells Brownfield he’s not sure which locations are impacted, but the decisions being made are being done to provide the best service with existing funds. […] The post Fordyce: USDA evaluating temporary service reductions at Missouri FSA offices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms in the vicinity of a cold front extend southwestward from the Great Lakes region. The front separates cool air across the upper Midwest from warm, humid conditions in the eastern Corn Belt. Recent and ongoing rain showers, along with near- or below-normal temperatures, have benefited corn and soybeans. […] The post Near-seasonal warmth to extreme heat covers much of the Heartland; scattered showers & t-storms for some appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of hotter-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near-normal temperatures along and near the Canadian border from northeastern Montana to northern New England. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions across Florida’s peninsula. The post Cooler air on the move for some; rainfall to favor the Corn Belt, parts of the Plains appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
