The Woodbury County Attorney plans another trial in a Sioux City cold case that ended with the jury unable to reach a decision. County Attorney James Loomis says he will re-try 63-year-old Thomas Popp in the 1983 shooting death of Terry McCauley of Sioux City. The judge declared a mistrial last month after jurors remained […] View Full Story
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza cases are increasing in South Dakota as the fall migration continues. State veterinarian Dr. Mendel Miller says there have been at least six confirmations since the start of August, mostly with commercial breeders and turkey farms. “It seems early for the migraration. It’s certaintly not in full force, but there is […] The post South Dakota sees uptick in HPAI cases as fall migration begins appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
An ag economist says soaring transportation costs are adding to financial pressure for cattle producers. Josh Maples with Mississippi State University Extension says the increase comes at a particularly difficult time of year and is further squeezing margins. “We’re at the time of the year where we need to be moving stuff, and we need to […] The post Soaring transportation expenses are putting additional financial pressure on cattle producers appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A potentially historic stretch of wet weather is expected to set harvest back in Iowa. Iowa State University Extension field agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz covers the north-central part of the state and says. “We are, sadly to say, on track for one of our wettest Septembers we’ve seen in recent years if not the wettest September […] The post Wet September threatens to delay harvest in Iowa appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
Recent rain is expected to stunt harvest activity across parts of Minnesota. Brad Finstad and his family grow corn and soybeans near New Ulm in the south-central part of the state. “We opened up our soybeans and were ready to get going and then we got hit with a couple inches of rain. It’s going […] The post Harvest faces delays following rain across Minnesota appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in eastern Missouri says corn harvest is on hold due to the weekend rains, but the crop is variable. Jim Boerding in St. Charles County says some fields burned up along the Missouri River “but on the other ground, yields seem to be higher than usual. Overall, yields seem to be higher than […] The post Eastern Missouri corn yields variable as harvest progresses appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A dry bean grower says harvest is still about two weeks away because of cooler weather in the Thumb. Tuscola County’s Steve Ewald tells Brownfield, “It does kind of slow down the rate of maturity when it gets cooler.” “Right now, the crop is made, it just might need some color and that kind of […] The post Cooler weather slows crop drying in Michigan appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A central Illinois farmer says this week’s rains are a welcome relief. Ken Franklin, who grows corn and soybeans in Christian County, says the late summer heat has taken a toll. “We’ve been rolling pretty good the past couple weeks.” He says, “It’s kind of pick your poison. You’re either going to have really dry […] The post Change in the weather a welcome harvest respite for central Illinois farmer appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
A farmer in south-central South Dakota says the recent rains are bringing positive attitudes and much-needed moisture for the recently planted winter wheat. “Now that we have some moisture in the soil profile, it should pop up out of the ground,” says Bryan Jorgensen. He says there’s been nice, slow rains since Thursday, and it’s […] The post Recent rains boost South Dakota winter wheat outlook appeared first on Brownfield Ag News. View Full Story
