Steve Nedved
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Mar 22
Farmers on edge about spring planting
Franklin tested their planter on high ground in preparation for dryer planting conditions. Wet weather has farmers on edge about spring planting. “It’s not dire yet, but boy, there is some head scratching going on.” Ken Franklin farms corn, beans and wheat in Taylorville, Illinois. He tells Brownfield he posted a photo on Twitter of …
Mar 22
DC Must Step Up on Flood Disaster Aid Now
Widespread historic flooding across Midwest can’t be dismissed by Washington, DC, lawmakers as a “seasonal thing” or a one-off event. It will have dramatic negative impact across the agriculture supply chain, from forcing some producers out of business to keeping other farmers from spring planting, to drastically cutting the cattle supply to springboarding feed prices …
Mar 22
Iowa’s governor requests expedited disaster declaration
Hamburg, Iowa (photo courtesy IPTV) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has asked President Trump to grant an expedited Major Disaster Declaration for 57 counties that have been impacted by recent flooding along the Missouri River and other parts of the state. In her request, Reynolds also indicated that the state will need federal recovery assistance in …
Mar 22
Flood Warning issued March 22 at 10:34AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Minnesota… Pipestone Creek at Pipestone …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon
Mar 22
Flood Warning issued March 22 at 10:34AM MDT until March 30 at 2:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Minnesota… Pipestone Creek at Pipestone …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon
Mar 22
Amid wait for Ethiopian Airlines crash data, carrier asks Boeing to cancel MAX 8 order
the_guitar_mann/iStock(NEW YORK) — In the latest blow to the world’s biggest commercial airline manufacturer, a flagship carrier in Indonesia is asking Boeing if it can cancel a nearly $5 billion order of 737 MAX 8 planes because of lack of consumer trust in the jetliner. Garuda Indonesia, the nation’s government-backed airline, ordered nearly 50 Boeing …
Mar 22
Financial pain on dairy farms being felt by neighbors
The financial pain endured on many dairy farms is being felt by surrounding communities. South Dakota dairy farmer and Midwest Dairy chairman Allen Merrill says several years of negative margins has taken a toll on dairy farmers and their neighbors. “You just talk to some of the people that we use (who) service dairy farmers, …
Mar 22
Modest increase in conventional corn interest
A Midwest seed company is seeing a modest uptick in conventional corn interest. Wyffels Hybrids agronomist Brent Tharp says non-GMO sales are up about one to two percent this year. “It’s not a wholesale change, I think there’s guys looking at it (and) experimenting with it.” He tells Brownfield there has been a greater shift …
Mar 22
Flood recovery in parts of the western Corn Belt
Across the In the Corn Belt, showery, windy weather dominates the lower Great Lakes region. Rain has changed to snow showers in some northern areas. Meanwhile, flood recovery in the western Corn Belt continues under a dry weather pattern, allowing producers in the hardest-hit areas to further assess impacts on livestock, stored crops, farm equipment, …
Mar 22
Following arrest of K-pop star, South Korea deals with fallout of video camera sex scandal
South Korea’s National Police Agency(SEOUL, South Korea) — Police in South Korea are cracking down on the illegal filming and sharing of sex videos amid a widening scandal that uncovered spy cameras in the motel rooms of hundreds of guests and the high-profile arrest of a K-pop celebrity this week. The stepped-up efforts by authorities …