Across the Corn Belt, cold, breezy conditions persist. Excess soil moisture continues to inhibit fieldwork, especially in the eastern Corn Belt. On November 25, topsoil moisture in Ohio was rated 65% surplus. The U.S. soybean harvest, 94% finished by the 25th, is nearing completion at the slowest pace in the modern era. Since the mid-1990s, …
Nov 28
An unsettled pattern throughout the Heartland
Windy, cold weather will linger across the Northeast into Thursday, while significant rain and snow will fall across much of the West. Five-day precipitation totals could reach 4 to 8 inches or more in the Sierra Nevada. During the weekend, stormy weather will return across the northern Plains and most areas from the Mississippi Valley …
Nov 28
Keeping the crop healthy and keeping costs down
Commodity prices aren’t expected to make a rapid recovery anytime soon. In this Managing for Profit, Scott Bruchette with Bayer CropScience talks about how their incentives program helps growers keep up their weed management strategies and helps to boost their return on investment. Continue reading Keeping the crop healthy and keeping costs down at Brownfield …
Nov 28
Tickets for Kenny Chesney’s 2019 Songs for the Saints Tour up for grabs Friday, December 7
Courtesy Getty ImagesTickets for Kenny Chesney’s 2019 Songs for the Saints Tour will officially go on sale on Friday, December 7. Seats for all 19 stops on the trek will be available at 10 a.m. local time at KennyChesney.com. While the “Get Along” superstar typically puts on a major summer stadium tour, next year he’s decided to …
Nov 28
Winter Weather Advisory issued November 28 at 8:54AM MST until November 28 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations less than an inch, with sleet and freezing rain accumulations generally a few hundredths of an inch which will cause a light glaze.
Nov 28
All eyes on Magnus Carlsen as he tries to win his 4th world chess championship
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for World Chess(LONDON) — The world’s next chess champion will be decided Wednesday in London. Reigning champion, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, and his American challenger, Fabiano Caruana, have so far battled it out in an intriguing series of 12 games throughout the month of November, ending in 12 draws. Now a series of …
Nov 28
Winter Weather Advisory issued November 28 at 7:04AM MST until November 28 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations less than an inch, with sleet and freezing rain accumulations generally a few hundredths of an inch which will cause a light glaze.
Nov 28
Indiana house fire kills six, including four children
iStock/Thinkstock(LOGANSPORT, Ind.) — Four children and two adults have died after getting trapped in a house fire in Logansport, Indiana. The fire ignited just before 2 a.m. local time on Wednesday, according to Cass County Sheriff Randy Pryor. Two other adults managed to escape as the flames engulfed the home. They were transported to a …
Nov 28
Hunger Tree seeking your help
In the spirit of the Christmas holiday season the Mitchell Adult Nutrition Program is once again sponsoring the Hunger Tree. City Community Services Director Jessica Pickett says the tree holds the names of 51 seniors who can’t afford a nutritious meal on a regular basis. “A meal is four-dollars and a punch-ticket which is 20 …
Nov 28
Ivanka Trump gets first-hand look at new tech partnership with Apple
ABC News(WILDER, Idaho) — Ivanka Trump traveled to Wilder, Idaho, Tuesday to meet with Apple CEO Tim Cook and learn more about a technical skills training initiative that Apple is implementing in the rural community. Trump sat in as elementary school students worked with their mentors to work on interpersonal skills, which Trump said are …