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Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across most of the country.  Cooler-than-normal conditions should be confined to an area stretching from southern California to the southern High Plains. Meanwhile drier-than-normal weather should be limited to western Washington and an area stretching from the Great Lakes region to New England. ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued its ruling on Sackett vs. EPA and a Minnesota ag lawyer says the decision provides more clarity on the Clean Water Act. Kale Van Bruggen with the Rinke-Noonan Law Firm tells Brownfield the ruling defined adjacent wetlands, an area of concern for farmers and ranchers. “This court ruling is similar to a case ruling from 2008 that says when it comes to adjacent wetlands, […]

A dairy cooperative has selected a new Chief Financial Officer. Wisconsin-based Organic Valley named Abed Abdo to the post on Monday. The certified public accountant has more than twenty years in financial management.  Abdo comes to Organic Valley from the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, where he served as their CFO since 2019.  Abdo also previously handled finances for ConvaTec Group and several divisions of […]

A central Wisconsin farmer says field progress this spring has been slower than usual because of excess moisture in some fields.  John Eron farms west of Stevens Point, and says for him, tillage and planting began in the lower lands this year. “We’re noticing a lot of the sidehill seeps are pushing out a lot of water, which happens one out of ten years and apparently, this is the year […]