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USDA has invested $320 million dollars into projects across 19 states to create and improve markets for food and agricultural businesses. The funding will help expand processing capacity, production, and resources for businesses across the food supply chain. Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio were among the states to receive grants and loans as part of the Biden Administration’s Investing in America agenda. ...

Michigan State University researchers say the first three months of this year were the wettest on record for the state and that’s helping crops survive the current drought. Thumb area farmer Jeff Krohn tells Brownfield aside from wheat, his crops are faring ok. “It forces crops to put down deeper roots, get into that moisture so we get into the growing season with taller, bigger crops that require more moisture,” […]

You might have seen some social media posts recently where dairy farmers are dumping milk.  But why does this happen?  University of Missouri dairy economist Scott Brown says it’s oversupply. AUDIO: Healthy Living on milk dumping ...

Across the Corn Belt, smoky, hazy conditions continue to plague portions of the upper Midwest.  Meanwhile, any lingering showers are confined to the upper Great Lakes region.  Across most corn- and soybean-production areas, relatively cool but dry weather is further reducing soil moisture availability.  Nearly all areas of the Corn Belt have reported below-average rainfall in recent weeks, leading to a gradual reduction in crop and pasture vitality. On the […]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures across the middle one-third of the U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions will prevail in the West and from the central and southern Appalachians to the Atlantic Coast, from Georgia to southern New England.   Meanwhile, near- or above-normal rainfall across much of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal weather in northern Maine, parts of the Midwest, and an […]