Agriculture

Across the Corn Belt, a record crest was established on Thursday along the Big Sioux River near Florence, South Dakota, topping a high-water mark set in April 1997.  Moderate flooding is occurring on the Big Sioux River as far south as Brookings, South Dakota.  Meanwhile, rain showers developing across the upper Midwest are contributing to runoff that has become heavy in recent days due to rapidly melting snow.  In advance […]

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures along and northwest of a line from western Arizona to Lake Superior, while warmer-than-normal weather will stretch from central and southern sections of the Rockies and Plains to the Atlantic Coast.  Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the country should contrast with drier-than-normal conditions in the lower Great Lakes region and central Appalachians. ...

The Biobased Academy is a comprehensive training program that aims to educate fleet and facility professionals and technicians on the operational, health, safety, and environmental benefits of biobased fleet and facilities products. Clean fuels are promoted through the program.  This episode of Fueling Conversations features Bailey Arnold, director of clean air initiatives with the American Lung Association. He discusses the organization’s role in partnership with the United Soybean Board in […]

A leader with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says the Midwest continues to be the beating heart of the equipment manufacturing industry. Kip Eideberg is the senior vice president of government and industry regulations with AEM.   “Our economic footprint continues to be focused around the Midwest, which is really the historical home of the equipment manufacturing industry. You look at states like Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, etc. A […]