Month: September 2024
Nebraska farmer to begin soybean harvest this week
A Nebraska farmer says he intends to begin harvesting soybeans this week. Jay Reiners tells Brownfield his crops are mostly good. “We’ve snagged some rain. Dryland’s going to be alright, probably not as good as [Read More…]
Lack of moisture impacting fall crops in western Kansas
A western Kansas farmer says a lack of moisture is impacting the fall crops. Clay Schemm tells Brownfield. “We had right around, I think 1,000 acres of corn get adjusted to between 1.1 and 1.5 [Read More…]
Harvest picking up across Illinois
The USDA says harvest is progressing in Illinois. Montgomery County farmer Mark Schweizer says he’ll start harvest this week. “Got a few neighbors that have, and it’s been really good, so I’m yeah, I’m anxious [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn, and wheat start the week lower
Soybeans were lower, in a very quiet trade. Soybeans are facing some harvest pressure as the trade was looking ahead to the USDA’s updated crop progress. Nationwide, soybeans are 6% harvested, which is near the [Read More…]
Mitchell Boys Golf Take Home Fifth in Brookings
Mitchell boys golf took home a fifth place at the Bill Scholten Invitational on Monday at the Brookings Country Club. The Kernels shot +19 as a team with Asher Dannenbring and Carter McCormick both finishing [Read More…]
South Dakota High School Football Media Polls – September 16
The South Dakota Prep Media football poll for the week of Sept. 16 is listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]
South Dakota High School Volleyball Media Polls – September 16
Here is the South Dakota Media Volleyball Poll for the week of Sept. 16, 2024. Teams are listed with first place votes in parenthesis, record, points and previous ranking. CLASS AA 1. Harrisburg (16) 5-0 [Read More…]
Emmys in memoriam segment forgets Shelley Duvall, Chita Rivera and more
Disney/Frank Micelotta It’s nearly inevitable that after any awards show, people will notice some celebrity names were omitted from the in memoriam segment, and Sunday night’s Emmys were no exception. The names of Shelley Duvall, [Read More…]
‘Bridgerton’ season 4 in production: See first photos of Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha
Netflix/Gavin Bond The first photos of the Bridgerton season 4 stars are officially out, featuring joint shots with season leads Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha. Netflix dropped the new images on Monday and also announced that season 4 of [Read More…]
Kathy Bates denies retirement from acting: “It was misunderstood”
Disney/Stewart Cook Well, it looks like Kathy Bates isn’t retiring after Matlock after all. Bates stopped by ABC’s On the Red Carpet show before Sunday night’s 76th Emmy Awards, where she threw cold water on a New York [Read More…]
Pockets of harvest activity in Iowa
Iowa’s Ag Secretary says unseasonably warm and dry conditions allowed farmers to chop silage, seed cover crops, and make harvest preparations last week. In response to USDA’s latest weekly crop update, Mike Naig said are [Read More…]
9% of U.S. corn, 6% of soybeans harvested
The U.S. corn harvest took a slight jump forward last week. The USDA says 9% of the crop is harvested as of Sunday, just ahead of the five-year average of 6%, with most of that [Read More…]
Kentucky harvest update: corn 33%, soybeans 11% harvested
Corn harvest has been underway for a couple of weeks for northwest Kentucky farmer Keith Tapp. “Everything that has been coming in, we’re happy with the yields,” he says. “But that’s what we got planted [Read More…]
Michigan harvests moving rapidly
Michigan crops are quickly maturing with continued dry weather and harvests are started ahead of the five year average. Saginaw Valley farmer John Burk tells Brownfield he’s seeing record dry bean yields in some areas [Read More…]
Tennessee harvests ahead of average
Rains from southern hurricanes finally reached many parts of Tennessee. USDA says corn condition is rated 45 percent good to excellent with 97 percent dented, 85 percent mature, and 36 percent harvested. Cotton in the [Read More…]
Trump says Biden-Harris ‘rhetoric’ to blame for Florida assassination attempt
Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WEST PALM BEACH , Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump on Monday blamed a polarized political environment and “rhetoric” from Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden for [Read More…]
“TV has to look like the real world”: Niecy Nash-Betts on LGBTQ representation on television
Disney/Stewart Cook Good Morning America caught up with Emmy presenter Niecy Nash-Betts and her wife, Jessica Betts, at the event’s after-party Sunday, and they spoke about queer representation on TV. “Everyone wants to be fully seen,” Niecy [Read More…]
Jeremy Allen White says seeing ‘The Bear’ co-stars winning Emmys is “beautiful”
Disney/Stewart Cook In an upset, Hacks beat The Bear for Outstanding Comedy Series at Sunday night’s Emmy Awards, but the FX series still walked away with an mantel full of awards for its second season. [Read More…]
Reese Witherspoon teases “really cool” project with a ‘Real Housewives’ cast membeR
Disney/Laura Grier On the red carpet before Sunday night’s Emmy Awards, Reese Witherspoon, the producer of the Emmy-winning HBO hit The Morning Show, teased a new project with a Real Housewives star. Witherspoon wasn’t naming [Read More…]
Farmers Union legislative fly-in covers more than just farm bill
Ag policy beyond the farm bill was discussed during the National Farmers Union legislative fly-in last week. Minnesota Farmers Union president Gary Wertish tells Brownfield biofuels came up in conversations with lawmakers. “We have an [Read More…]
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