Month: March 2025

Watch the rebellion unfold in new ‘Andor’ season 2 trailer
Des Willie The rebellion assembles in the new trailer for Andor season 2. Disney+ released the trailer for the final season of the Emmy-nominated Star Wars series on Monday. The second and final season of [Read More…]

Custom ag drone applicator increasing acres per hour
The scale and effectiveness of ag applicator drones continue to increase. Jordan Stickle with Agri-Spray Drones of Austin, Minnesota says he’s seen a significant jump since getting into the business three years ago. “My first [Read More…]

AgMarket.Net acreage estimates put corn over 95 million
Private estimates are coming in ahead of USDA’s Prospective Plantings report at the end of the month. Matt Bennett with AgMarket.Net tells Brownfield they surveyed growers across the U.S. and found more than half of [Read More…]

Reconciliation and the new farm bill
A U.S. Representative from Kansas says the reconciliation process could affect the progress of a new farm bill. “Because it impacts the pay-fors that exist in the farm bill.” Sharice Davids, a Democratic member of the [Read More…]

Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official
Interior view of destroyed Nasser Hospital following the Israeli attack in Khan Yunis, Gaza/Abdallah F.s. Alattar/Anadolu via Getty Images) (LONDON) — A senior Hamas official was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in [Read More…]

School choice programs divide Republicans as Trump moves to eliminate Department of Education
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to reduce the Department of Education to its essential functions. The directive tells what’s left of the agency to prioritize sending money to school [Read More…]

Florida man arrested after driving car into protesters at Tesla dealership: Police
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A Florida man was arrested after driving a car into a group of protesters at a Tesla dealership on Saturday, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. [Read More…]

Judge won’t dissolve order blocking Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act for deportations
ftwitty/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Venezuelan migrants removed by the Trump administration to El Salvador last week deserved to have a court hearing before their deportations to determine whether they belonged to the Tren de [Read More…]

3 wildfires prompt evacuations in North Carolina’s Polk County
Allison Joyce/Getty Images (POLK COUNTY, N.C.) — Evacuation orders were issued Sunday for parts of Polk County, North Carolina, where three large wildfires have burned more than 3,000 acres combined and two of the blazes [Read More…]

Trump appoints Alina Habba as US attorney for New Jersey
Jason Almond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday named Alina Habba, his personal attorney-turned-White House counselor, to serve as the next interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey. [Read More…]

Usha Vance, US officials to visit Greenland as Trump pushes for US ownership
Jason Almond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Second lady Usha Vance will be part of a delegation traveling to Greenland this week, after President Donald Trump’s repeated statements that the U.S. [Read More…]

Supreme Court to hear Louisiana race and redistricting case
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The United States Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a Louisiana case involving politics, race and voting maps with potential implications for the 2026 midterm elections. The justices [Read More…]

In brief: Regina Hall, Jimmy Tatro join new Will Ferrell comedy and more
Will Ferrell and Zac Efron‘s upcoming comedy film for Amazon MGM Studios has two new cast members. Regina Hall and Jimmy Tatro have joined the film’s cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline, respectively. [Read More…]

HPAI in Ingham County backyard poultry
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza for the first time in Ingham County this year. The state says the backyard flock is the second detection of the [Read More…]

A typical, early-Spring weather pattern covers most of the Nation
Across the Corn Belt, wet snow is blanketing portions of the upper Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, cool, dry weather covers the remainder of the Midwest. Monday morning’s minimum temperatures fell below 10°F in parts of [Read More…]

Protecting risk management tools crucial for pork producers
The president of the National Pork Producers Council says protecting access to risk protection programs is a priority for the nation’s hog producers. Duane Stateler, a multi-generational farmer from Ohio, says Livestock Risk Protection and [Read More…]

Enlist Corn: A Winning Package
Growers have experienced the advantages of Enlist E3 soybeans, and now they can expand those benefits in their corn acres with Enlist corn. Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Jeff Moon says Vorceed Enlist and PowerCore Enlist [Read More…]

Cattle prices continue to push higher
The market news manager for the Missouri Department of Agriculture says sale barns throughout the state continue to see record-high prices for cattle. Tony Hancock says as pastures are greening up, the demand for all [Read More…]

City Hall extended hours announced
Mayor Jordan Hanson has announced that City Hall will have extended hours Monday- Thursday from May 26- August 29 in 2025. The revised hours are to allow citizens time before 8am and after 5pm to [Read More…]

The fairest of them all: ‘Snow White’ tops the weekend box office with $43 million
Disney Despite battling negative press before its release, Disney’s Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler in the title role, managed to snag a box office win this weekend. According to Box Office Mojo, the film brought [Read More…]