Month: April 2025
The benefits of adopting cover crops
Cover crop acreage continues to grow. In this episode of Managing for Profit, Dr. Rob Myers with the University of Missouri explains more about the National Cover Crop Survey and the importance of its results. [Read More…]
Scattered rain & storms accompany warm weather over parts of the Plains, Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, lingering chilly weather is mostly limited to the upper Great Lakes region, where Wednesday’s maximum temperatures will be near or below 65°F. Cold fronts continue to cross the Midwest, with one [Read More…]
Wisconsin’s certified seed potato bill clears state Senate, grazing bill on hold
The Chairman of the Wisconsin State Senate Agriculture Committee says legislation that would give the state’s certified seed potato law additional enforcement tools passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday and advanced to the Assembly. Patrick Testin [Read More…]
A mild to unseasonably warm pattern for many; showery throughout much of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or below-normal temperatures in the West, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from Plains eastward. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation should occur nearly nationwide, with drier-than-normal [Read More…]
6.2 magnitude earthquake near Istanbul rattles Turkey
(LONDON) — A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has rattled much of Turkey Wednesday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake occurred at a depth of just 6.2 miles with the epicenter of the [Read More…]
Wildfire in New Jersey explodes to 8,500 acres as residents evacuated and structures threatened
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images (OCEAN COUNTY, NJ) — A wildfire in New Jersey has exploded to approximately 8,500 acres since it was first reported on Tuesday afternoon. The Jones Road Wildfire is now [Read More…]
City of Uvalde reaches settlement with families of school shooting victims
Evadulia Orta, mother of Rojelio Torres, a victim in the shootings at Robb Elementary School holds a photo of her son as she is interviewed with her sister by ABC News, Uvalde, Texas, May 26, [Read More…]
‘Doomsday mom’ Lori Daybell found guilty in murder conspiracy trial
Pool via ABC News (CHANDLER, AZ) — Lori Daybell, the mother convicted of murdering two of her children in a so-called doomsday plot, has now been found guilty of conspiring with her brother to kill [Read More…]
Karen Read on trial again for alleged murder of police officer boyfriend
Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald (BOSTON) — A Massachusetts woman is on trial again for the death of her police officer boyfriend, after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the initial murder trial last [Read More…]
2025 Elite Eight Girls Athletes of the Year
Athletes must be a Junior or a Senior, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, be involved in community and school activities, be an elite athlete, and be nominated by their coach or administration. The [Read More…]
Rubio plans sweeping reorganization of the State Department
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to dramatically restructure the State Department that would see many of its longstanding offices and hundreds of positions eliminated. [Read More…]
Supreme Court leans toward parents in dispute over LGBTQ storybooks in school
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Tuesday signaled that it is poised to establish a right of parents to opt-out their children from public school instruction that conflicts with sincerely held [Read More…]
Seniors lost $4.8 billion to scammers in 2024: FBI
Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Seniors lost $4.8 billion in 2024 to scammers, according to a report released Wednesday by the FBI. In total, people in the United States lost $16.6 [Read More…]
Luka scores 31, and the Lakers muscle past the Timberwolves 94-85 to even 1st-round series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rui Hachimura got smacked in the face early in Game 2, and he headed to the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room with a bleeding nose. He was back on the court [Read More…]
Byron Buxton’s diving catch in the 9th inning seals the Twins’ 4-2 win over the White Sox
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bailey Ober worked six strong innings to win his second straight start, Trevor Larnach hit a two-run homer and Byron Buxton made a diving catch to end the game and seal the Minnesota Twins’ [Read More…]
Olivia Munn says Jon Hamm gave her confidence she could still act after five-year break
Apple Olivia Munn stars alongside Jon Hamm in the new Apple TV+ series Your Friends & Neighbors. The actress told ABC Audio she was initially “very intimidated to meet and especially work with” the Mad [Read More…]
March milk production up
Milk production rose during March. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says production jumped to 19 billion pounds, which is 1% higher than a year ago and two billion pounds higher than February. USDA also revised [Read More…]
Could the next pope be from Africa or Asia? Experts weigh in
Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis marked multiple firsts for the papacy, becoming the first Latin American pope and the first from the Southern Hemisphere when elected in 2013. He was also [Read More…]
Robert Irwin joins ABC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season 34
Don Arnold/WireImage Robert Irwin is heading to the ballroom. At Hulu’s first-ever Get Real! event on Tuesday in Beverly Hills, California, it was announced that the wildlife conservationist, photographer and son of the late Steve [Read More…]
Mitchell Baseball Loses Late at Sioux Falls Lincoln
A Sioux Falls Lincoln walkoff win in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Patriots a 6-5 win on Tuesday night vs. Mitchell. Kasen Christiansen’s single to center field scored Owen Lechtenberg from third [Read More…]
You must be logged in to post a comment.