Restaurant Sales and Prices Increase
(NAFB) – Consumers ramped up restaurant spending during the first half of 2021. Restaurant sales posted an increase in June, as consumers continued to burn off their pent-up demand for socialization and experiences, according to the National
Midwest Universities Researching Electric Weed Control
(NAFB) – Southern Illinois University Carbondale is collaborating on a project testing the use of electricity to control weeds in agricultural settings. Karla Gage, associate professor of weed science and plant biology, is working with researchers Mandy
FATAL ATV ACCIDENT IN COMPTON TOWNSHIP
A 39 male was operating an ATV and was found unresponsive near his ATV after an apparent accident. The ATV was traveling on a dirt road and lost control entering a ditch. Lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful. The
Corps Monitors Low Water on Upper Mississippi River, Navigation Continues
ST. PAUL, M.N. (NAFB) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is closely monitoring water levels on the Upper Mississippi River as drought conditions continue across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. However, the low water
Bipartisan Push for Farm Worker Labor Reform Slams Into GOP Border Security Objections
(NAFB) – Bipartisan support for farm labor immigration reform ran headlong into GOP complaints at a Senate Judiciary hearing, that the southern border must be secured first. There was no mistaking the bipartisan desire to fix the
USDA Announces More Key Staff Appointments
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NAFB) – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Wednesday named Daniel Whitley as Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service. Whitley most recently served as Acting Administrator for the USDA branch. Prior to that role, he was the
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal RFS
(NAFB) – The National Corn Growers Association strongly opposes a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week, referred to as the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act. NCGA says the legislation would remove the implied conventional biofuel
Brazil’s Second Corn Crop Is a “Disaster”
(NAFB) – Brazil’s second-corn crop was hit hard by frost during the final two days of June and the first day of July. Dr. Michael Cordonnier, President of Soybean and Corn Advisor Incorporated, says Brazil hadn’t been
Thursday, July 22nd Weather
TODAY: BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY, HOT AND HUMID. A LITTLE HAZY. HIGH: LOW TO MID 90S. HEAT INDEX TO THE MID TO UPPER 90S. WIND: LIGHT SOUTHERLY. AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON POSSIBLE,