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'Corn sweat' not only increases humidity, but can also cause flash droughts. Here's how
ST. LOUIS — There are more than 14 million acres of corn fields in Missouri and Illinois, and like other water-intensive plants, the crop has a large thirst to quench. Corn plants need one-and-one-quarter inches of rainfall in July and August to maintain rapid growth and produce the best possible yields, according to the University of Missouri. That rain has been hard to come by during the states' recent, repeated droughts.
Kahoks' Pitcher Ethan Bagwell Named To Class 4A All-State Team
PALOS HEIGHTS - Ethan Bagwell, a senior pitcher for Collinsville, was named to the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A All-State Team in a press release on Monday. Bagwell enjoyed a solid senior season for the Kahoks' baseball team, going 4-3 in 11 games on the mound, all...
Quantum technology companies set for big tax incentives under new law
June 27, 2024 -Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday gave final approval to a plan to bolster the state’s tech industry, including an incentives package – backed by $500 million in the state budget – aimed at making Illinois the nation’s leader in quantum computing. The package...
New Train Service Now From Minnesota to Illinois Took 12 Years
Good things come to those who wait and that apparently includes trains as there is much rejoicing about a new service connecting Minnesota and Illinois that took 12 years to get done. I saw Route Fifty share the news of a train line called Borealis which is Amtrak service between...
How Illinois soybean farmers deal with the effects of climate change
WATERMAN, Ill. (CBS) – Illinois is the top grower of soybeans in the U.S., most of which is used to feed the chicken and beef eaten by consumers, but climate change is affecting local farmers and may end up affecting what shoppers pay at the store.About an hour west of Chicago, the pace is a little slower in DeKalb County, where Ryan Frieders, a seventh-generation farmer, and his family grow crops on about 2,400 acres, an area about 10 times the size of Millennium Park."We have some of the best soils in the world," Frieders said.And no one watches the...
Friday’s rain outlook, and June’s rainfall review
FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT Scattered showers will be possible at any time Friday, but Friday night into Saturday morning offers the best chance for widespread showers and possible thunderstorms as a secondary wave arrives from the southwest. Tracking future radar at various times. FRIDAY SEVERE OUTLOOK Active weather returns for at least part of the area Friday […]
Dredging season begins on the Mississippi
The Dredge Potter, owned and operated by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, has begun the dredging season along the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. They started in the Grafton area and will clear out the channel up there before moving on to the Perry Island area, which is also near Grafton.
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