Montana State

Jeff Van Pevenage, president and CEO of Columbia Grain International, said Columbia Grain’s elevators and terminals across Montana and North Dakota are preparing for pulse and grain harvest. Harvest is underway in Montana with winter wheat (and in Washington and Idaho), but Colombia Grain is concerned about low protein...

Columbia Grain prepares elevators for big spring wheat harvest

Iowa State

Mason County, IL

According to The Popcorn Board, Americans consume 14 billion quarts of popcorn each year. “That’s 43 quarts per man, woman and child,” the board says on its website. Popcorn is mostly grown in the Midwest, primarily in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska and Ohio. Popcorn is also the state snack for Illinois.

Farmers diversify with popcorn acres

Kansas State

According to the U.S Drought Monitor, approximately 20% of Kansas presently faces drought conditions, while 40% remains abnormally dry. Many issues arise from this lack of rainfall that affects livestock producers. Kansas State University beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster said ranchers who grow their own hay encounter forage fields that yield less than normal, which leaves them needing to buy more.

Got Hay? A guide to purchasing forage

Illinois State

According to the USDA’s Crop Progress report released August 5, 81% of Illinois’ corn and 75% of the state's soybeans were rated Good to Excellent as August began. Plus, progress is ahead. Here, two agronomists take a closer look at the numbers, disease control, and outlook. Corn condition...

What’s going on with Illinois’ corn and soybeans?

Ohio State

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The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

California State

Hawaii State

Real Simple

These unlucky states boast grocery prices well above the national average.

5 States With the Highest Grocery Bills, According to the U.S. Census Bureau

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The last several years, August has been very volatile. A lot of information comes at you. What should you do with it all?. In late June, I got a good question from a customer at one of my seminars in Iowa: “Should I buy some calls and puts every year during the last few days of July?” he asked. “The corn and soybean markets have been so volatile in August. It’s either straight up when the weather is bad, or straight down when the USDA comes out with its usual bearish reports.”

USDA reports to watch in August

Lakeside, NE

There’s a really good chance for rain the end of the week, and we are pretty desperate for any amount. Pastures are looking sick. Even the swarms of grasshoppers are soon going to be dying off because of the lack of vegetation, which is something I’m not going to be very upset over.

Gorging on grasshoppers - help yourself!

North Carolina State

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Biscuitville, a North Carolina-based chain, has been named the No. 1 fast-food breakfast spot in the nation by USA Today's 10Best. This accolade comes after a month-long voting period where people across the country chose their favorite breakfast destinations.

North Carolina-based chain ranks No. 1 in the nation for fast-food breakfast. Here’s why

Rabun County, GA

Now Habersham

The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating a missing elderly man from Rabun County. According to Rabun County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Mark Gerrells, Vaughn Callenback was last seen on July 5 in Rabun County. A missing persons report was filed by a family member on July 13.

Search continues for missing elderly man

Savannah, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Corn futures were bouncing from the early weakness into Tuesday’s midday, but the closing action saw futures call 1 to 2 cents in the front months. June corn exports out of the US totaled 5.496 MMT (216.38 mbu), which was a 3-year high but down 7.89% from the May shipment total. The official Census data has exports at 47.81 MMT, or 1.88 bbu, through June, leaving 342 mbu needed to reach USDA’s projection in the last 2 months of the marketing year.

Corn Strength Rejected on Tuesday

Tennessee State

Lawrence County, TN

Despite recent rains, the corn crop in some parts of Tennessee is in bad shape after a dry summer. Ernie Jones, a fifth-generation farmer in Lawrence County, Tennessee, says that during the last week of July his farm received several good rains. However, those rains came too little, too late for his corn crop.

Tennessee corn farmer reports ‘total devastation’ despite recent rains

While a cow grazing in a field isn’t typically remarkable, U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists have identified potential ecological benefits of strategically applied livestock grazing in sagebrush communities across U.S. western rangelands. As recently published in the scientific journal Ecosphere, the collaborative research effort among Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...

Strategic livestock grazing can benefit sagebrush

One little soybean can pack quite a punch. These legumes provide a powerful source of protein and are equally valuable for use in fuel, plastics, rubbers, adhesives, solvents, lubricants and more. No matter what that bean will become in the end, nearly all soybeans have a common destination after leaving...

Will soybean plants ‘crush’ the competition?

On August 8, a 2-year-old Quarter Horse filly in Cass County, North Dakota, tested positive for respiratory equine herpesvirus (EHV). The horse, who is unvaccinated, developed clinical signs of EHV on August 1, including lethargy, fever, and nasal discharge. She is currently quarantined. Two additional cases are suspected, and three horses are exposed.

North Dakota Horse Positive for Respiratory EHV

Missouri State

Kansas, OK

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Federal wildlife officials on Monday proposed listing a large butterfly once prevalent in the grasslands of Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri as threatened. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would seek protections for the regal fritillary, large non-migratory butterfly with orange and black markings. It exists in an eastern and western subspecies. The service […]

Federal wildlife officials propose listing butterfly as threatened in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma

Massachusetts State

Scituate, MA

Dianna Carney

The Scituate Animal Shelter of Massachusetts recently introduced a unique cat named Inky, who is looking for his forever home. Inky's story is one of resilience and hope, and the shelter is seeking a cat-savvy owner who can provide the understanding and care he needs.

Meet Inky: A Former Street Cat With A Tough Past & A Bright Future

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Extension agents finding FHB in maturing wheat fields

A two-week stretch of very warm temperatures and lots of sun have brightened up the mostly small soybean plants across the state and have added height...

Extension agents finding FHB in maturing wheat fields

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