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Michigan harvests moving rapidly

Michigan crops are quickly maturing with continued dry weather and harvests are started ahead of the five year average. Saginaw Valley farmer John Burk tells Brownfield he’s seeing record dry bean yields in some areas and high tonnage in early-harvested sugarbeets. “Crop wise, things... Read More.

Choppers are moving in on corn silage harvest

Michigan crop advisor Jason Stegink tells Brownfield recent dry weather is starting to impact yields and trigger corn silage harvest. “It’s a touch early,” he shares. “Our silage guys have got a few operations that started last week and there’s more of them stepping... Read More.

Hutchinson City Council Meetings Moving to Evenings

By Brenna Eller HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Starting on Sept. 3, the City of Hutchinson Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. This decision was made in hopes to promote more community involvement. There will still be a budget discussion... Read More.

Be strategic moving old crop grain

University of Iowa Ag Economist Chad Hart says many farmers have a lot of old crop grain in storage and some of that will need to be moved to make room for what’s expected to be a good crop this fall harvest. The post

U of I moving forward on agrivoltaics farm

Development of a new farm studying the use of land for both solar energy and ag production at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is progressing. Madhu Khanna, director of the Sustainably Co-locating Agricultural and Photovoltaic Electricity Systems (SCAPES) project, says the new facility... Read More.

Moving into May: USD 308 Events April 22-27

By Hutchinson Public Schools HUTCHINSON, Kan. — USD 308 is excited to bring you a week full of events as April winds down and we head into May. Please check communications from your student's school, as this is not... Read More.

Winter Storm Moving Across Kansas, Here’s What We Know

(NWS) - A storm system will bring accumulating snow to the region Tuesday afternoon through early Thursday morning. Gusty north winds will cause blowing and drifting of snow along with reduced visibilities mainly over central Kansas. Impacts to travel are expected across north central... Read More.