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  • Florida cattle producers prepare for early heat stress

    Florida cattle producers prepare for early heat stress

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    In Florida, cattle producers are preparing for increasing heat and humidity as summer conditions begin to build. Warm overnight temperatures and high humidity levels reduce cattle’s ability to cool down, raising the risk of heat stress. Producers are adjusting management practices by improving water access, modifying grazing schedules, and increasing shade where possible. Heat stress…

  • Severe weather stretches across the Midwest

    Severe weather stretches across the Midwest

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    Midwest Supercells Level Farm Infrastructure and Threaten Early Crops ST. LOUIS — A violent outbreak of long-track supercells tore through the heart of the Midwest today, April 27, 2026, leaving a trail of destroyed farm infrastructure and significant crop damage across Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois. Driven by an intense low-pressure system, the storms triggered “Particularly…