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National Weather Service offers explanation as to why warning wasn’t issued when tornado struck this past Friday
SHELDON, Iowa (KUOO) - New information has become available about the confirmed tornado that hit Sheldon, Iowa on Friday, May 31. More specifically, why a tornado warning wasn’t issued. National Weather Service warning coordination meteorologist, Peter Rogers says it’s because they couldn’t detect it on the radar.
Dairy farmer weighs in on Iowa's 2nd bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Iowa — Sioux County and O'Brien County are the two counties in Iowa experiencing an outbreak of Avian Influenza, or bird flu, in their dairy cattle. The bird flu first started impacting chickens and turkeys, and if one bird is infected the whole flock has to go. However, for cows, they have been recovering with proper treatment.
Northern Wisconsin fieldwork slowed by rain
A dairy and crop farmer in northern Wisconsin is way behind on fieldwork thanks to rainy weather. Ben Augustine from Sheldon says, “Some of the smaller operators are wrapped up, but anyone with decent acres? They’re struggling.” Augustine tells Brownfield he has only had a day and a half of good corn planting weather, and with about 400 acres done, he still has 11-hundred acres of corn to go. And when it comes to soybeans, “I haven’t put a seed in the ground yet.
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