A fast-moving cold front is pushing south out of Canada, sending colder air across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, according to FOX Weather. More than 40 million people are expected to feel this 'winter flashback,' with temperatures running 10 to 20 degrees below average through midweek.
The analysis by Food & Water Watch found that 60% of counties with high glyphosate use had non-Hodgkin lymphoma rates above the national average, indicating a strong correlation between glyphosate application and cancer incidence.
Sunday and Monday bring the main event, and the models are tightly converged on a long-duration storm with heavy snow, strong northeast to north winds, and the best totals centered on northern Wisconsin and northern Lower Michigan. The main spread is not storm timing but exactly where the most intense band parks and how much the snow densifies Sunday afternoon, especially at the lower Michigan and southern Wisconsin hills.
Confidence is highest from Thursday night through Friday night, when guidance is tightly clustered on a fast clipper crossing the Upper Midwest with snow spreading west to east and peak rates overnight. Lutsen, Giants Ridge, Whitecap, Mount Bohemia, and the northern Lower Michigan hills should land near 4″-9″, while Granite Peak looks more borderline with wetter 3″-4″ totals and snow levels briefly rising toward 1,800 feet.
USDA estimates for major crops were largely unchanged from the previous month, resulting in muted market reactions. For wheat, the USDA maintained its U.S. production, supply, and ending stocks forecasts with no revisions. Global wheat production was adjusted slightly higher, largely due to increased output estimates in Ukraine and Kazakhstan, partially offset by a smaller Australian crop.
In December, Chicago's real estate market showcased a striking decline in inventory, setting the stage for sellers to shine. The active listing count fell to 3,403, marking a 17.0% decrease from the previous year. This was in stark contrast to the national trend, where active listings increased by 12.1%. The city also experienced a notable reduction in newly listed homes, down 12.7% year-over-year, compared to a 1.8% decline nationally.
My older brother has worked with pigs his entire adult life, managing about 70,000 of them across five counties, Faaborg says. But we got to a point where he went from laughing at me to saying: well, I guess maybe I'll quit my job and help you out. Now he's the most dedicated, says Katherine Jernigan, director of the Transfarmation Project at Mercy for Animals, a non-profit that helped the Faaborgs make the switch and set up their new business, 1100 Farm.
A group of Illinois small farmers are meeting with members of Congress on Thursday in Washington to discuss their hopes for "transformational investments" in the next farm bill, which governs policy in the agricultural sector. As they see it, the new law could provide significant financial investment and protections that reduce economic inequality and racial injustice; build crop and human resilience to climate change and unpredictable weather; and improve access to nutritious food and sustainable, local systems.