COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 11 -- The University of Missouri's College of Food and Natural Resources issued the following news on April 10: University of Missouri Extension agronomists caution that farmers should delay corn planting in light of predicted freezing temperatures. MU Extension grain crops specialist Greg Luce said on April 9 that "the very cold and very long cold spell in the week ahead could put newly planted corn seed at high risk of damage." Luce recommends that farmers consider  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, April 11 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release: An employee with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District was recently named the 2020 "Levee Safety Professional of the Year" for USACE. Brad Arcement serves as a branch chief in the USACE Levee Safety Center and as a lead facilitator or co-facilitator on multiple large-scale levee projects. In his leadership role as the Vicksburg District's risk-informed design coordinato  more