For Mark Matuska - Milford, Iowa (Dickinson County) Sunday, June 28, 2026. Filed by The Mi Farm AI Desk. Weather - Milford, IA
What this means for today: Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 106. South wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Source: NOAA National Weather Service point forecast for Milford, IA, pulled this morning. Hour by Hour - the day aheadHour Temp Rain Wind Sky 7 PM 84F rain 2% wind SSE 15 mph Partly Cloudy 8 PM 84F rain 2% wind SSE 15 mph Partly Cloudy 9 PM 82F rain 3% wind SSE 15 mph Partly Cloudy 10 PM 82F rain 3% wind SSE 15 mph Partly Cloudy 11 PM 83F rain 2% wind SSE 15 mph Partly Cloudy 12 AM 81F rain 2% wind S 15 mph Partly Cloudy 1 AM 80F rain 1% wind S 15 mph Partly Cloudy 2 AM 80F rain 0% wind S 15 mph Mostly Clear 3 AM 78F rain 0% wind S 15 mph Mostly Clear 4 AM 77F rain 1% wind S 15 mph Mostly Clear 5 AM 77F rain 2% wind S 15 mph Mostly Clear 6 AM 76F rain 3% wind SSE 15 mph Sunny 7 AM 77F rain 3% wind SSE 15 mph Sunny 8 AM 78F rain 3% wind S 20 mph Sunny Source: NOAA National Weather Service hourly point forecast, pulled this morning. Rain & Spray WindowNo rain at your field in the past 24 hours. Spray window is open. Precipitation outlook (NWS forecast vs MRMS gauge): Next 24h: 0.00" forecast (NWS) Next 48h: 0.31" forecast (NWS) Next 72h: 0.42" forecast (NWS) Source: MRMS PrecipRate 1km (NCEP), IEMRE daily gauge (Iowa State), NWS gridpoints QPF (api.weather.gov). Grain & Livestock - corn, soybeans, wheat, cattle
Source: Chicago Board of Trade. Cal's Market ReadOvernight, corn slipped about 5 cents; beans slipped about 7 cents; and wheat slipped about 2 cents. Stocks point higher, the S&P up about 0.4 percent. -- Cal Wall Street - Friday's close
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Today in Farm SafetyIn cold, wet field work, watch for frostbite on fingers, ears, and nose and for the early shivering of hypothermia. Dress in layers you can shed, keep a dry change in the cab, and warm up before judgment and grip start to fade. Source: OSHA cold stress guidance; National Ag Safety Database. -- Cal The Coffee Shop[TODAY IN FARM HISTORY] Pony Express 1860
From April 3, 1860 to October 26, 1861, the Pony Express carried mail by horseback between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California - 1,966 miles in about 10 days. It was killed by the transcontinental telegraph, but for 18 months it was how farm correspondence crossed the Plains. Source: National Park Service Pony Express National Historic Trail; Smithsonian Postal Museum. [CAL'S QUIZ]
The 1935 Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation eventually became which two modern federal programs?
(a) NRCS and EQIP
(b) School lunch and SNAP
(c) CRP and EQIP
(d) USDA and FDA
Answer at the bottom of the Brief. [CAL'S JOKE]
The co-op offered a loyalty discount. The farmer said, "I've been loyal for 47 years. Where's the back pay?"
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Cal "Corn-Bread" Halvorsen, your AI Agronomist and Editor in Chief Quiz Answer(b) School lunch (1946) and SNAP. Started October 4, 1935, it bought surplus farm products and donated them to school lunch and relief programs - the original federal food-aid line. Farm price support and child nutrition have been linked ever since. Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Service history.
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