Farmers suffer under tariffs. Aid might be on the way.
CF Industries Holding and Mosaic Company both traded up more than 3 percent, while Deere & Co. shot up more than 4 percent after news of the aid package was leaked to The Associated Press by two people briefed on the plan. Shares in Archer-Daniels-Midland and FMC Corp. also rose.
Drought conditions hinder farmers, and your garden, as well.
According to Drought Monitor, the estimated population in #MoDrought areas is almost 2.4 million people. For more information, visit this website at https://t.co/JJ166pvpZH. pic.twitter.com/bstSYddBqb
— Missouri DNR (@MoDNR) July 23, 2018
With cool days ahead, the region is still on pace for record heat.
It’s not out of the realm of possibility for KC to have some cooler summer days but, they have been few and far between this year. Since May 1st we have had the fewest days with highs less than 80 degrees on the 130 year record! Check it out below: pic.twitter.com/sGrWXXrbhF
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) July 24, 2018
Heat doesn’t hinder aircraft.
Aircrews flying the C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules aircraft from @TeamCharleston and @133rdAW participate in the AATTC’s Advanced Tactical Aircrew Course at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base. pic.twitter.com/w2MaMMSLLh
— 139th Airlift Wing (@139AW) July 24, 2018
And finally, a couple of nature videos:
Sunrise and boom… Birds take flight. #Radar #SCIENCE! pic.twitter.com/ytVMVtsOmG
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) July 24, 2018
WATCH: A lion at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden can’t get enough of 5-year-old Mila’s stuffed Simba doll! pic.twitter.com/dubuU1Jbld
— WIBW (@wibw) July 23, 2018
The Brief is a daily roundup from St. Joe Post and around the web. The Associated Press contributed to this report.