Month: May 2018
News
Pennsylvania authorities discover source of mysterious booms in the middle of the night
WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — Authorities have discovered the source of the mysterious booms heard rocking a Pennsylvania neighborhood last week, ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV reported. The loud sounds — which have been heard in Bucks and Lehigh [Read More…]
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Prosecutor rebukes former Missouri governor then drops felony case against him
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A day after Eric Greitens resigned as governor of Missouri, a prosecutor blasted his “dangerous and false rhetoric against the criminal justice system” before [Read More…]
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Landslide kills two in North Carolina home
Boone Fire Department(BOONE, N.C.) — The bodies of two people were found among the rubble of a home following a landslide in North Carolina. The names of the victims are being withheld until family can [Read More…]
Weather
Ag News
Alberto rain might benefit Midwest
What’s left of Tropical Storm Alberto continues to produce rain as it moves northward. Some of it’s beneficial in the Midwest, but USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says not so much in the Southeast where it’s [Read More…]
Ag News
April payments available in dairy margin program
The USDA says dairy farmers can expect a program payment for at least three months of this year if they sign up for the Dairy Margin Protection Program by the end of Friday. USDA [Read More…]
Ag News
Finally in the field after wet start
A Michigan farmer near the Ohio border is frustrated by this year’s planting season “It’s been a major, major challenge this year. We finally got in the field and started planting Memorial Day.” Lenawee [Read More…]
Ag News
Senate farm bill draft expectations
The week of June 11th could be the earliest the Senate Ag Committee releases a draft farm bill. Agri-Pulse reports several key issues are still being worked out by the committee including commodity and [Read More…]
Ag News
Support networks are important
Commentary. Several years ago, the National AgriMarketing Association (NAMA) recognized Leon Westbrock, an executive at CHS, as Agribusiness Leader of the Year. Upon receiving the award, Mr. Westbrock – who has since retired – told [Read More…]
News
Top US diplomat for Asia on ropes ahead of North Korea summit
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The fate of the U.S.’s top diplomat for Asia remains in limbo two weeks ahead of the expected historic summit with North Korea. In one of his first major personnel moves as secretary [Read More…]
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‘Our hearts shattered’: Sheriff pleads for help in manhunt for person of interest in deputy’s death
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(DICKSON, Tenn.) — A Tennessee sheriff made an emotional appeal for the public’s help in finding a person of interest believed to be connected to the shooting death of a sheriff’s deputy [Read More…]
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San Juan mayor says that deaths following Hurricane Maria still haunt her
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz called Tuesday’s announcement of new death toll estimates in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria “a day of collective mourning” for the weather-battered island. “It [Read More…]
News
Uber rolls out panic button
Uber(NEW YORK) — Uber’s new panic button has hit phones nationwide. Announced in April in the wake of a spate of alleged sexual assaults, the panic button allows riders to dial 911 directly from the [Read More…]
News
Pennsylvania authorities discover source of mysterious booms in the middle of the night
WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — Authorities have discovered the source of the mysterious booms heard rocking a Pennsylvania neighborhood last week, ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV reported. The loud sounds — which have been heard in Bucks and Lehigh [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA price indices down on month
The USDA reports producers made and paid less in April than in March. The department’s index of prices received lost 2.2% as a 4% decrease in the livestock index canceled out a 0.6% increase for [Read More…]
Ag News
Tariff truce off as White House announces June tariffs on China
The White House has called off the tariff truce with China. Tuesday, the White House issued a statement saying it would go ahead with 50-billion in new tariffs in late June as punishment for intellectual [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri grower has “garden conditions”
A Missouri grower says his early planted corn is now four to five feet tall. Kyle Kirby has 80% of his soybeans planted and says all his crops, including wheat, are looking good, telling Brownfield [Read More…]
Ag News
Crop development varies widely across northern Iowa
One region of the Midwest where crop development probably varies the most is north-central Iowa. Phil Long, an agronomist with Latham Hi-Tech Seeds, says rain has severely limited planting north of Ames towards southern Minnesota. [Read More…]
Ag News
MPP deadline is June 1st
Dairy farmers have until Friday to begin the process of enrolling in the updated Margin Protection Program. Minnesota Farm Service Agency executive director Joe Martin tells Brownfield producers who can’t make it into their local [Read More…]
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Prosecutor rebukes former Missouri governor then drops felony case against him
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A day after Eric Greitens resigned as governor of Missouri, a prosecutor blasted his “dangerous and false rhetoric against the criminal justice system” before [Read More…]