Month: May 2018
Farmers Union critical of farm policy and unequal treatment in Arla milk contract termination
The Wisconsin Farmers Union President says Arla Foods decision to drop 11 dairy farms is another example of failed government policy. Darin Von Ruden says Congress removed the market stabilization feature from the 2014 Farm [Read More…]
USDA releases proposed biotech labeling rule, seeks public comment
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has introduced a proposed rule on biotech labeling and is requesting public comment by July 3. The bill mandating GMO labeling on food and beverage products was signed into law [Read More…]
School superintendent arrested for repeatedly defecating on another school’s property
Holmdel Township Police Department(HOLMDEL, N.J.) — The superintendent of a New Jersey school district has been arrested for repeatedly defecating on a neighboring school’s property, police said. Thomas Tramaglini, the superintendent of the Kenilworth School [Read More…]
Trump says date, location set for meeting with Kim Jong Un
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Friday that a date and location has been set for his upcoming summit with Kim Jong Un. “The trip is being scheduled,” Trump said as he departed the White [Read More…]
Meghan Markle’s dad will walk her down the aisle at her wedding to Prince Harry
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Meghan Markle’s dad, Thomas Markle, will walk her down the aisle at St. George’s Chapel when she weds Prince Harry, Kensington Palace announced Friday. Her mother, Doria Ragland, will accompany her by car [Read More…]
Responsible farming
Bayer ForwardFarming is a global initiative demonstrating sustainable agriculture in practice on independent farms around the world. Trey Hill a 4th generation partner in Harborview Farms, the first Bayer ForwardFarm in the United States, does [Read More…]
One of ‘Golden State Killer’s’ youngest victims recalls attacker in her bedroom
Courtesy of Margaret Wardlow(SACRAMENTO) — When Margaret Wardlow recalls her childhood in Sacramento, California, she divides it into two distinct time frames. There’s the Sacramento before 1977, which she described as “a beautiful place” where [Read More…]
Evacuations ordered as Hawaii volcano erupts
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least 1,800 people were ordered to evacuate on Thursday because of an erupting volcano, a Hawaii County Civil Defense spokesperson told ABC News. No injuries have been reported so far and [Read More…]
Inexpensive lightning cables could harm your phone
Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) — We spend so much time on our phones that one of our biggest concerns is keeping them charged. But could grabbing some of those inexpensive cables to charge our [Read More…]
Severe weather outbreak winding down after dozens of tornado reports
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Thursday was the fourth straight day of severe weather throughout much of the U.S., a period during which 38 tornadoes were reported across six states — 18 in Kansas; five each [Read More…]
Evacuations ordered as Hawaii volcano erupts
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — At least 1,800 people were ordered to evacuate on Thursday because of an erupting volcano, a Hawaii County Civil Defense spokesperson told ABC News. No injuries have been reported so far and [Read More…]
CME dairy markets mixed Thursday
Butter and nonfat dry milk were up, but most other dairy markets were down Thursday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three May milk was down $.11 at $15.12 a hundredweight. June was down $.09 [Read More…]
Hard winter wheat tour projects 37 b/a
The final projected yield from the 2018 Hard Winter Wheat Tour of Kansas and surrounding states is 37 bushels per acre. Tour participants estimated total wheat production in Kansas at just over 243 million bushels. [Read More…]
Volkswagen ex-CEO indicted in emissions defeat device scandal
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has been charged with alleged conspiracy to defraud the United States and VW customers in the so-called “defeat device” scheme, the Department of Justice announced [Read More…]
Tequila boom rooted in traditional farming techniques
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A growing thirst for tequila from New York to Tokyo has made the sale of the drink into a multibillion-dollar industry, but its production remains rooted in centuries-old methods of farming using [Read More…]
Alleged hazing attack by high school football team caught on camera
Obtained by ABC News(MOBILE, Ala.) — The parents of a high school freshman are demanding their son’s football coach be fired, saying their son was brutally beaten by members of his own football team in [Read More…]
Biological mother breaks down at sentencing of woman who stole and raised her child: ‘I am your mother, Kamiyah’
ABCNews.com(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.)– The woman accused of kidnapping a baby just hours after birth appeared in a sentencing hearing Thursday morning. Gloria Williams kidnapped Kamiyah Mobley in July 1998, hours after her mother, Shanara Mobley, gave [Read More…]
Marathon runner who received heart transplant meets donor’s parents for first time
Kristin N. Marx(GREENDALE, Wis.) — Seventeen years after the death of their daughter, Pam and Tim Huber got a chance to hear her heartbeat again, thanks to Kristin Marx. Marx met them for the first [Read More…]
Tyson to invest in lab-grown meat maker
Tyson says it’s investing $2.2 million in Future Meat Technologies, a Jerusalem-based biotech company that manufactures meat directly from animal cells, without having to raise or process animals. Tyson is also putting money into other [Read More…]
Cattle futures higher on stronger cash trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed sharply higher supported by Thursday’s cash trade and stronger retail prices. Feeder cattle also closed sharply higher – latching on to the momentum from the live cattle [Read More…]