Month: May 2018
Ag News
Not much corn planted in South Dakota
Not much corn planting is done in South Dakota. Doug Noem completed his first 40 acres Monday on his east central South Dakota farm. “We farm about 1,000 acres of corn,” Noem told Brownfield Ag [Read More…]
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EU conditional approval to BASF for Bayer businesses
The European Commission reportedly has given conditional approval to BASF’s acquisition of some Bayer businesses. The deal includes Bayer’s vegetable seeds, broad acre seeds and traits business; several non-selective herbicide assets; and, potentially, its global [Read More…]
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Tariff extension granted to EU and NAFTA partners
President Trump has extended his May 1st deadline to decide if the European Union, Canada and Mexico will be permanently exempt from steel and aluminum tariffs. The administration will have an additional 30 days to [Read More…]
News
All new cars in US now required to have backup cameras
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — All newly manufactured vehicles to be sold in the U.S. are required as of Tuesday to have backup cameras equipped as a standard feature. Advocates for the rule, which was mandated by [Read More…]
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Strong tornadoes possible in central US; warmup arrives on East Coast
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A strong and slow-moving storm system has already brought severe weather to the Great Plains today, and over 25 million Americans in the central U.S. are at risk for severe weather over [Read More…]
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Iran ordered to pay billions to relatives of 9/11 victims
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It might be a hollow victory but it’s a victory nonetheless for relatives of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. A federal judge in New York on Tuesday ordered Iran to [Read More…]
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Family credits Apple Watch for saving daughter’s life
Deanna Recktenwald via WFTS(LITHIA, Fla.) — Florida resident Deanna Recktenwald may be alive today because of her Apple Watch. The 18-year-old from Lithia, Florida, was at church on April 22 when she got a notification [Read More…]
Ag News
CME cheese up, other dairy prices mostly down Tuesday
Dairy prices were mostly down except for cheese Tuesday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three May milk was up $.05 at $15.23 a hundredweight. June was unchanged at $15.69. July was down $.04 to [Read More…]
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Minnesota consumers benefit most from B20 mandate
The CEO of the Minnesota Soybean Growers says consumers benefit the most from the B20 mandate. Effective May 1st, every gallon of diesel fuel sold in Minnesota will contain 20 percent biodiesel, as prescribed by [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued May 01 at 1:16PM MDT until May 03 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland Big Sioux River near Estelline Big Sioux River Near Bruce
Ag News
Wisconsin field work underway in south and central parts of the state
Farmers in parts of Wisconsin are getting some field work done, but much of the state is still too cold or wet to make progress. USDA reporters say corn and oats planting has begun in [Read More…]
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Record number of veterans applying for farm grants
The Farmer Veteran Coalition has received a record number of grant applicants from veterans starting a farm business. “We had the most number of applications since the program began in 2011. We received over [Read More…]
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Grassley decries EPA ‘bailing out billionaires’ with RFS waivers
Ethanol supporters are upset over reports that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has granted a “hardship waiver” to CVR, an oil refinery owned by billionaire and former Trump adviser Carl Icahn (eye-con). The waiver allows refiners [Read More…]
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Ames restaurant wins Iowa’s Best Burger competition
An Ames restaurant is the winner of the 2018 Iowa’s Best Burger competition. The award goes to Café Beaudelaire, a Brazilian-inspired restaurant also known as Café B, located in the heart of Iowa State University’s [Read More…]
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Illinois farmer in a sweet spot for planting
A Northeastern Illinois farmer tells Brownfield he’s in a sweet spot for planting and has nearly all his corn in the ground, “We were not part of the area that had the late snows like [Read More…]
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A breakup may have sparked the ‘Golden State Killer’ rampage, investigator says
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A mysterious breakup may have sparked the “Golden State Killer” suspect’s anger against women, according to an investigator on the case. During one attack on July 5, 1978, the serial burglar, rapist [Read More…]
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What is May Day?
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Tuesday is the first day of May, which means it’s May Day. Here’s what you need to know: What is May Day? May Day is an international labor day commemorated by political [Read More…]
Ag News
Half of Kansas wheat rates poor as tour gets underway
Fifty percent of the Kansas winter wheat crop is rated poor to very poor this week. Gary Millershaski, who farms near the town of Lakin in southwest Kansas, says his dryland wheat looks really tough. [Read More…]
Ag News
Compare the Dairy Margin Protection Program to the Livestock Gross Margin program
Dairy Margin Protection Program has been improved, and the Livestock Gross Margin-Dairy program has been fully funded, but which program is best for your dairy? Fran Felber from Ag Risk Managers helps answer that. Continue [Read More…]
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Michelle Wolf defends her White House Correspondents’ dinner jokes: ‘I wouldn’t change a single word’
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In her first interview since she took the podium at the White House Correspondents’ dinner this weekend, Michelle Wolf defended her scathing jokes about politicians, the media and the press secretary, [Read More…]