Month: June 2018
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SE Minnesota farmer succinctly says “crops look good”
A southeast Minnesota farmer is pleased with how his crops have come on after a late start to planting. Brock Olson of Welch says once fieldwork began, the weather straightened out. “Planting went very well [Read More…]
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Hemp farmers watching Senate farm bill
A Farm Bureau leader is glad to see Senator Mitch McConnell’s hemp farming act attached to the Senate farm bill. Rob Richard with Wisconsin Farm Bureau says, “It’s fantastic news for anybody who is doing hemp [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 15, 2018
Jul. corn closed at $3.61 and 1/4, down 1 and 3/4 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $9.05 and 1/2, down 21 and 3/4 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $338.90, down $4.30 Jul. soybean oil closed at 29.50, down 64 points [Read More…]
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Orlando gunman in deadly hostage standoff almost went to prison just weeks before
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Florida man who allegedly killed four children and shot a police officer in an hours-long standoff with authorities this week was almost sent to prison just 19 days before. Gary Wayne Lindsey [Read More…]
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Woman strangles possibly rabid bobcat after it attacks her, authorities say
iStock/Thinkstock(HARTWELL, Ga.) — A Georgia woman saved her own life when she was attacked by a bobcat by overpowering the large feline and strangling it, according to local authorities. Emergency dispatchers received a call about [Read More…]
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JetBlue back to full operations in Puerto Rico
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — JetBlue has returned to its full flight schedule to Puerto Rico, nearly nine months after Hurricane Maria, the airline announced Friday. The return to full capacity comes six months ahead of schedule, [Read More…]
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Father of 3 in kidney failure granted stay after saying deportation would be ‘a death sentence’
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Days before he was scheduled to board a flight from New York to Honduras, Nelson Rosales Santos was told he could stay in the U.S. for another six months as he awaits [Read More…]
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One deputy shot dead, another critically injured when inmate overpowered them near courthouse: Officials
iStock/Thinkstock(KANSAS CITY, Kan) — One sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot and another was shot and critically wounded when an inmate overpowered them near a Kansas courthouse on Friday, officials said. The deadly altercation took place [Read More…]
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Michigan Dairy leader happy with Senate Farm Bill
The head of the Michigan Milk Producers Association is praising Senate Ag leaders for their help in making dairy protections better for all U.S. dairy farmers, “Having an improved dairy safety net and a greater [Read More…]
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Pacific Ethanol CEO has strong words for Scott Pruitt
In a phone interview Thursday with Brownfield, Pacific Ethanol CEO Neil Koehler made it very clear how he feels about EPA administrator Scott Pruitt. “It’s been clear for some time that Administrator Pruitt has not been [Read More…]
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A bad combination for grain prices
An extension grain marketing economist says negative trade news and good growing conditions are a bad combination for prices. Ed Usset with the University of Minnesota tells Brownfield markets are typically driven by weather this [Read More…]
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Not a great spring for cover crops in Minnesota
Cool, wet conditions stunted the performance of cover crops this spring. University of Minnesota sustainable cropping systems professor Axel Garcia says growth was slowed by a cold March and snowy April. “Basically we had a [Read More…]
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Roberts, Stabenow and a bipartisan Farm Bill
To a Senator, this week’s Agriculture Committee Farm Bill markup was a textbook study in happy politicking. Committee Chair Pat Roberts (R, KS) and ranking member Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D, MI) reveled in plaudits for [Read More…]
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‘El Chapo’ asks judge to toss statements he made during DEA extradition flight
Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) — Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman asked a federal judge in Brooklyn to suppress statements prosecutors claim the drug kingpin made during his January 2017 extradition to the United States. In [Read More…]
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‘Gifted’ clarinetist whose dreams were sabotaged by ex-girlfriend awarded $266K: Court
iStock/Thinkstock(QUEBEC) — When some musicians go through a harrowing break up, they write sad love songs. One Canadian clarinetist got a court-awarded $266,000 payout instead. A Canadian court determined this week that the alleged deceptions [Read More…]
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Stephen Hawking’s ashes buried at Westminster Abbey
Ben Stansall – WPA Pool /Getty Images(LONDON) — Stephen Hawking, a giant of science and celebrated British physicist who died in March, was honored Friday before more than 1,000 people at London’s Westminster Abbey, where [Read More…]
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2 people fall 34 feet to the ground after roller coaster derails
Daytona Beach Fire Department(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) — Chaos erupted at a Florida boardwalk Thursday night when a roller coaster derailed, causing two riders to fall about 34 feet to the ground, officials said. When rescue [Read More…]
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FSA aids drought-stricken counties
Abnormal to severe drought in the northern third of the state qualifies livestock producers in four Missouri counties for financial assistance. “FSA is currently offering the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and that is to address [Read More…]
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Pruitt’s answers fail to satisfy Nebraska corn growers
Leaders of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association went into a Thursday afternoon meeting in Lincoln with EPA administrator Scott Pruitt seeking clarity on issues surrounding E15 and the Renewable Fuel Standard. They left disappointed. Pruitt [Read More…]
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President Trump imposes another 50-billion in tariffs on China
President Trump says The United States will pursue even more tariffs against China if they retaliate against U.S. agricultural products or raise non-tariff barriers to trade. Trump placed 25% tariffs on an additional 50-billion dollars [Read More…]