Month: June 2018

iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of public employees’ First Amendment rights to decline to pay union dues, marking a potential blow to the funding for influential unions of public employees. The [Read More…]

Ford says new tech could prevent ‘phantom’ traffic jams

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Ever been stuck in traffic, grumbling to yourself over the cause of an unexpected slowdown, only to see it dissipate seemingly for no reason? According to Ford Motor Co., these “phantom jams” [Read More…]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 6:10AM MDT until June 27 at 6:30AM MDT by NWS

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVISON…SOUTHEASTERN AURORA…EASTERN DOUGLAS AND NORTHWESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES… At 709 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Corsica, or [Read More…]

Severe Weather Statement issued June 27 at 6:10AM MDT until June 27 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVISON…SOUTHEASTERN AURORA…EASTERN DOUGLAS AND NORTHWESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES… At 709 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Corsica, or [Read More…]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 5:55AM MDT until June 27 at 6:30AM MDT by NWS

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Southwestern Davison County in southeastern South Dakota… Southeastern Aurora County in south central South Dakota… Douglas County in south central [Read More…]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 5:39AM MDT until June 27 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVISON…SOUTHERN AURORA…NORTHERN CHARLES MIX… DOUGLAS AND SOUTHEASTERN BRULE COUNTIES… At 639 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Aurora Center, or [Read More…]

Severe Weather Statement issued June 27 at 5:39AM MDT until June 27 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVISON…SOUTHERN AURORA…NORTHERN CHARLES MIX… DOUGLAS AND SOUTHEASTERN BRULE COUNTIES… At 639 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Aurora Center, or [Read More…]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 5:25AM MDT until June 27 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Southwestern Davison County in southeastern South Dakota… Southern Aurora County in south central South Dakota… Northern Charles Mix County in [Read More…]

Be on lookout for SCN

A plant pathologist at Iowa State University says record heat in May resulted in the earliest presence of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) in his nearly 30 years studying the pest. But, a wetter and cooler [Read More…]

Nearly 3,000 firefighters deployed as wildfire rages in Northern California

iStock/Thinkstock(LAKE COUNTY, Calif.) — A raging wildfire in Northern California grew by about 3,000 acres on Tuesday as firefighters fought to contain the blaze, which has already destroyed at least 22 homes and buildings, authorities [Read More…]

FBI agents storm JetBlue plane at JFK after hijacking ‘false alarm’

@JoshEiniger7/Twitter(NEW YORK) — FBI agents descended upon a packed JetBlue flight in New York after a radio error signaled that the plane may have been hijacked, authorities said. Authorities at John F. Kennedy International in [Read More…]

Federal judge rules children, parents separated at border must be reunited within 30 days

iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — After weeks of public outcry, a federal judge in California has temporarily halted the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border and ordered that children taken from their parents must be reunited [Read More…]

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 27 at 3:32AM MDT until June 27 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 228 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SD . SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AURORA BEADLE BON HOMME BRULE CHARLES MIX DAVISON

Watch for signs of SCN

Growers should be on the lookout for signs of Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN). Iowa State University professor of plant pathology Greg Tylka says SCN populations eb and flow with the weather. “Earlier this year, in [Read More…]

Pruitt’s honesty questioned by RFA CEO

Renewable Fuels Association CEO Bob Dinneen suggests EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has been less than truthful about oil refinery hardship waivers. Responding to Pruitt’s comments to farmers on a recent tour of the Midwest about [Read More…]

agronomist: crops look good despite disease pressure

An agronomist with Seed Consultants says farmers should be on the lookout for crop diseases as warm and wet conditions continue in the Midwest. But, Bill McDonald says there are a few steps farmers should [Read More…]

Trade war could usher in global recession

An analyst says a trade war with China could usher in a global recession, setting back commodity prices even more. Global Commodity Analytics president Mike Zuzolo tells Brownfield a lot of negativity has been factored [Read More…]

Indiana Farm Bureau President says trade matters to every farmer

Indiana Farm bureau President Randy Kron says trade continues to be a concern for all U.S. farmers. Randy Kron says retaliatory tariffs aren’t helping farmers who are already facing low commodity prices. “We’ve lost $1+ [Read More…]

Prince Harry and Meghan step out for the Queen’s Young Leaders awards ceremony

John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined Queen Elizabeth tonight to celebrate young commonwealth leaders for their achievements at Buckingham Palace. Prince Harry, [Read More…]

Two Stoneman Douglas campus monitors fired in the wake of February massacre