Month: July 2018
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Chaos at Westminster: Conservative party facing pending Brexit deadline, internal conflicts
ABCNews.com(WASHINGTON) — The controversial visit by President Donald Trump and his bombshell interview criticizing his host wasn’t the only headache for British Prime Minister Theresa May in recent days. This week saw chaotic scenes in [Read More…]
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Tornado Watch issued July 18 at 2:40PM MDT until July 18 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS
TORNADO WATCH 280 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SD . SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AURORA BON HOMME BRULE BUFFALO CHARLES MIX DAVISON
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Investigators find faulty U.S. oversight of vehicle recalls, Takata inflators
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A government audit released to Congress on Wednesday said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s poor oversight of recalls may have left dangerous vehicles on the road for longer than necessary, including those [Read More…]
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Tornado Watch issued July 18 at 2:40PM MDT until July 18 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS
TORNADO WATCH 280 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SD . SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AURORA BON HOMME BRULE BUFFALO CHARLES MIX DAVISON
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A 25-foot Jeff Goldblum statue pops up in London
John Phillips/Getty Images(LONDON) — People walking by Potter’s Field Park near the Tower Bridge in London will encounter a larger-than-life figure from the “Jurassic Park” movies. No, it’s not one of the film’s cloned dinosaurs. [Read More…]
Ag News
Weekly average ethanol production up sharply
U.S. ethanol production climbed last week, while stocks dropped. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.064 million barrels a day, up 31,000 from the previous week, as operations at some plants resumed following [Read More…]
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FDA’s Gottlieb likely to crack down on plant-based dairy alternatives
The Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration appears to have sided with dairy farmers on the milk labeling issue. Scott Gottlieb said, “An almond doesn’t lactate, I will confess.” The current FDA standard for [Read More…]
Ag News
Global Dairy Trade index down again
The Global Dairy Trade index fell 1.7% Tuesday. The average price was $3,222 per metric ton. A total of 126 bidders bought more than 25-thousand metric tons of dairy products. The skim milk powder and [Read More…]
Ag News
Princess Kay Ceremony
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for the Princess Kay ceremony on Wednesday, August 22nd. Continue reading Princess Kay Ceremony at Brownfield Ag News.
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Indiana Ag Policy Summit
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the ground for the Indiana Ag Policy Summit on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Indianapolis. Continue reading Indiana Ag Policy Summit at Brownfield Ag News.
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13-year-old boy bitten by possible shark off Fire Island, authorities investigating a second suspected attack
iStock/Thinkstock(ISLIP, N.Y.) — Authorities are investigating whether a 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl who both suffered large fish bites in the waters off of Fire Island were victims of shark attacks. Shortly before noon [Read More…]
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Rescued boys explain how they survived in Thailand cave for 2 weeks
Linh Pham/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — The 12 young soccer players and their coach rescued from a Thai cave never gave up hope of being found alive and passed the time digging into a rocky [Read More…]
Ag News
Heat wave on the southern Plains
Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather prevails, except for a few showers in Missouri. In general, growing conditions remain favorable for corn and soybeans, although crops and pastures are exhibiting various degrees of drought [Read More…]
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Variable weather making corn susceptible to foliar diseases
An agronomist in the Upper Midwest has concerns about corn being susceptible to foliar diseases. Jon Erickson covers Minnesota and Wisconsin for Mycogen Seeds. He says variable weather across the region is stressing crops. “It [Read More…]
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Gunmen still at-large after caught-on-video attack
WJLA(WASHINGTON) — Two days after masked gunmen opened fire in Washington, D.C, killing a 10-year-old girl in a terrifying caught-on-video attack, police say the suspects’ car has been recovered — but the little girl’s killers [Read More…]
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Sign language interpreter slays at heavy metal concert
ABC (NEW YORK) — How do you shred a guitar and let out a primal scream without making a sound? One sign language interpreter stole the show at a heavy metal concert by passionately signing [Read More…]
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New sketch released in young dad’s unsolved 2005 murder
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — It’s been 13 years since a young Southern California father of two was found shot dead in his bed. But investigators are now releasing a new composite sketch of the [Read More…]
Ag News
Tariff impact reflected in supply and demand report
The impact of China’s retaliatory tariffs was reflected in the latest supply and demand report from the USDA. USDA Chief Economist Rob Johansson says soybeans have been negatively impacted. “Exports of whole beans is done [Read More…]
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Cattlemen’s president encourages rural Minnesotans to vote
The president of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association feels strongly about Rural America showing up during elections. Krist Wollum of Porter says agriculture needs the support of elected officials. “We need to know who’s running [Read More…]
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Elon Musk apologizes to British cave diver over derogatory tweet
Joshua Lott/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk apologized on Wednesday for derogatory comments he made toward one of the cave divers who helped rescue the trapped Thai soccer team last week. In a [Read More…]