Month: July 2018
Ag News
Monsanto’s mid-season dicamba update
Monsanto held a conference call with reporters this morning to provide a mid-season update on dicamba. Participating in the call were Ryan Rubischko, North America dicamba portfolio lead for Monsanto; Ty Witten, North America crop [Read More…]
Weather
Heat Advisory issued July 10 at 1:39PM MDT until July 11 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Heat Advisory, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM CDT Wednesday. * [Read More…]
News
3-year-old boy dies after he’s locked in hot car in Tennessee: Officials
iStock/Thinkstock(SWEETWATER, Tenn.) — A 3-year-old boy has died after he was found locked in a hot car in Sweetwater, Tennessee, on Monday, authorities said. The boy’s grandmother — who is also his guardian — told [Read More…]
News
TSA finds python hidden in hard drive, stops real-life ‘Snakes on a Plane’ moment
TSA(NEW YORK) — Airport security agents stopped a woman from boarding a plane with a python wrapped in a nylon stocking concealed in a computer hard drive Sunday. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said its [Read More…]
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Thai cave where dramatic rescue of 12 boys and coach unfolded may become tourist attraction: Official
Asaf Zmirly(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — It may be the most famous cave in the world and could soon become Thailand’s biggest tourist attraction. The underground maze where the dramatic rescue of 12 boys and their [Read More…]
News
One dead, several injured after plane crashes in South Africa
ER24(PRETORIA, South Africa) — One person is dead, several others are in critical condition after a charter plane crashed in Pretoria, South Africa. One person died at the scene and the several injuries range from [Read More…]
Ag News
Year 2: MU research still shows dicamba volatility
University of Missouri researchers continue to find volatility of the newer dicamba products. M-U researchers are in their second year of studying soybean plants, placed 12 inches above the crop canopy, in fields that have been [Read More…]
Ag News
Monsanto says dicamba volatility is not an issue this season
An official of Monsanto says none of the dicamba-related complaints they have investigated this year are due to volatility of their XtendiMax herbicide. “None of the issues we’ve assessed so far this season have been [Read More…]
News
Prince Harry, Duchess Meghan arrive in Ireland for 1st official foreign trip
Samir Hussein/Getty Images(DUBLIN) — Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan arrived in Dublin Tuesday on their first foreign trip as a married couple. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who wed in May, will spend two [Read More…]
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Feds hold hearing on two deadly Amtrak train crashes
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The National Transportation Safety Board is gathering in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the ongoing investigations into two deadly Amtrak accidents. In December 2017, Amtrak train 501 was going twice [Read More…]
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5 shot dead in Delaware including 3 under 8-years-old
iStock/Thinkstock(PRICES CORNER, Del.) — Five people, including three children younger than 8, were found shot dead in a Delaware home, authorities said. Troopers responded to the home in Prices Corner a few minutes before 8 [Read More…]
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Cops release video of suspect in 71-year-old’s murder
iStock/Thinkstock(SANDY SPRINGS, Ga.) — Police in Georgia have released surveillance video of the suspect in the murder of a 71-year-old woman as the victim’s family pleads with the public to help catch the killer. Kay [Read More…]
Ag News
Chism named chair of Ag Council of America
Isabella Chism has been named the 2018-2019 chair for Ag Council of America, the nonprofit that organizes National Ag Day. Chism is the second vice president of Indiana Farm Bureau. She farms with her family [Read More…]
Ag News
NCBA likes Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association likes President Trump’s choice for the Supreme Court. NCBA’s Scott Yager says the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh is an opportunity to solidify the conservative tilt of the high [Read More…]
Ag News
Instead of individual conservation practices, create a conservation system
Dr. Kirsten Workman from the University of Vermont Extension talked to Brownfield at the recent Sustainable Agronomy Conference in Madison, Wisconsin about using multiple conservation practices to create a farm’s conservation system for improving soil [Read More…]
News
Newlywed couple narrowly dodges falling tree branch
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A bride and groom started their first moments of married life with a bang when a giant tree limb fell right where they were sitting.Cheyenne and Lucas Kopeschka were sitting at a [Read More…]
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All 12 boys and coach successfully rescued from Thailand cave
ABC News(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — The final four boys and their soccer coach were successfully removed from a flooded cave in Thailand on Tuesday, capping a herculean international rescue effort that appeared bleak just days [Read More…]
News
Chris expected to strengthen into hurricane off East Coast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Chris is about to become the second hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season. It is forecast to strengthen as it meanders off the Carolinas coast on Tuesday. Rough seas and rip [Read More…]
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American tourist killed by stray bullet in Mexico City
Mirutenko Family(MEXICO CITY) — An American tourist was accidentally shot and killed during a drive-by shooting while exiting a taco restaurant in an upscale neighborhood in Mexico City on Monday. The woman was apparently struck [Read More…]
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9th boy rescued from Thailand cave as final push begins
ABC News(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — The final push to bring home four boys and their soccer coach by a crew of international and Thai divers began in earnest on Tuesday. Eight boys have already been [Read More…]