Month: July 2018
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Maryland police officer cleared in shooting of unarmed man in parking lot confrontation
iStock/Thinkstock(SILVER SPRING, Md.) — A Maryland police officer was justified when he fatally shot an unarmed man who attacked him in a parking lot, prosecutors who reviewed the case said on Monday. Officer Anand Badgujar [Read More…]
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USDA: fractional changes for monthly ag price indices
The USDA says its indices of prices paid and received didn’t change much from May to June. The index of prices received was up 0.1%, with crop and livestock also posting fractional increases, 0.7% and [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets mixed Monday
Dairy prices were mixed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Monday. July Class Three milk was down $.02 at $14.12. August was down $.08 at $14.94. September was down $.02 to $15.62. October was up $.07 [Read More…]
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Perdue: trade relief package won’t make farmers whole
The head of USDA says farmers shouldn’t expect the $12 billion aid package to make up for market disruptions caused by trade disputes. “If a farmer sees a $2 drop in soybean prices, then they [Read More…]
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New 50 series Axial-Flow combines from Case IH
Case IH is expanding its combine lineup with new 50 series Axial-Flow combines, which include new Axial-flow 250 series combines equipped with an optional AFS Harvest Command combine automation system. (Link to news release) The [Read More…]
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Farmer says he has improved soil with cover crops
An Eastern Illinois farmer says the less-desirable soil types on his farm have done a complete 180 since he started using cover crops. David Olson says they have also helped crop health and yield. “In [Read More…]
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Florida fugitive captured living in Mexico after 27 years on the run
Lee County Sheriff’s Office(MEXICO CITY) — A man on the run for nearly three decades was found and captured in a small town 400 miles outside Mexico City, Lee County Sheriff’s Office said in a [Read More…]
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Japan, seeing lower threat from North Korea, withdraws anti-missile units
iStock/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — Japan has withdrawn missile interceptor units it deployed last year as officials in the country believe the risk of North Korea firing a ballistic missile has fallen, Japanese media reported. Japan put the [Read More…]
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Two American cyclists among 4 dead in possible terror attack in Tajikistan
iStock/Thinkstock(DUSHANBE, Tajikistan) — Four cycling tourists, including two Americans, were killed in what may have been a terror attack in Tajikistan, authorities told ABC News. A group of seven cyclists was heading north in Danghara [Read More…]
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Police investigating suspected killer’s claims of up to seven murders
KABC(LOS ANGELES) — Police are in the process of unraveling the extent of a potential serial killer’s carnage, after he made claims about murders that have yet to be confirmed by investigators. Danueal Drayton was [Read More…]
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1,200 rolls of toilet paper? A damaged Volvo? US embassy in London has auctioned these and more
US Embassy (LONDON) — The U.S. embassy in London, which recently moved from the historic Grosvenor Square in Mayfair where it had been located for more than two centuries to an expansive new building, has [Read More…]
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Pennsylvania police identify man shot dead near amusement park
ABC News(LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.) — A man who was shot and killed by a police officer in Pennsylvania on Saturday has been identified as 44-year-old Joseph Santos. A video of Santos being shot while across [Read More…]
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River Friendly Farmer Awards Ceremony
Amie Sites will emcee the River Friendly Farmer Awards Ceremony by the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts on Wednesday, August 15 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis. Continue reading River Friendly Farmer [Read More…]
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Ceres Solutions’ 2018 Knowledge Event.
Brownfield’s Amie Sites will be on the ground in Perrysville, Indiana Thursday, August 16 for the Ceres Solutions’ 2018 Knowledge Event. Continue reading Ceres Solutions’ 2018 Knowledge Event. at Brownfield Ag News.
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Farmer says crops are looking good despite some disease pressure
An eastern Illinois farmer says he had one of the easiest planting seasons and his crops are looking good. David Olson grows corn, soybeans, and wheat in Vermillion County. “We’ve had some recent rains here [Read More…]
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Prime minister of New Zealand returning to office after maternity leave
Jacinda Adern/Facebook (AUKLAND, New Zealand) — Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, announced she will return to work after a six-week maternity leave, according to a video posted on her Facebook page. Ardern, [Read More…]
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Farmers say harvest success depends on August weather
In some parts of the Upper Midwest, the soybean crop looks as if it will yield well. “The crop looks very good and has the potential to be extremely good,” said farm manager Tom Peters, [Read More…]
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Community may hold clue to find missing University of Iowa student, father says
Facebook(NEW YORK) — The father of a missing Iowa college student says the search for his daughter may go in vain without tips from the general public. Speaking in an interview with Good Morning America, [Read More…]
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Boy Scout found after going missing for nearly 2 days while on hiking trip
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office(SUBLETTE COUNTY, Wyoming) — Police said they have found a Utah teenager who disappeared over the weekend while hiking with a Boy Scout troop in western Wyoming. Garrett Hunter, 13, of [Read More…]
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Minneapolis police release video of fatal shooting of black man as family calls for cops to be charged
Minneapolis Police (MINNEAPOLIS) — Minneapolis police released multiple videos on Sunday of the frenetic chase that led to the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man in an alley as he fled from officers. The video [Read More…]