Month: July 2018
News
Duck boat captain checked weather, discussed life jackets, report says
ABC News(BRANSON, Mo.) — The captain of the ill-fated duck boat that sank in Missouri earlier this month had checked the weather reports and discussed safety procedures, including the location of life jackets, an initial [Read More…]
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Ford starts initiative to save honeybee populations
Ford(DEARBORN, Michigan) — Cormac Wright didn’t know anything about honeybees two years ago. Now he’s the de facto spokesperson for a new Ford Motor initiative to help save the nation’s dwindling population of honeybees. Six [Read More…]
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Good Samaritans come to the aid of police officers after serious crash: Video
Facebook/Kevin Russell(CHICAGO) — Good Samaritans in Chicago came to the aid of two police officers who crashed their car into a tree, a new video shows. The officers, who had been responding to a foot [Read More…]
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2 Massachusetts police officers shot in Cape Cod
moodboard/Thinkstock(FALMOUTH, Mass.) — Two police officers have been shot in Cape Cod, according to Massachusetts State Police. Patrol, tactical investigative and forensic units are responding to Falmouth, Massachusetts, to assist local police in the response [Read More…]
Ag News
Australia a model of successful free trade
The director of market development for the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council points to Australia as a model of successful free trade. Kim Nill says as the U.S. faces trade disruptions from other importers, [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa farmer says Trump aid package won’t allow ag to flourish
A central Iowa farmer and member of Farmers for Free Trade says the aid package proposed by the Trump Administration does little to address his concerns. Scott Henry of Nevada tells Brownfield bailouts won’t allow [Read More…]
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Farmer says crops looking good despite hot temps
An east central Illinois farmer says although it’s shaping up to be one of the hottest summers on record, his crops are looking good. Tom Kentner grows corn and soybeans in Vermillion County. “Corn yields [Read More…]
Ag News
This week’s lower wholesale values pressure hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mostly higher on short covering ahead of widespread direct cash business. Trade volume was light. Feeder cattle were mostly lower, pressured by supply and demand concerns. August [Read More…]
Ag News
New data says crop insurance is responsive to price
Some previous studies on crop insurance have determined that the risk management tool is so critical to farmers that is unresponsive to price, but a new study by Cornell University says that that isn’t true. [Read More…]
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Woman 8 months pregnant goes into labor after kick in stomach by off-duty Miami police officer, police say
iStock/Thinkstock(MIAMI) — A rookie North Miami Beach Police officer has been relieved from duty and charged with aggravated battery after she allegedly kicked a woman 8 months pregnant in the stomach during an altercation on [Read More…]
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1st funeral held for family that lost 9 in duck boat tragedy
iStock/Thinkstock(INDIANAPOLIS) — Four family members who died in a duck boat accident in Missouri on July 19 were laid to rest at a ceremony in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday. Tia Coleman, who was with 10 [Read More…]
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‘Golden State Killer’ may be behind 1979 murder that another man died in prison for, attorney argues
Sacramento Police Department(LOS ANGELES) — In the 1980s, William Evins pleaded guilty to the brutal rape and murder of young Southern California mother Joan Anderson. But now, the Orange County district attorney’s office agreed to [Read More…]
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Couple accused of child sexual abuse on run for 18 years until wife used husband’s alias for his funeral
FBI(PORTLAND, Ore.) — An Oregon couple wanted for alleged child rape and molestation evaded authorities for 18 years. But after the man died recently the woman was caught when she gave his alias for his [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA official pleased with reaction to ‘farm aid’ plan
A top USDA official says he’s pleased with farmer reaction to the administration’s proposed farm aid package. “I think that farmers realize that we’ve got the right target in mind,” says Greg Ibach, undersecretary for [Read More…]
Ag News
Spring wheat tour results less than expected
The spring wheat crop is likely to be less than first thought. The Wheat Quality Council’s just-completed Hard Red Spring and Durum Wheat Tour yield estimate is 41.1 bushels to the acre. “Certainly that’s not [Read More…]
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50th farm donated to Michigan’s farmland preservation program
Fifty farms have now been donated to Michigan’s agricultural conservation easement program. George Cullers of Barry County donated the development rights of his 137-acre farm in honor of his late wife. He says the land [Read More…]
Ag News
Bayer appealing EU on neonicotinoid ban
Bayer will be appealing a ruling by the General Court of the European Union to ban neonicotinoids. Darren Wallis with Bayer’s North American Crop Science Division tells Brownfield science-based innovation in agriculture is important to [Read More…]
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Iowa State will lead effort to coordinate AMR research
Iowa State University will lead a new national effort to coordinate research on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges chose ISU to lead [Read More…]
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Ford’s hive-minded approach to save the bees
Ford(DEARBORN, Michigan) — Cormac Wright didn’t know anything about honeybees two years ago. Now he’s the de facto spokesperson for a new Ford Motor initiative to help save the nation’s dwindling population of honeybees. Six [Read More…]
Ag News
Groups urge USDA oversight of lab-produced meat
A coalition of ag, meat and livestock groups is urging President Trump to ensure the USDA acts as the primary regulatory authority over lab-grown meat products. In a letter to Trump, the groups accuse the [Read More…]