Month: August 2018
Ag News
Late-season heat, more rain in parts of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, clusters of thunderstorms in the upper Midwest are maintaining soggy conditions. Lowland flooding persists along several rivers in southern Wisconsin. Despite the cloudiness and showers, above-normal temperatures are maintaining an accelerated [Read More…]
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More warmth, moisture ahead for the Heartland
Near- or above-normal temperatures will cover much of the country during the next 5 days, except for a minor surge of cool air early next week across the nation’s mid-section. Meanwhile, the Southwestern monsoon [Read More…]
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Cattle futures lower on lack of cash business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures drifted lower after the lack of positive cash news on Friday. Sharply lower wholesale values and the day’s higher move in corn also added pressure to the market. [Read More…]
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No trade deal yet for the U.S. & Canada
Negotiators from the U.S. and Canada have not reached a breakthrough in trade talks. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer issued a statement Friday afternoon saying President Trump notified Congress of his intent to sign a [Read More…]
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Early harvest expected in Ohio
An agronomist with Channel Seed says corn progress continues to be about two weeks ahead of schedule in Ohio. “I think we could harvest a lot more corn earlier than we normally do,” he says. [Read More…]
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PETA asks Maine for permission to erect tombstone for lobster killed in truck crash
PETA(BRUNSWICK, Maine) — After a truck full of lobsters rolled over onto the side of the road in Maine, killing all the lobsters inside, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA is now asking [Read More…]
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Video shows moment Austin bomber detonates car bomb as SWAT team closes in
Texas Department of Public Safety (AUSTIN, Texas) — Newly released video shows Mark Anthony Conditt, the Texas man who terrorized the city of Austin for weeks in March, detonating an explosive device as SWAT vehicles [Read More…]
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Crops continue to develop ahead of schedule
An agronomist with Channel Seed says corn and soybeans continue to develop ahead of schedule. Whitney Monin says growing degree units (GDUs) in southern Indiana are running about 300 ahead of the 10-15-year average. “This [Read More…]
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A Greater Minnesota helps educate voters ahead of elections
A Minnesota coalition is elevating a pro-agriculture platform ahead of the November elections. Outgoing AgriGrowth director Perry Aasness says A Greater Minnesota was launched in 2014 to provide voters an easy-to-use source for identifying where [Read More…]
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Catholic Church in Australia says secrecy of confessionals is inviolable, even for abuse cases
Artem Vorobiev/Getty Images(SYDNEY) — The Catholic Church in Australia has agreed to almost all of the recommendations of Australia’s Royal Commission on child sex abuse, with one big exception: breaking the seal of confession. The [Read More…]
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Boyfriend of mystery woman who rang doorbell was ‘no monster,’ his brother says
Montgomery County Sheriffs Office(DALLAS) — The brother of the boyfriend of a mystery Texas woman who sparked a nationwide hunt after she was filmed ringing doorbells for help insisted the woman was in no way [Read More…]
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Death toll climbs to 8 in devastating New Mexico bus crash
KRQE(THOREAU, N.M.) — The death toll has climbed to eight after a Greyhound bus and tractor trailer collided in a devastating crash in New Mexico, hospital officials said Friday. On Thursday, the tractor trailer veered [Read More…]
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City of New Orleans quietly launches search for lost remains of UpStairs Lounge fire victim
Courtesy Skip Bailey(NEW ORLEANS) — The City of New Orleans has launched an effort to find the lost remains of Ferris LeBlanc, a World War II veteran who died in a 1973 fire that killed [Read More…]
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Growers having success with Bayer’s Delaro fungicide
Fungicide resistance continues to be a challenge for crop farmers. Ray Lello, broad acre fungicide product manager for Bayer, says plant diseases are adapting to technologies used to combat them. “(resistance) is extremely common. We [Read More…]
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Putting Encirca Pro to work on your farm
Famers around the Corn Belt have been putting Encirca Pro to work for them on their farms. Aricka Roberson with Encirca Pro says when growers utilize the technology at their fingertips they can make better [Read More…]
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Indiana Farm Bureau recognizes Young Farmers
Indiana Farm Bureau has named its Young Farmer award winners. Jonathan Spaetti and Derika Lynam-Spaetti of Spencer County received the INFB Excellence in Agriculture award. The award recognizes young farmers who do not earn most [Read More…]
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Mother arrested after 3-year-old daughter found dead in duffel bag in closet
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — Police have arrested a woman in Las Vegas who had said her daughter wandered off before officers found the girl’s body in a duffel bag in a closet, according to authorities. The [Read More…]
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Former Marine arrested for allegedly making 42 bombs with ‘enhanced lethality’
iStock/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — More than 40 pipe bombs containing shrapnel were found in the home of an Arizona man after police discovered suspicious materials in his vehicle. A traffic stop by the Arizona Department of Public [Read More…]
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Severe storms in Midwest as most of eastern U.S. expects wet Labor Day weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Much of the country is expecting a wet Labor Day weekend, with severe storms in the Midwest and more flash flooding possible. A large storm system is moving into the Plains [Read More…]
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Boeing wins $805 million contract for Navy’s new drone tanker
Boeing(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing an $805 million contract for four new MQ-25A “Stingray” unmanned mid-air refueling tankers that will be based on aircraft carriers. The contract could balloon to $13 billion [Read More…]