Month: August 2018
Ag News
Continue to scout fields for crop issues
An agronomist with Seed Consultants says he is concerned prolonged dry weather in some parts of the Midwest have hurt corn root development. Bill McDonald says forecasted timely rains will be helpful if the crops [Read More…]
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Report: Food hardship is up in the U.S., strong Farm Bill needed
Food hardship in the U.S. is on the rise, according to a new report from the Food Research and Action Center. Randy Rosso, a senior policy and research analyst, says food hardship, or the inability [Read More…]
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How Apple became the first American publicly traded company to reach $1 trillion valuation
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A company that started in a garage more than four decades ago became the first American publicly traded company to reach a $1 trillion valuation. Shares hit $207.05 midday Thursday [Read More…]
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American citizen believed to have been in Slovenia has been missing for weeks
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An American man is believed to have gone missing in Slovenia while vacationing in June. The Department of State is working with police in Europe on the continuing search. Jonathan Reid Luskin [Read More…]
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Remains from North Korea likely American soldiers who fought at Chosin Reservoir
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The 55 boxes of human remains North Korea transferred to the United States this week are “consistent” with being American service members who lost their lives in the Korean War, according to the [Read More…]
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Dicamba test plots demonstrate volatility and drift results
A University of Wisconsin weed scientist says their research is showing how important it is to follow the label guidelines when using dicamba. Dr. Rodrigo Werle tells Brownfield his Wisconsin team is working with researchers [Read More…]
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Dry conditions good for wheat harvest
A Michigan farmer says while his crops desperately need more rain, weather has been idea for wheat harvest. “We didn’t have to worry about stopping and losing test weight because once we started we could [Read More…]
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Farm bankruptcies decline in first half of 2018
Chapter 12 bankruptcies for farmers and fishermen during the first half of 2018 have dropped nine percent compared to last year but the American Farm Bureau Federation says that doesn’t mean the farm economy is [Read More…]
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Soybeans down on tariff concerns, less threatening weather outlooks
Soybeans were modestly lower on fund and technical selling. Contracts followed through on Wednesday’s losses, with a slightly less stressful near-term weather forecast in many areas. Most of the dry areas are expected to remain [Read More…]
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Cash, pork push hog futures lower
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were modestly lower on profit taking and the recent wholesale trend, as traders get ready for the week’s widespread direct cash business. August was down $.02 at $108.60 and [Read More…]
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Georgia cops kept 13-year-old handcuffed in freezing squad car to get him to talk
iStock/Thinkstock(ROSWELL, Ga.) — Flipping a coin to decide whether to arrest a sobbing woman. Keeping a K-9 on the force after it repeatedly attacked a man despite its handler’s commands. And now, leaving a 13-year-old [Read More…]
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Prominent locals want Trump’s DC hotel to lose liquor license
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A local regulatory agency is nearing a decision on whether to recommend a review of Trump International Hotel’s liquor license after seven D.C. residents filed a complaint arguing the hotel’s owner, President Donald [Read More…]
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Detroit police officer suspended after video shows him punching naked woman at hospital
iStock/Thinkstock(DETROIT) — A Detroit police officer is the subject of a criminal investigation after a “disturbing” cell-phone video surfaced showing him repeatedly punching an apparently emotionally disturbed naked woman at a hospital, officials said Thursday. [Read More…]
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Training exercise triggers active shooter panic, lockdown at Ohio Air Force base
iStock/Thinkstock(DAYTON, Ohio) — A training exercise at an Air Force base in Ohio caused an emergency active shooter response Thursday, prompting a lockdown, the evacuation of a hospital and led one security force member to [Read More…]
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Sexual harassment outlawed on the streets of France, following viral video of recent violent attack in Paris
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — French lawmakers approved a bill that outlaws cat-calling, allowing fines of as much as hundreds of dollars to be handed out on the spot to street harassers. Fines for harassers could run as [Read More…]
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Iowa Soybean leaders see good growth potential in Europe
A delegation of Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) leaders is wrapping up a 12-day education and trade mission to Europe. One of the participants, ISA’s director of market development Grant Kimberley, says there is a good [Read More…]
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Iran preparing naval exercises amidst heated rhetoric with Trump
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard is preparing to hold within the next two days a large-scale naval exercise in the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping lane for oil used worldwide, according to [Read More…]
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Couple pays off $124K of debt in 3 years and finds financial peace
Courtesy Christopher Espinosa(NEW YORK) — Paying off $124,000 in debt sounds nearly impossible but one couple managed to do so in three years by changing their habits and learning to save. Christopher Espinosa, 29, met [Read More…]
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Ohio Air Force Base on lock-down after reports of active shooter
iStock/Thinkstock(DAYTON, Ohio) — Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order at a Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, Thursday afternoon after getting reports of an active shooter at the base’s hospital. The alert was issued on [Read More…]
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Trump and Kim exchange letters amid denuclearization doubts
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — After receiving another letter from Kim Jong Un, President Donald Trump on Thursday thanked the North Korean dictator for his “kind action” in handing over the possible remains of U.S. soldiers from the [Read More…]