Month: September 2018
Ag News
Organic checkoff next steps
The Organic Trade Association has announced plans to move forward with a voluntary, industry-led checkoff after USDA terminated the process this spring. CEO Laura Batcha says there is demand for coordinated organic research and promotion, [Read More…]
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SHP field manager guides farmers through conservation process
It’s not enough that Jim Isermann is successful in getting producers to adopt conservation farming practices. He wants them to be aware of the impact those practices have on their farm and on their bottom [Read More…]
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Precision Planting offers retrofit compatibility
Precision Planting is making it easier for farmers to retrofit equipment with Precision technology. Integrated marketing lead Bryce Baker says the planter of the future might already be in someone’s shed. “As a farmer, I’ve [Read More…]
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Man armed with multiple guns including rifles takes hostage
iStock/Thinkstock(TACOMA, Wash.) — A man armed with multiple guns including long rifles and wearing body armor allegedly took a hostage inside an auto repair business, prompting a standoff with police in Tacoma, Washington, according to [Read More…]
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Midwest, mid-Atlantic still getting soaked from Gordon
ABC News(JACKSON, Miss.) — Remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon are continuing to soak the South and Midwest. On Thursday, north of Jackson, Mississippi, more than 10 inches of rain fell, flooding streets and neighborhoods. Near [Read More…]
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Midwest, mid-Atlantic still getting soaked from Gordon
ABC News(JACKSON, Miss.) — Remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon are continuing to soak the South and Midwest. On Thursday, north of Jackson, Mississippi, more than 10 inches of rain fell, flooding streets and neighborhoods. Near [Read More…]
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Officer fatally shoots man after entering wrong apartment
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — Dallas police and the county district attorney’s office are investigating after police said one of their officers shot and killed a 26-year-old man Thursday night upon returning home from her shift and entering [Read More…]
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Man armed with multiple guns including rifles takes hostage in Tacoma, Washington
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department(TACOMA, Wash.) — A man armed with multiple guns including long rifles and wearing body armor allegedly took a hostage inside an auto repair business, prompting a standoff with police in Tacoma, [Read More…]
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Family of Stephon Clark to sue Sacramento for more than $15 million
iStock/Thinkstock(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The family of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who died from multiple gunshot wounds when police fired on him 20 times as he stood in his grandmother’s yard, is planning to [Read More…]
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Refugee calamity feared as battle for Syria’s Idlib looms large
iStock/Thinkstock(DAMASCUS, Syria) — The battle for Syria’s Idlib province looms large in what could prove to be the bloodiest conflict yet in this long and painful civil war. Located in the northwest corner of Syria, [Read More…]
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Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro stabbed at campaign event in Brazil
iStock/Thinkstock(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right candidate in Brazil’s presidential election, was stabbed at a campaign event on Thursday. Federal police confirmed to ABC News that a 40-year-old suspect in the attack that [Read More…]
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Lyft enters the scooter race by launching in Denver
Lyft(DENVER) — Ride share company Lyft is entering the scooter arms race, marked by launching its scooter rental program in Denver on Thursday. The company, which tries to differentiate itself from its competitors by stressing [Read More…]
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Gunman in Cincinnati bank shooting that killed 3 identified as 29-year-old Ohio resident
iStock/Thinkstock(CINCINNATI) — Authorities have identified the gunman who allegedly killed three people and wounded two others at a bank in downtown Cincinnati as a 29-year-old Ohio resident. Omar Perez, 29, acted alone when he opened [Read More…]
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India’s top court legalizes gay sex in historic verdict
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW DELHI) — The world’s largest democracy just struck down a ban on gay sex. On Thursday, India’s top court declared parts of Section 377 unconstitutional, in a historic decision that finally brings to end [Read More…]
Ag News
Hog futures surge on technical support
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mixed ahead of widespread direct cash business. The indecisive cash trade didn’t help contracts find any direction. October live cattle closed $.15 lower at $108.90 and December [Read More…]
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INFB vice president part of group to meet, discuss trade with Trump
The vice president of Indiana Farm Bureau was among a small group of ag leaders who discussed trade with President Trump, Vice President Pence, and Ag Secretary Perdue at the White House this week. Kendell [Read More…]
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Hubbs: Corn yield may not hold up to USDA projection
An ag economist is not confident in the latest corn yield estimate from the USDA. “It still will be a good crop,” said Todd Hubbs at the University of Illinois, in an interview with Brownfield [Read More…]
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Farmers get credit for fewer off-target dicamba complaints
The vice president for U.S. crop protection at BASF credits farmers for fewer off-target dicamba complaints this year. Scott Kay tells Brownfield there was good participation as BASF hosted a series of training sessions across [Read More…]
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And the Oscar for ‘popular film’ goes to… no one in 2019, Academy says
Carlo Allegri/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that it will not present the Oscar for its proposed “popular film” category during February’s ceremony after all. One reason [Read More…]