Month: October 2018
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World Food Prize Laureates combat mother, child undernourishment
The 2018 World Food Prize Laureates were honored in Des Moines, Iowa for their leadership combating inadequate nutrition in children and their mothers. Doctors Lawrence Haddad and David Nabarro have worked to improve child and [Read More…]
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West-central Minnesota farmer wraps up corn harvest
A west-central Minnesota farmer has wrapped up his 2018 corn harvest. Chad Willis of Willmar says yields were similar to last year. “Going to come in right around that 200 (bushels per-acre) mark. I was [Read More…]
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MU weed scientist confirms six-mode resistant waterhemp
A Missouri farmer found waterhemp resistant to 2,4-D in his field and it turned out to be resistant to a half-dozen modes of action. University of Missouri Weed scientist Dr. Kevin Bradley tells Brownfield Ag [Read More…]
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Two women hospitalized for fox attacks, police advise Massachusetts residents to remain alert
David O’Brien/iStock/Thinkstock(SCITUATE, Mass.) — Police in one eastern Massachusetts town are advising residents to remain vigilant after a fox attacked two women on Thursday. The attacks took place in the town of Scituate, a coastal [Read More…]
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Mega Millions jackpot soars to a record $1 billion
Emilie Richardson/ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot on Friday jumped to a record $1 billion. The drawing for the prize will be on Friday night. A single winner taking the cash lump sum [Read More…]
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Anti-hazing law named after Penn State fraternity pledge to go into effect in Pennsylvania
Google Map Street View(HARRISBURG, Penn.) — An anti-hazing law named in honor of a Penn State fraternity pledge who died following a hazing ritual will soon go into effect in Pennsylvania. The bill, to be [Read More…]
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Anti-hazing law named after Penn State fraternity pledge to go into effect in Pennsylvania
Google Map Street View(HARRISBURG, Penn.) — An anti-hazing law named in honor of a Penn State fraternity pledge who died following a hazing ritual will soon go into effect in Pennsylvania. The bill, to be [Read More…]
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Teacher fired after video shows her kicking student
Courtesy Goose Creek Police Department (GOOSE CREEK, S.C.) — A South Carolina elementary school teacher was fired after video showed her kicking one of her students on school surveillance video earlier this month. Students told [Read More…]
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A tech investor brought cell phone voting to West Virginia, igniting debate about access and security
iStock/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) — A few hundred West Virginians are poised to cast a federal election vote on their cell phones this November. And depending on the outcome, they’ll have Bradley Tusk to thank — or [Read More…]
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Nebraska’s pitch to tourists: ‘Honestly, it’s not for everyone’
Nebraska Tourism Commission(Nebraska) — Nebraska knows the state is “not for everyone” and it’s proud of that in a new ad campaign. “We’re just simply not on people’s shopping list for a vacation,” said John [Read More…]
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Turkish source says Pompeo heard recording of Khashoggi murder, State Department denies
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has heard an alleged audio recording of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a senior Turkish official. Speaking [Read More…]
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Pompeo listened to an alleged recording of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi: Turkish Source
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has heard an alleged audio recording of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a senior Turkish official. Speaking [Read More…]
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Minnesota farmer trying to stay positive after latest setback
A southern Minnesota farmer is trying to stay positive in the face of continual weather challenges. Rochelle Krusemark of Trimont says the growing season began with planting delays caused by excessive rains that were frequent [Read More…]
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Kudlow suggests trade talks with China aren’t progressing
White House chief economic advisor Larry Kudlow suggests trade talks with China are not progressing. According to CNBC, Kudlow told attendees of the Detroit Economic Club Thursday that China has not responded positively to any [Read More…]
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Demand uncertainties pressure hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed lower ahead of Friday’s Cattle on Feed report and wide-spread direct cash business. Feeder cattle were mixed, but found support in the day’s lower move in [Read More…]
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Harvest pressure continues for soybeans, corn
Soybeans were sharply lower on commercial and technical selling, ending the session just above the day’s lows. The trade expects generally good harvest progress in many key growing areas over the next several days. Recent [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 18, 2018
Dec. corn closed at $3.70 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 cents Nov. soybeans closed at $8.63 and 1/2, down 22 and 1/4 cents Dec. soybean meal closed at $316.30, down $7.40 Dec. soybean oil closed at 29.02, down 54 points Dec. wheat [Read More…]
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Sheriff calls for volunteers to look for evidence as search for Jayme Closs, 13, continues
ABC News(MILWAUKEE) — As Wisconsin authorities desperately search for missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs, they are now asking for volunteers to help look for more evidence. An Amber Alert was issued for Jayme after the bodies [Read More…]
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Hurricane Michael halts surgery for Cincinnati woman waiting 10 years for donor kidney
Courtesy Angel Goss(CINCINNATI) — A Cincinnati woman who thought her nearly 10-year wait for a donor kidney had finally come to an end received crushing news when Hurricane Michael made landfall in Florida last week. [Read More…]
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American student can enter Israel, nation’s top court rules
ABC News(TEL AVIV, Israel) — An American student whom Israeli authorities had blocked from entering the country over her alleged political views was admitted into the country, following a ruling on Thursday from Israel’s top [Read More…]