Month: October 2018
Ag News
Groups say no farm bill is better than partisan House version
Food, farm, and environmental groups say although it’s critical to pass a farm bill this year, an extension of the expired 2014 farm bill would be better than the House version of the bill. During [Read More…]
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Russia says a student’s shooting rampage and bombing killed at least 18 at college in Crimea
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — At least 18 people, most of them young, were killed and over 40 injured in a bomb and shooting attack at a college in Crimea that local officials said was carried out [Read More…]
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Russian officials say a student’s shooting rampage and bombing killed at least 18 at college in Crimea
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — At least 18 people, most of them young, were killed and over 40 injured in a bomb and shooting attack at a college in Crimea that local officials said was carried out [Read More…]
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At least 18 dead, 40 injured in bomb, shooting attack by student at college in Crimea
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — At least 18 people, most of them young, were killed and over 40 injured in a bomb and shooting attack at a college in Crimea that local officials said was carried out [Read More…]
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At least 13 dead, most of them teenagers, in blast at college in Crimea that Russia suspects is terror attack
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — An explosion at a college in Crimea has reportedly killed at least 13 people and injured dozens, in what Russian counterterrorism officials suspect is a terror attack. The explosion occurred at a [Read More…]
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10 dead, dozens injured in explosion at college in Crimea that Russia suspects is terror attack
iStock/Thinkstock(KERCH, Crimea) — An explosion at a college in Crimea has reportedly killed 10 people and injured dozens, in what Russian counterterrorism officials have said they suspect is a bomb attack. The explosion occurred at [Read More…]
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More flooding likely in Texas as record rains continue to fall
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — A weather pattern stalled over Texas has produced the worst flash flooding since 1935 in Llano County in the central part of the state. The area got as much as 13.24 inches of [Read More…]
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Wisconsin community holds vigil for missing girl Jayme Closs
ABC News(BARREN, Wisc.) — Community members in western Wisconsin gathered for a candlelight vigil on Tuesday, bringing together family members, friends and neighbors who are all praying for a missing girl’s safe return. Attendees were [Read More…]
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Family of woman killed in ‘cold medicine murder’ filled with regret
Courtesy Lauren Hugelmaier family(RALEIGH, N.C.) — The family of Lauren Phelps, who was brutally murdered by her husband last year, spoke out in an exclusive interview with Good Morning America on Wednesday to warn other [Read More…]
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Pregnant postal worker goes missing outside home, USPS offers $25K reward
WLS(CHICAGO) — The U.S. Postal Service is now getting involved in the search effort for one of their own. Kierra Coles, 27, disappeared after being seen on video two weeks ago outside her home. She [Read More…]
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Anheuser-Busch sending 300,000 cans of drinking water to areas ravaged by Hurricane Michael
Anheuser-Busch(MEXICO BEACH, Fla.) — As communities in Florida and Georgia began to rebuild after Hurricane Michael, Anheuser-Busch said it would be shutting down some of its beer lines to get more than 300,000 cans of [Read More…]
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At least 1 dead in Texas flooding that caused bridge collapse, breached dam
iStock/Thinkstock(MARBLE FALLS, Texas) — Massive floods swept through Central Texas on Tuesday, and rushing waters are expected to rise overnight and into Wednesday morning. But despite flood operations in several counties already being in place [Read More…]
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Most U.S. fuel retailers plan to label E15 as Unleaded 88
Most U.S. fuel retailers plan to label E15 as Unleaded 88. Mike O’Brien is vice president of market development for Growth Energy. “Unleaded 88 is the name that more than 85 percent of the retail [Read More…]
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MU produces pigs resistant to TGE virus
A team of researchers has produced a litter of pigs that is genetically resistant to a deadly porcine virus. Randall Prather (pray-thur), a University of Missouri distinguished animal sciences professor tells Brownfield “transmissible gastroenteritis virus”, [Read More…]
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Cattle futures mixed ahead of On Feed numbers
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mostly lower ahead of wide-spread direct trade and Friday’s Cattle on Feed report. Long-term supply and demand concern also added pressure to the market. October live cattle [Read More…]
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Iowa farmer is still waiting to pick soybeans
North-central Iowa farmer April Hemmes says she’s still waiting to start harvesting soybeans. “I have not picked a bean,” Hemmes says. “I have not combined one bean yet and I am in the majority here. [Read More…]
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Milk futures mostly higher, cash dairy mixed
Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed mostly higher Tuesday as global prices posted declines on at the Global Dairy Trade auction. October closed two cents higher at $15.62. November up three [Read More…]
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Hurricane Michael death toll climbs to 26 including 16 people in Florida
@DukeEnergy/Twitter (MEXICO BEACH) — Hurricane Michael’s death toll has climbed to 26, with 16 people dying in Florida, according to state officials. Twelve of those deaths were in Bay County, which was hit hard by [Read More…]
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Losses from Hurricane Michael are growing
Georgia’s agricultural losses from Hurricane Michael are growing. According to the state’s Department of Agriculture, the storm has caused catastrophic damage across several commodities. Poultry is the state’s top agricultural commodity and contributes $23.3 billion [Read More…]
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ASF hits largest Chinese farm to date
A farm affiliated with one of China’s top feed producers has culled nearly 20,000 pigs due to a suspected case of African Swine Fever. The farm, located in the Liaoning province, is the largest farm [Read More…]