Month: October 2018
Ag News
Milk futures mixed, cash dairy mostly steady Thursday
Class III Milk Futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange had a fairly quiet day. October milk closed a penny higher at $15.82. November down three cents at $16.01. The December contract was unchanged at $15.98. [Read More…]
News
EgyptAir stands by in-flight magazine author’s bizarre profile of Drew Barrymore
iStock/Thinkstock(CAIRO) — EgyptAir is standing by the author of a bizarre Drew Barrymore profile that appeared in the airline’s in-flight magazine. The interview in the in-flight magazine Horus was widely-assumed to be fake by online [Read More…]
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Authorities identify suspect in shooting of multiple officers in South Carolina
ABC News(FLORENCE, S.C.) — Authorities have identified the man who allegedly opened fire on law enforcement officers in a residential neighborhood in South Carolina on Wednesday, killing one and injuring several others. A source with [Read More…]
Ag News
OSHA working to create safer dairies
Farm safety specialists are encouraging dairies to create a safe workplace culture on the farm. Mary Bauer works for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigating farm compliance and providing resources for farms to create [Read More…]
Ag News
Solid week for soybean export sales
The USDA reports soybean export sales for the week ending September 27th were above pre-report expectations, while corn and wheat fell within most analysts’ estimates. Physical shipments of corn continue to trend ahead of the [Read More…]
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World Dairy Expo stars positive about dairy despite current downturn
Dairy farmers say they’re optimistic prices will turn around. Jeannette Sheehan milks 300 Registered Holsteins with her family in Rochester, Minnesota. The 2018 Dairy Woman of the Year tells Brownfield the current downcycle has been [Read More…]
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Iowa leaders hail USMCA
Top Iowa officials are hailing the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Governor Kim Reynolds says U.S. dairy farmers will benefit from the deal. “Basically they’ve opened it up to the same requirements that Canada has [Read More…]
Ag News
Stabenow on a new farm bill: “I’m an optimist”
The ranking Senate Ag committee member says she can’t give away too many details but expects there will be a new farm bill this year, even as the September deadline has passed and differences remain, [Read More…]
Weather
Ag News
Expanding markets for US pork
US hog inventories are at record levels and a Minnesota pork producer says growing demand for US pork is a necessity. Singapore and Vietnam are two countries in the Asian market the US pork industry [Read More…]
Ag News
Apple Month: “An apple a day”
We’ve heard the old saying, “An apple a day can keep the doctor away” but is there research to back it up? There’s plenty of research showing the health benefits of eating apples. USApple [Read More…]
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US service member killed in action in Afghanistan
iStock/Thinkstock(Afghanistan) — A U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to a press release from the NATO Resolute Support mission. While the release did not provide details regarding the service member’s location [Read More…]
Ag News
The Truterra Insights Engine
Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN is launching an interactive on-farm digital platform that it says will help farmers advance their stewardship goals and return-on-investment in real time, acre by are, while at the same time provide food [Read More…]
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19 sickened by chemical exposure at Los Angeles-area swimming school
ABC News(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — At least 19 adults and children were sickened by pool chemicals in Southern California on Wednesday evening due to an equipment malfunction at a private swimming club, authorities said. Twelve [Read More…]
Weather
Freeze Warning issued October 04 at 2:00AM MDT until October 04 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS
…FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING… * TIMING…Through early this morning. * TEMPERATURE…Widespread temperatures between 30 and 32. * Impacts…Sensitive vegetation can be killed if not covered.
Weather
Freeze Warning issued October 03 at 8:10PM MDT until October 04 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS
…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY… …WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Freeze Warning, which is in effect from 1 AM [Read More…]
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Frost Advisory issued October 03 at 2:30PM MDT until October 04 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING… …FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT THURSDAY… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Frost Advisory, [Read More…]
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Senate approves measure giving airline passengers new rights
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Senate passed a measure Wednesday that would give airline passengers new rights and should help make an often frustrating experience easier. But the bill, which authorizes funding for the Federal Aviation Administration [Read More…]
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Seven officers shot in South Carolina; at least one dead, officials say
Derek Lowe(FLORENCE, S.C.) — A suspect has been detained after seven police officers were shot in a residential neighborhood in South Carolina, according local authorities. One officer died in the shooting, the Florence County Coroner [Read More…]
Ag News
SDFU president says USMCA has nothing for family farmers/ranchers
The president of the South Dakota Farmers Union says there’s nothing in the new deal with Canada and Mexico for U.S. family farmers and ranchers. Doug Sombke, a crop and cattle producer says he’s happy [Read More…]