Month: December 2018
Ag News
Reports: China buys more soybeans
Various media outlets are reporting that China returned to the U.S. soybean market on Tuesday for another round of buying, although the exact purchase amounts are not known. Last week, Chinese state-run companies booked about [Read More…]
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Todd Gibson retires from United Soybean Board
Todd Gibson, Retired United Soybean Board Director, says he’s grateful for the nine years that he’s spent as a director on the United Soybean Board. Gibson says his impression of checkoff investments was only strengthened [Read More…]
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Todd Gibson Retires
Todd Gibson, Retired United Soybean Board Director, says he’s grateful for the nine years that he’s spent as a director on the United Soybean Board. Gibson says his impression of checkoff investments was only strengthened [Read More…]
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‘This doesn’t happen here’: Images, video shows damage from tornado that ripped through Washington state
KOMO-TV(SEATTLE) — A massive tornado that ripped through Washington state left a path of destruction in its wake, videos and images posted to social media show. The tornado pummeled through Port Orchard as torrential storms [Read More…]
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Customs and Border Protection Commissioner calls influx at remote areas of the border a ‘new phenomenon’ in wake of 7-year-old’s death
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Migrants are showing up in groups of 100 or more at remote parts of the U.S.-Mexico border that aren’t equipped to handle the influx, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Kevin [Read More…]
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FBI wiretap recorded suspect in 2017 Halloween truck attack for 3 years prior
St. Charles County Department of Corrections via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The day before he allegedly took a rented truck for a deadly drive down New York City’s West Side Highway bike path, Sayfullo Saipov [Read More…]
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Mother, daughter arrested for using a drone to deliver contraband to prison rooftop
Martin County Sheriffs Office(MIAMI) — A mother and daughter were arrested for trying to deliver contraband to the roof of a Florida state prison, according to authorities. Casandra Kerr, 40, and her daughter, Cencetta Didiano, [Read More…]
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Embattled Trump Foundation agrees to dissolve itself in agreement with New York AG
aluxum/iStock(NEW YORK) — President Trump’s embattled charitable foundation has agreed to dissolve itself under judicial supervision as part of a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood. The Trump Foundation had previously sought [Read More…]
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‘Fresh Prince’ star sues popular video gaming companies over ‘Carlton’ dance
Marco_Piunti/iStock(NEW YORK) — Former Fresh Prince of Bel’Air star Alfonso Ribeiro is suing the creators behind the hit games Fortnite and NBA 2K because he believes they ripped off the likeness to his famed “Carlton” [Read More…]
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Crop specialist recommends not stressing soybeans
Crop management specialist Emerson Nafziger says his research shows soybeans with less stress yield better. “My point here is don’t create stress on purpose,” said Nafziger, during an Illinois Soybean Association-sponsored webinar Tuesday. “Some people [Read More…]
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MU Crop Conference: All things dicamba
A leading university weed scientist says 2018, overall, was not a better year for off-site dicamba damage in Missouri and his concerns remain. Dr. Kevin Bradley says although Missouri will not have a 2019 state label, [Read More…]
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Supply, demand concerns pressure hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day higher supported by sharply higher wholesale values at midday. The market is still waiting for direction from the cash trade. February live cattle closed $1.02 higher [Read More…]
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Peterson says it took a miracle to get farm bill done
The Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee says it took a miracle to get the 2018 Farm Bill done. Minnesota Democrat Collin Peterson says the farm bill almost fell apart completely last Wednesday. “Because [Read More…]
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Soybeans, corn up, watching South America
Soybeans were modestly higher on commercial and technical buying. No new export sales to China again Tuesday, but the trade remains optimistic. Much of the recent talk has centered around the Pacific Northwest, with smaller [Read More…]
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Not just Facebook: Other apps store unposted photos, too, and there’s a reason
coffeekai/iStock(NEW YORK) — When Facebook announced its latest privacy-related blunder last Friday, one detail alarmed users: third-party apps could have accessed photos that were never even posted. “The bug also impacted photos that people uploaded [Read More…]
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ot just Facebook: Other apps store unposted photos, too, and there’s a reason
coffeekai/iStock(NEW YORK) — When Facebook announced its latest privacy-related blunder last Friday, one detail alarmed users: third-party apps could have accessed photos that were never even posted. “The bug also impacted photos that people uploaded [Read More…]
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She wanted to see the world before she went blind, now Michigan woman is missing in Peru
Yuri_Arcurs/iStock(NEW YORK) — A visually impaired Michigan woman, who was on a quest to see the world before she went completely blind, vanished while vacationing in Peru, just a day after she climbed the highest [Read More…]
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New Jersey police may arrest drivers who have yet to return $188K that spilled out of truck onto highway
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — It was the best of the Christmas spirit, and it was the worst of the Christmas spirit. New Jersey officials said that more than $114,000 of about $510,000 in cash that spilled [Read More…]
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Yemeni woman gets reprieve from Trump travel ban to see dying son
CAIR, Sacramento Valley (SAN FRANCISCO) — A mother who had been blocked from seeing her terminally ill child due to Trump’s travel ban has been granted a visa waiver, advocates said Tuesday. Shaima Swileh’s 2-year-old [Read More…]
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A hurricane-ravaged community comes together to ‘save Christmas’ this year
ABC News(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — A Florida community that was devastated by Hurricane Michael was surprised Tuesday with $50,000 worth of donated toys to distribute to local kids for Christmas. “You just all made our [Read More…]