Month: December 2018
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This woman’s pup-filled Christmas card aims to spread awareness of Houston’s stray pit bulls
Lunja/iStock(HOUSTON) — A Houston dog lover and animal advocate created a paws-itively perfect Christmas card to spread holiday cheer as well as awareness to help stray dogs in the area. Amanda Hulebak took her warm [Read More…]
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Global Dairy Trade index makes third straight gain
The Global Dairy Trade index rose 1.7% in Tuesday morning’s event. The average price was $2,844 a metric ton. That’s the third straight gain after steadily falling from June through early November. Whole milk [Read More…]
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Scandinavian tourists found dead with ‘knife wounds’ in Morocco’s High Atlas mountains
vmargineanu/iStock(LONDON) — Two female tourists from Scandinavia have been found dead in Morocco, local police announced today. The bodies of the women, from Norway and Denmark were found near the town of Imlil in the [Read More…]
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Growers asked if 2nd round of payments will make them whole
Will a second round of trade mitigation payments make U.S. growers whole? That question was posed at the University of Missouri Crop Conference by MU professor Scott Brown at the MU Crop Conference. None of the [Read More…]
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NCGA: USDA trade aid comes up short, again
Most commodity groups are happy with the announcement of the second round of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is not. NCGA president and Nebraska farmer Lynn Chrisp says the [Read More…]
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NCGA announces 2018 yield contest winners
The top yield in this year’s National Corn Yield Contest is 478 bushels per acre. That irrigated yield was produced by Don Stall of Charlotte, Michigan using Pioneer hybrid P0574AM. The next highest yield came [Read More…]
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Study: 11% of corn price is derived from red meat exports
A study conducted for the U.S. Meat Export Federation shows eleven percent of the price of corn this year will be derived from beef and pork exports. “If you look at the volume of exports [Read More…]
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Nebraska farmer questions Trump’s China tactics
While many farmers agree that trade issues with China needed to be addressed, some disagree with the tactics used by President Trump. Nebraska farmer Bart Ruth, a former president of the American Soybean Association, says [Read More…]
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Trump administration issues rule banning bump stocks, more than a year after Las Vegas rampage
Page Light Studios/iStock(WASHINGTON) — On Tuesday, 443 days since the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history was carried out at a Las Vegas music festival with the use of rifles equipped with “bump stock” devices [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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Two Chicago police officers hit, killed by train while chasing suspected gunman: ‘No words to express our grief’
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — The Chicago Police Department is mourning two of its officers who were hit and killed by a train while chasing a suspected gunman Monday night, officials said. Eduardo Marmolejo, 37, and Conrad Gary, [Read More…]
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Three dead in apparent double murder-suicide in Ohio home: Police
aijohn784/iStock(DOYLESTOWN, Ohio) — Three people were found dead in what investigators believe is a double murder-suicide in an Ohio home Monday afternoon, according to local police. An officer responding to a welfare check called in [Read More…]
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Final day for pre-Christmas delivery nears for Amazon, Target and other retailers
ymgerman/iStock(NEW YORK) — If you’ve been putting off Christmas shopping until the last minute, now is the time to act, especially if you want your online orders to arrive on time. With Christmas officially a [Read More…]
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A wet and active pattern ahead across the Heartland
Periods of stormy weather will continue in the Northwest for the next several days. Many other areas of the country, including the Plains and the Southwest, will experience mild, dry weather for the remainder of [Read More…]
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Rotating cover crops helps the cash crop rotation
Dr. Shalamar Armstrong with Purdue University says rotating cover crops helps the cash crops because of how they break down and how they store and release nitrogen. Continue reading Rotating cover crops helps the cash [Read More…]
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‘Ross from Friends’ lookalike on the run once again after skipping court date
Blackpool Police(LONDON) — Police in England are once again searching for a suspect with an uncanny resemblance to the Friends character Ross Geller. Abdulah Husseini, who has been accused of stealing from a restaurant, did [Read More…]
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Meghan Markle visits nursing home residents before Christmas
Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — Meghan Markle, who rose to fame as an actress, visited a nursing home in Twickenham, England, Tuesday that cares for people who have worked in the entertainment industry. Meghan, the Duchess [Read More…]
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Skip shopping for presents and give the gift of experiences this Christmas
Milkos/iStock(NEW YORK) — Christmas is just one week away, and if you don’t have gifts purchased for everyone on your list, have no fear. This could be the perfect time, and perfect excuse, to jump [Read More…]
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Two Chicago police officers killed by train while pursuing suspected gunman
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — Police are investigating the deaths of two Chicago officers fatally struck by a train Monday while responding to a “shots-fired call,” city officials said. Eduardo Marmolejo, 37, and Conrad Gary, 31, were chasing [Read More…]
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Federal agencies face partial shutdowns
Several U.S. government agencies including the USDA and EPA might shut down non-essential operations later this week. Congress is expected to take up an appropriations bill to fund government functions, but President Trump has threatened [Read More…]