Month: December 2018
Ag News
RMA will calculate ARC-County yields thanks to new Farm Bill
A southwest Minnesota farmer is relieved the new farm bill changes the way county yields are calculated in the Commodity Title. Bob Worth of Lake Benton says he’s been asking for Risk Management Agency (RMA) [Read More…]
Ag News
John Sullivan picked to lead Illinois Department of Agriculture
Former Illinois state senator John Sullivan will be the next director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. He was selected for the post by Governor-Elect J.B Pritzker. Sullivan, a Democrat, represented the 47th District in [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures up on beef demand expectations
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were higher, supported by commercial buying, with the trade expecting solid beef demand. December and February both notched new contract highs during the session. Still, those months and most [Read More…]
Ag News
Gap between good and not good land widens
A Minnesota ag lender says quality farmland is holding its value, but lower quality land has fallen off. Kent Thiesse with MinnStar Bank in Lake Crystal adds that’s true whether it’s bought or rented land. [Read More…]
Ag News
China plans to turn their dairy industry around by 2025
The Chinese Ag Ministry has released some details about their plan to increase domestic milk production and consumption. The nation announced plans earlier this year to reach 45 million tons of milk production by 2025. [Read More…]
News
Rio de Janeiro’s Santa Claus school names this year’s ‘Papa Noel’
Pacific Press/Contributor/Getty Images(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Rio de Janeiro’s Santa Claus school celebrated its 25th birthday this week during a celebration that involved electing the best Santa Claus of the 2018 season — and giving [Read More…]
News
‘He wasn’t sick on the way’: Relatives of the boy who died in CBP custody speak out
Pacific Press/Contributor/Getty Images(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Rio de Janeiro’s Santa Claus school celebrated its 25th birthday this week during a celebration that involved electing the best Santa Claus of the 2018 season — and giving [Read More…]
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‘He wasn’t sick on the way’: Relatives of the boy who died in CBP custody speak out
Mario Tama/Getty Images(GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala) — The mother of the 8-year-old boy who died while in the custody of Customs and Border Protection has spoken publicly for the first time since his Christmas Eve death. [Read More…]
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‘He wasn’t sick on the way’: Relatives of the boy who died in CBP custody speak out
Mario Tama/Getty Images(GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala) — The mother of the 8-year-old boy who died while in the custody of Customs and Border Protection has spoken publicly for the first time since his Christmas Eve death. [Read More…]
News
US stocks end higher after roller coaster trading session
iStock(NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday after a roller coaster trading session that swung both negative and positive after Wednesday’s bullish milestone. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the session 260 points [Read More…]
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Government shutdown: Employees lose not only paychecks but paid time off, too
Jodi Jacobson/iStock(NEW YORK) — Lisa Gray was supposed to go on vacation with her family on Thursday, but now it’s up in the air. As an air traffic controller, her husband, Thomas, is a federal [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Storm Warning issued December 27 at 2:22PM MST until December 28 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Snow. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHEN…Until 9 AM CST Friday. * [Read More…]
News
Paradise residents struggle to celebrate holidays after Camp Fire devastation
iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — This holiday season has proven especially difficult for Paradise, California, residents where the Camp Fire reduced homes, businesses and lives to ashes. Nicole Hoenig and her 2-year-old daughter Mira celebrated Christmas as [Read More…]
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Hockey players and coaches punished following locker room altercation
The Mitchell Skating and Hockey Association has announced punitive action regarding an altercation last Friday between two players in the team locker room that sent one player to the hospital and landed a second one [Read More…]
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Number of law enforcement fatalities goes up in 2018 after a low in 2017
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The number of law enforcement officers who died while in the line of duty went up this year, from 129 deaths in 2017 to 144 so far in 2018. The figures, [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattlemen’s leader looking for fewer burdensome regulations
A leader in the livestock industry is looking for fewer burdensome regulations in the year ahead. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association president Krist Wollum says regulatory issues came up often during Donald Trump’s campaign for President. [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S., China trade truce 1/3 over
Farmers and ag groups are nervous the U.S. and China won’t agree to a long-term deal ahead of a self-imposed deadline. President Trump announced at the end of the G20 Summit he and Chinese President [Read More…]
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Girl dies after apparently falling 700 feet off cliff at Horseshoe Bend Overlook in Arizona
DeAgostini/Getty Images(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — A California teen was found dead after apparently falling some 700 feet from a cliff at Horseshoe Bend Overlook in Arizona, authorities said. The girl’s family, from San Jose, reported [Read More…]
Closings and Cancellations
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US Marine, two brothers among 4 killed as car plows into tanker truck on New Jersey highway
WABC(LAKEWOOD, N.J.) — A U.S. Marine was among four young men killed when a sedan they were in plowed into the back of a tanker truck in New Jersey early Wednesday, authorities said. The crash [Read More…]