Year: 2018
Ag News
Drought has changed the cattle price outlook
RaboBank livestock market analyst Don Close says weather continues to be the single-most disruptive influence in the U.S. beef complex. Drought conditions forced the early placement of calves into feed yards, which substantially increased cattle on [Read More…]
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South Koreans cautiously optimistic ahead of Trump-Kim summit
ABCNews.com(SEOUL, South Korea) — On the streets of Seoul, a euphoric mood for peace has filled the air ahead of next Tuesday’s historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong [Read More…]
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Car crashes into US Embassy gates in South Korea’s capital
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — A car crashed into the gate of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, police said Thursday. South Korean police told ABC News the driver was not drunk but declined to [Read More…]
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This robot named Flippy can cook your hamburger for you
ABC News(PASADENA, Calif.) — Imagine a world where your burger is made by a robot. Well, that’s now a reality at CaliBurger in Pasadena, California. The robot, nicknamed Flippy, started helping the restaurant’s staff this [Read More…]
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Victim shot by back-flipping FBI agent says he initially thought an ‘idiot set off a firecracker’
ABC News(DENVER) — A 24-year-old man accidentally shot by an FBI agent doing a backflip on the dance floor of a Colorado nightclub says he initially couldn’t believe he had been wounded while enjoying a [Read More…]
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Woman accused of killing husband, doppelganger indicted for 1st-degree murder
ABC News(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A woman accused of leading authorities on a multistate crime spree that included two homicides has been indicted on first-degree murder charges. Lois Riess, 56, allegedly shot and killed her [Read More…]
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California man arrested after ramming car several times in road-rage attack
Nikki Guinn (via Facebook)(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California driver was arrested Monday after video showed him ramming his car into another vehicle repeatedly in an apparent road-rage attack, police said. Police in Sacramento, California, arrested Jose [Read More…]
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CrossFit gym closes after Pride Month workout canceled
WRTV(INDIANAPOLIS) — A CrossFit gym in downtown Indianapolis closed less than 24 hours after it canceled a workout in support of Pride Month that was planned by employees and members. CrossFit’s Chief Knowledge Officer Russell [Read More…]
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Federal judge rules lawsuit challenging migrant-family separation can proceed, says policy ‘shocks the conscience’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in California ruled on Wednesday evening that a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s practice of separating immigrant parents from their children can move forward, saying the government’s [Read More…]
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Pork producers discuss their transition to group housing of sows
At World Pork Expo on Wednesday, we stopped by the Nedap Livestock Management booth to visit with a couple of pork producers who own and/or manage facilities that have transitioned from gestation stalls to group [Read More…]
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USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach addresses pork producers
USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach addressed Wednesday’s SIP Luncheon at World Pork Expo in Des Moines. Ibach discussed topics that fall under his area of responsibility, including animal health, biotechnology and gene [Read More…]
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LGBT group putting final touches on Pride Month fete at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station
Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) — Pride Month will be celebrated all the way in Antarctica this weekend, thanks to the party-planning efforts of the LGBT community at the American research center there. Although Antarctica [Read More…]
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Crayola released a makeup line and it is everything we’ve been dreaming of
ASOS(NEW YORK) — Now, you can actually color on your face with Crayola crayons! Crayola just released a makeup line in partnership with ASOS and, in true Crayola fashion, it features 98 very colorful shades. [Read More…]
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911 calls from Las Vegas shooting reveals chaos, panic that ensued as gunman opened fire
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas authorities have released dozens of 911 calls from the Oct. 1 shooting, shedding light on the panic and chaos that ensued at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival as [Read More…]
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NCGA: We need six things that equal the next ethanol
With a huge and growing corn surplus, U.S. corn farmers say they need new uses for their grain – yesterday. NCGA President Kevin Skunes grows corn in North Dakota. At the Corn Utilization and Technology Conference [Read More…]
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Too wet and too dry, all on the same farm
Some fields are too wet, others are too dry. In southeastern South Dakota, Lewis Bainbridge finished corn planting a week ago, later than he would have liked, but “we’re still ok,” he told Brownfield Ag [Read More…]
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Indiana farmer calls this one of the best planting seasons
North Central Indiana farmer Dennis Maple says he’s had a good planting season, “Planting was about the easiest planting season we’ve had, especially compared to last year. We started our corn in late April and [Read More…]
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Hog futures supported by cash business
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were higher on follow through buying as traders prepared for the week’s widespread direct cash cattle business. No appreciable trade has been reported, but the futures market appears to [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 6, 2018
Jul. corn closed at $3.78 and 1/4, down 5 and 1/2 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $9.94 and 1/4, down 7 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $365.00, down $2.30 Jul. soybean oil closed at 30.65, down 14 points Jul. wheat closed at $5.19 and [Read More…]
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192 people missing in aftermath of Guatemala volcano eruption
ABC News(GUATEMALA CITY) — With the death toll from one of the most violent volcano eruptions in Guatemalan history climbing to 75, rescuers said hope was dwindling of finding survivors. As the Volcan de Fuego [Read More…]