Year: 2018
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USDA says glyphosate used on most Wisconsin soybeans
The USDA’s Agricultural Chemical Use report says herbicides were applied to 96 percent of the Wisconsin soybean acres last year, and the most widely applied was a form of glyphosate. Fungicides were also applied to [Read More…]
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Farmer says there is low weed and insect pressure because of late spring
A southwestern Indiana farmer says the late start to the planting season might benefit some farmers including himself. “Since we’re Ohio river bottom farmers, it varies from year to year on when we can roll,” [Read More…]
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Farmer says late start to planting season helped
A late start to the planting season has benefited a farmer in west central Ohio. Josh Yoder says he was able to prepare for the season and, when the time came, plant different hybrids of [Read More…]
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Jennings: best days for the ethanol industry are ahead
The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol says although he thinks the best days for the ethanol industry are ahead, he has never experienced such an unpredictable policy process. “Never before have there been [Read More…]
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Active shooter incident at Santa Fe High School in Texas: School district
iStock/Thinkstock(SANTA FE, Tx.) — An active shooter incident took place this morning at Santa Fe High School near Galveston, Texas, according to the school district. Witnesses said a shooting took place in an art class, [Read More…]
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How the tiny town of Windsor is beefing up security ahead of the royal wedding
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) – The small English town of Windsor is being transformed into a fortress ahead of the wedding of Prince Harry and actress Meaghan Markle. The town, which according to the most recent census [Read More…]
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Prince Charles to walk Meghan Markle down the aisle
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(LONDON) — When Meghan Markle walks down the aisle Saturday to meet Prince Harry at the altar, she will be escorted by her soon-to-be father-in-law, Prince Charles. “Ms. Meghan Markle has asked His [Read More…]
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Police take down active shooting suspect at Trump National Doral Golf Club
iStock/Thinkstock(DORAL, Fl.) — Florida police shot a man early this morning after a 911 call reporting an active shooter at the Trump National Doral Golf Club, authorities said. The man, who was overheard yelling about [Read More…]
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The impact of short hay stocks on beef producers
As of May 1, the Hay Stocks in the US are more than 30 percent below year-ago levels. University of Missouri livestock market analyst Scott Brown says this may be the most important issue for [Read More…]
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Company seeks to give discarded plastic bottles a new purpose and Flint a clearer future
ABC News(FLINT, Mich.) — Two former college students are hoping their glasses idea not only takes off but jump-starts a new vision for the city of Flint, Michigan. In 2016, Ali Rose VanOverBeke, a Detroit-area [Read More…]
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Spread of Ebola to large city in Democratic Republic of Congo a ‘very concerning’ turn, health officials say
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread from rural areas to a city of nearly 1.2 million people, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday. Situated along the [Read More…]
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Missouri legislature passes “fake meat” bill
The Missouri legislature has passed a bill banning non-meat products that claim to be LIKE meat from using a label that says meat. Mike Deering, executive vice president of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, calls it [Read More…]
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Proposed amendment calls for phase out of farm subsidies
Farm subsidies were under attack during the House’s floor debate of the 2018 Farm Bill on Thursday. An amendment proposed by Republican Representative Tom McClintock of California would phase out all agricultural subsidies. “At the [Read More…]
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Missouri biodiesel plants get $4 million in past-due state payments
Missouri Governor Eric Greitens announced the release Thursday of $4 million in funds meant for Missouri biodiesel plants. The money was in arears after several years of the state’s general revenue fund running short, resulting [Read More…]
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Bustos rips Trump “trade war” in House farm bill debate
Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos criticized President Trump’s trade policy in House farm bill debate Thursday, “Today, at the end of planting season, corn growers and soybean farmers and pork producers all across the Heartland are [Read More…]
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Cattle futures higher on short covering
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day higher on short covering. Contracts were oversold after three days of sharply lower closes. Even though the cash trade has given futures contracts a negative [Read More…]
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Bomb-making materials found at home of man amid probe into explosion that killed ex
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — A Southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of having an unregistered destructive device amid the investigation into the explosion that killed his ex-girlfriend at the day spa she owned, [Read More…]
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New eruption at Hawaii Kilauea volcano prompts evacuation, produces volcanic ash cloud higher than Mount Everest
Mario Tama/Getty Images(PAHOA, Hawaii) — A powerful but short-lived explosion occurred at the summit of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, producing a massive volcanic cloud, officials said. The cloud reached 30,000 feet above [Read More…]
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Hobby Lobby employees called cops on black customer who apparently looked like a crime suspect
iStock/Thinkstock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — An African-American man went to a Hobby Lobby store in Alabama to return some merchandise this week when employees called the police because he vaguely resembled a suspect in a check-cashing scheme, [Read More…]