Year: 2018
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11-year-old girl killed by falling tree as severe thunderstorms batter Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Two people are dead and nearly half a million customers in the Northeast are without power due to severe weather that includes thunderstorms, flash flooding, hail, winds up to 80 [Read More…]
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Some planting progress over parts of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, a broken line of showers stretches from Michigan to Missouri. The rain is slowing a previously rapid fieldwork pace, but is benefiting recently emerged corn and soybeans. In Illinois, soybeans were [Read More…]
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Cash rents up slightly in Iowa
Rental rates for Iowa farmland increased this year for the first time since 2013, according to an Iowa State University Extension survey. Rental rates increased by an average of 1.4 percent to 222 dollars per [Read More…]
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Democratic and GOP senators warn Trump against lifting sanctions on Chinese company ZTE
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Senators on both sides of the aisle are urging President Donald Trump not to go easy on Chinese telecom company ZTE after friendly tweets over the past few days suggested he’s willing to [Read More…]
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Amazon customer says she was charged over $7K to ship toilet paper
iStock/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — Two Amazon customers are complaining that they were charged outrageous prices to ship everyday household paper products. Georgia resident Barabara Carroll told ABC Atlanta affiliate WSB-TV that she was charged $7,000 after placing [Read More…]
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Foundation for Soy Innovation begun in Missouri
The Missouri Soybean Association has started its Foundation for Soy Innovation. Missouri Soybean CEO Gary Wheeler says priorities for the Foundation are research, business development and marketing, and to educate current and future generations working [Read More…]
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NW Illinois farmer on pace with planting
An Illinois farmer says he got lucky with some much-needed rain last week, “We were very, very dry going into last week and we got some rain and hail about a week or 10 days [Read More…]
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Cattle futures pressured by lack of direction from cash market
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed sharply lower for the second consecutive day pressured by fundamentals. The lack of direction from the cash trade, mixed wholesale markets, and a stronger US dollar all [Read More…]
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EPA biofuel volume mandates delivered to White House
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has sent its 2019 ethanol volume mandates and 2020 biodiesel volume mandates to the White House. The news service Platts reports the notice, from the Office of Management and Budget, [Read More…]
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Spring planting delays could lead to chaos
An extension soybean agronomist anticipates a chaotic stretch for farmers trying to catch up on planting. Seth Naeve with the University of Minnesota says soils throughout the Upper Midwest are warm and wet, and fieldwork [Read More…]
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Teacher shot in parent’s driveway on Mother’s Day months after leaked police report involving teenager
iStock/Thinkstock(PITTSBURGH) — Rachael DelTondo, a young teacher from the Pittsburgh area, was shot dead in her parent’s driveway after returning from an ice cream shop late on Mother’s Day. DelTondo, 32, died from the multiple [Read More…]
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Northeast braces for severe thunderstorms bringing flash flooding, winds, hail and possible tornadoes
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Service on one of the busiest train lines in the Northeast has been suspended due to severe weather that will include severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, hail, winds up to 80 [Read More…]
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Hawaii volcano sees new burst of volcanic ash as officials warn of ‘continuous explosive activity’
USGS Volcanoes(HONOLULU) — A new burst of volcanic ash has been released from the Kileaua volcano in what U.S. Geological Survey officials warn is “a phase of more continuous explosive activity.” Rock falls and gas [Read More…]
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Israeli troops kill 2 and injure hundreds, Palestinians say
iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — Israeli troops killed two Palestinians and injured hundreds at the Gaza boundary fence on Tuesday as residents buried dozens of Palestinians who were shot and killed by Israeli forces a day earlier, Palestinian [Read More…]
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Royal wedding may bring big economic boost for UK
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — The thrill of the impending royal wedding extends far beyond the United Kingdom, as travelers are eager to join in on the pomp and circumstance. From themed flights and royal walking tours, the [Read More…]
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Getting creative with dairy management
A dairy specialist recommends farmers search for alternative management ideas to help overcome a year in the red. “Try not to get pessimistic with what’s going on, we’ve been here before.” Vita Plus dairy [Read More…]
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Renowned author Tom Wolfe dies at 88
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Famed American author Tom Wolfe — who chronicled American power and greed in “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and its reach for the stars in “The Right Stuff” — died [Read More…]
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Undercover FBI operation busts 10 airline employees in alleged drug smuggling ring
iStock/Thinkstock(DALLAS) — Ten airline employees at a Texas airport have been indicted for their role in allegedly trafficking nearly 150 pounds of what federal officials believe was methamphetamine. Nine of the 10 employees have been [Read More…]
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North Korea threatens to withdraw from summit with Trump: Report
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — North Korea is threatening to cancel its upcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump over South Korea-U.S.military drills, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing North Korean state media. [Read More…]
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Pharmacist disarms woman who tried to rob him at gunpoint
WSB(ATLANTA) — Police in Georgia are searching for three women shown on surveillance video attempting to rob a pharmacy before the owner snatched a gun from one of the suspects. Atlanta-area pharmacist Mba Kalu can [Read More…]