Year: 2018
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Lava flow intensifies in Hawaii eruptions, spews 200 feet in air
U.S. Geological Survey(HONOLULU) — After a day of relative calm, Kilauea roared back in full force on Sunday, spewing lava 300 feet in the air, encroaching on a half mile of new ground and bringing [Read More…]
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How to train your husband for Mother’s Day
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It was Allison Eric’s second Mother’s Day with her husband and wonderful toddler, but the day didn’t go as she had hoped because her husband didn’t have anything planned for her. “My [Read More…]
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What to know about Meghan Markle’s family before she weds Prince Harry
WPA Pool(NEW YORK) — Meghan Markle will join Britain’s royal family when she weds Prince Harry this month, but what do we know about Markle’s own family? Markle, 36, was raised in the Los Angeles [Read More…]
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Lava flow intensifies in Hawaii eruptions, spews 200 feet in air
U.S. Geological Survey(HONOLULU) — After a day of relative calm, Kilauea roared back in full force on Sunday, spewing lava 300 feet in the air, encroaching on a half mile of new ground and bringing [Read More…]
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Women say they were victims of ‘dine-and-dash’ by someone they met online
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If you’re looking online for love or even just a dinner partner in the Los Angeles area, be careful or you might unwittingly get stuck with the bill. Two women at different [Read More…]
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Four key questions about Trump’s Iran deal decision
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — After months of negotiations and sharp warnings, this week is a pivotal moment for the future of the Iran nuclear agreement as President Donald Trump faces a critical self-imposed deadline. In January, Trump [Read More…]
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‘Pretty obvious’ Trump will exit Iran deal: European diplomat
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that he would announce his decision on the Iran nuclear deal Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the White House, and despite months of talks between the U.S. and [Read More…]
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Minnesota corn planting more than two weeks behind normal
A southwest Minnesota farmer says planting soybeans by Mother’s Day would be the best gift she could ask for this year. Rochelle Krusemark of Trimont tells Brownfield her family was finally able to start planting [Read More…]
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Section 179 conformity a step closer for Minnesota farmers
Conforming Section 179 depreciation to federal law could soon be a reality for Minnesota farmers and business owners. Amanda Bilek is senior public policy advisor for the Minnesota Corn Growers. “The conformity of Section 179 [Read More…]
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Wisconsin tillage and planting slowed by rains
Wisconsin farmers got a good start on fieldwork last week, but rain brought many to a stop halfway through the week. The USDA’s reporters say manure spreading, tillage, and planting started at a fast pace, [Read More…]
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Nebraska corn 42 percent complete; pastures slow
Corn planting in Nebraska, as of Sunday, was 42 percent complete, slightly behind average, while soybean planting reached 16 percent, slightly ahead of average. Winter wheat condition rated 61 percent good to excellent, 32 percent [Read More…]
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Cattle futures lower on supply concerns
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures closed sharply lower on technical selling. While demand typically increases this time of year, the trade is worried about increased production. June live cattle closed $.87 lower at [Read More…]
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Coal miners being taught HTML coding as a second career
ABC News(CHARLESTON, W.V.) — Billy Jack Buzzard, a seventh-generation miner from rural West Virginia, had been working in the coal mines for several years before he lost his job. He told ABC News last week [Read More…]
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Active shooter incidents are on the rise: FBI
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Twenty-one states around the country, from California to Maryland, saw active shooter incidents in the two-year period from 2016 to 2017, ten more than in the previous two-year period, according to a [Read More…]
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There were 4.2 million anti-Semitic tweets over the course of a year, new report finds
Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There were about 4.2 million anti-Semitic tweets posted on Twitter last year, according to a new report. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday released a study that it said [Read More…]
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MSU recommends reassessing management strategies if planting becomes too delayed
An agronomy specialist is reminding farmers to wait until soil conditions are ideal to beginning planting. Dr. Manni Singh with Michigan State University Extension says planting in too wet of soils can cause lower [Read More…]
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Newspaper ads take administration biofuel policies to task
Growth Energy has an open letter to President Trump in Monday’s New York Times, New York Post, and Wall Street Journal urging him to “cut red tape holding back homegrown energy.” The letter also takes [Read More…]
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Research concludes swine viruses can spread through feed
More than four years of research concludes the majority of animal viruses listed on the Swine Health Information Center Disease Matrix are transmittable through feed. Following the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) outbreak in 2014, [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets mostly up Monday
The dairy markets were mostly up Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three May milk was up $.17 at $15.28 a hundredweight. June was up $.21 to $15.77. July was up $.16 to $16.14. [Read More…]
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Groups glad judge won’t dismiss suit on “misleading” RoundUp label
Two non-profit groups suing Monsanto over labeling of its glyphosate herbicide say they are pleased a federal judge has allowed their suit to go forward. Beyond Pesticides and The Organic Consumer Association filed suit against [Read More…]