Month: January 2019
Ag News
Indiana Beef Cattle Association elects new directors, officers
The Indiana Beef Cattle Association (IBCA) elected three area directors to sit on the IBCA-IBC Board of Directors. They are: Fred Glover of Milan, Jerry Sherfield of Spencer, and Cody Sankey of Economy. IBCA membership [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Chill Warning issued January 29 at 3:02PM MST until January 30 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 45 [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued January 29 at 3:02PM MST until January 31 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 45 [Read More…]
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Kensington Palace asks for Instagram’s help after social media abuse of Duchesses Kate, Meghan: Report
Stephen Pond/Getty Images(LONDON) — Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, are not immune to the harassment and bullying that many women experience online. Kensington Palace aides devote hours [Read More…]
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Two suspects identified in drug house shootout that left 5 officers injured
KTRK-TV(HOUSTON) — A 58-year-old woman was among of pair of suspects shot dead by undercover police during a raid on a suspected Houston drug house that left five officers injured, including two who were shot [Read More…]
Ag News
Grassroots efforts in the biodiesel industry
The executive director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board says the key to growing the biodiesel industry is implementing programs at the state level. Grant Kimberley says in Iowa, for example, they have been able to [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. soybean sales to China dropped in 2018
China bought about half as many soybeans from the U.S. in 2018 than it did in 2017. Rich Nelson, Chief Strategist for Allendale, says sales started slowing down last spring once trade talk between the [Read More…]
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Plant protein demand up at foodservice
A new report says plant-based protein demand from foodservice outlets increased by 20 percent last year. The market research company NPD Group says a quarter of U.S. consumers choose plant-based options on a regular basis [Read More…]
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LGBT activists file criminal complaint over alleged gay detentions in Chechnya
melg-photography/iStock(MOSCOW) — LGBT activists say they filed a complaint demanding Russian authorities open a criminal investigation into the alleged detention and torture of people as part of a suspected anti-gay campaign by security forces in [Read More…]
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Coldest temperatures in decades expected in Midwest
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Major cities including Chicago and Minneapolis, already covered in snow, may come to a standstill as brutally cold temperatures hit. It’s technically summer in Antarctica, and it’s warmer there this week [Read More…]
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Air ambulance helicopter crashes in Ohio killing all 3 on board: Officials
dan_prat/iStock(POMEROY, Ohio) — An air ambulance helicopter crashed in Ohio Tuesday, killing all three crew members on board, according to a company official. The Survival Flight Inc. helicopter was set to pick up a patient [Read More…]
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New York to pass series of gun laws, including a ban on bump stocks, to make state ‘safer place for everyone’
George Frey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The New York State legislature will be voting on a series of gun measures on Tuesday, including a ban on bump stocks, and it’s expected that they will pass. The [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 29 at 10:43AM MST until January 29 at 2:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Warning issued January 29 at 10:43AM MST until January 30 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued January 29 at 10:43AM MST until January 31 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON [Read More…]
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US raises travel advisory for Venezuela to ‘Do Not Travel’
adam smigielski/IStock(WASHINGTON) — This places the South American country, embroiled in an economic and political crisis, in the same category as countries like North Korea, Syria, Iran and Somalia. The travel advisory comes days after [Read More…]
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Teacher’s genius idea for keeping kids busy on the bus
Arkansas Department of Education/Facebook (NEW YORK) — When a child on Julie Callison’s bus was having a hard time sitting still, he didn’t get punished. He got a book. Callison asked the child’s sister, who [Read More…]
Ag News
Next Friday could be “biggest USDA report day in a generation”
An ag risk manager says next Friday could be the biggest USDA report day in a generation. Jamey Kohake with Paragon Investments tells Brownfield following the government shutdown, a backlog of information is set to [Read More…]
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Minnesota lawmakers seek solutions to farm stress
The chair of the Minnesota House Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Committee is looking for ways to alleviate stress on farmers. Representative Jeanne Poppe of Austin heard presentations last week that included former Minnesota [Read More…]
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Nebraska Governor’s Ag Conference is March 4-5
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts Efforts to recruit new ag-related businesses and industries to Nebraska will be one of the topics discussed at the annual Governor’s Ag Conference March 4th and 5th in Kearney. Governor Pete [Read More…]