Month: January 2019
Ag News
Cold wave to intensify across the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, snow showers and squalls in conjunction with a strong cold front are causing some travel disruptions. Although accumulating snow has largely ended across the upper Midwest, windy weather, blowing snow, and [Read More…]
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Proactive and reactive approach to African Swine Fever
A pork industry leader is calling for a comprehensive approach to African Swine Fever. Minnesota Pork Producers Association CEO David Preisler says ASF is becoming more of a threat as the virus spreads across China [Read More…]
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Peterson Farms Seed confident in seed supply and quality
An Upper Midwest seed company is confident there will be enough high-quality corn and soybean seed available this spring. Peterson Farms Seed general manager Scott Sanders says overall supply could be an issue in some [Read More…]
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Seibel’s named Wisconsin’s Outstanding Young Farmer winner
L-R: Brody Stapel, Carolyn Stapel, Adam Seibel, Chrissy Seibel, Chelsea Chandler, Scott Laeser The 2019 winners of Wisconsin’s Outstanding Young Farmer award is Adam & Chrissy Seibel from Bloomer. Seibel’s Organic Dairy is milking 140 [Read More…]
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US sanctions Venezuelan state-owned oil company as Maduro seeks talks with Trump
Ruskpp/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration announced Monday it is sanctioning Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, blocking $7 billion in assets and costing the country $11 billion of oil revenues, according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The [Read More…]
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UK residents stockpile food, medicine and supplies over Brexit fears
LanceB/iStock(LONDON) — The potential impact of Brexit continues to dominate the news agenda in the U.K., and with only weeks left before the country is scheduled to depart from the European Union, the country seems [Read More…]
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Duke professor Megan Neely apologizes for email discouraging students from speaking Chinese
Lance King/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Duke University official says she regrets the uproar she sparked by sending an email to international students warning them to “use English 100% of the time” or risk being [Read More…]
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Duke professor Megan Neely apologizes for email discouraging students from speaking Chinese
Lance King/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Duke University official says she regrets the uproar she sparked by sending an email to international students warning them to “use English 100% of the time” or risk being [Read More…]
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Duke professor Megan Neely apologizes for email discouraging students from speaking Chinese
Lance King/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Duke University official says she regrets the uproar she sparked by sending an email to international students warning them to “use English 100% of the time” or risk being [Read More…]
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Venezuela’s Maduro seeks talks with Trump as US plans to empower opponent financially
Ruskpp/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is open to talks with President Donald Trump, his foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, said Monday. There was no immediate public response from the White House. While the U.S. has [Read More…]
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Woman trapped in New York City elevator rescued after three days
Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A woman was rescued Monday morning after spending three nights trapped inside a New York City elevator, according to the New York Fire Department. The 53-year-old woman, a [Read More…]
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Federal employees back at work Monday, facing backlogs and IT issues
Pgiam/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Hundreds of thousands of federal government employees headed back to work Monday, and their back pay is on the way, but it could be a while before it’s back to business as usual. [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 28 at 11:10AM MST until January 29 at 2:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Warning issued January 28 at 11:10AM MST until January 30 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued January 28 at 11:10AM MST until January 31 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM [Read More…]
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Reinventing the pork checkoff
Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board At the recent annual meeting of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, National Pork Board CEO Bill Even talked about “reinventing the pork checkoff”. In an interview following [Read More…]
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Report estimates shutdown cost economy $11B, $3B won’t be recovered
wildpixel/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the longest-running government shutdown in U.S. history came at a price: costing the economy $11 billion with $3 billion that will never be recovered, according to [Read More…]
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Three dead after tornado hits Cuba’s capital
YAMIL LAGE/AFP/Getty Images(HAVANA) — At least three people are dead and 172 others injured after a tornado struck the capital of Cuba overnight, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said in a tweet Monday. The Cuban president said [Read More…]
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Social media impostors stole family photos for online charity scam
Ann Tisdale(NEW YORK) — Parents shared a new warning after social media thieves cashed in on their young daughter’s identity and story. The Tisdale family was hacked and harassed on Instagram after a video of [Read More…]
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Woman trapped in New York City elevator rescued after three days
Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A woman was rescued Monday morning after spending three nights trapped inside a New York City elevator, according to the New York Fire Department. The woman, a cleaning [Read More…]