Month: February 2019
Ag News
USDA’s 2019 farm income projection is up
The USDA projects higher 2019 farm income than it did a year ago. The net farm income forecast is $77.6 billion. In a comparison done by Agri-Pulse, that’s a $14 billion increase from last year’s [Read More…]
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Walz budget proposal address many ag challenges
Governor Tim Walz says his budget proposal addresses many of the challenges facing Minnesota farmers. “Healthy rural communities help the farm economy and vice versa. Making sure those schools take the pressure off of property [Read More…]
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7-year-old’s hot chocolate stand raises $5K for Trump’s border wall
manyakotic/iStock(AUSTIN) — A young Texas boy has raised thousands of dollars to support President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall with his hot chocolate stand. Austin resident Shane Stevens posted a Facebook video of his son, [Read More…]
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Lyft passenger in North Carolina catches driver on camera speeding over 120 mph
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(CHARLOTTE) — A Lyft passenger in North Carolina was taken for a wild ride on Feb. 16 when their driver started reaching speeds above 120 miles per hour. In cell phone video taken [Read More…]
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Alleged poison plot, blood in bathroom: Gruesome details revealed in case against fiancé accused of killing Kelsey Berreth
Woodland Park Police Department(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — Prosecutors on Tuesday revealed new details — including blood and an alleged poisoned coffee plot — in the case against Patrick Frazee, the Colorado man accused of killing [Read More…]
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CME dairy & Global Dairy Trade index up Tuesday
Milk futures were higher and cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday. February Class Three milk was up $.01 at $14.00. March was up $.17 at $14.71. April was up $.12 [Read More…]
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Maple takes over as president of Indiana Pork
Nick Maple is the new president of the Indiana Pork Producers Association. Maple, who is part of a family farrow-to-finish operation in Miami County, says he is looking forward to following in the footsteps of [Read More…]
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U.S. Senate attempt to de-list gray wolves fails
Wisconsin U.S. Senators made another attempt to have the gray wolf removed from the Endangered Species List, but failed. Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin proposed an amendment to the Natural Resources Management Act, [Read More…]
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Cold weather unlikely to kill crop pests like farmers might expect
A crop entomologist says he does not expect this winter’s cold weather to have a big impact on crop pests across much of the Corn Belt because of most insects’ ability to hide and adapt. [Read More…]
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Feds investigating whether Jussie Smollett played a role in sending threatening letter sent to ‘Empire’ studios addressed to him
tupungato/iStock(CHICAGO) — The FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service are currently investigating whether Jussie Smollett played a role in sending a threatening letter addressed to him at “Empire’s” Chicago studio prior to the alleged [Read More…]
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Storm headed to eastern half of US, threatening major snowfall in DC and flooding in the South
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major storm is headed to the eastern half of the country, bringing snow, ice and rain from the Plains to the Northeast to the Southeast. Over 280 flights were already [Read More…]
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Black, natural hair gets new protections in New York City
Delmaine Donson/iStock(NEW YORK) — Black men and women in New York City will have new protections for their hair thanks to new guidance announced Monday. The country’s most populous city is banning policies that penalize [Read More…]
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Charlottesville rally lawsuit to proceed despite Nathan Damigo’s bankruptcy filing
Zolnierek/iStock(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — Bankruptcy is no shield for a white nationalist targeted in a lawsuit concerning the 2017 violence in Charlottesville, Va., according to a recent ruling from a federal judge — and Twitter and [Read More…]
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Man arrested for slapping stepdaughter’s 12-year-old bully, police say
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(LA PORTE, Texas) — A Texas man was recently arrested for slapping a 12-year-old boy in the face. He claims the boy was was bullying his young stepdaughter, according to police. James Peace, 37, of [Read More…]
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Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association celebrates 40th anniversary
The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Lauren Ketcham, communications coordinator with OEFFA, says the organization has covered a lot of ground over the past four decades. “We really were [Read More…]
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Correlation between dairy testing and farm income
A Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) manager in southeast Minnesota sees a correlation between on-farm research and income. Murl Niebuhr is based at the Zumbrota DHIA laboratory. “It’s interesting, sometimes when the farm economy starts [Read More…]
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More farmland for sale in the Fed’s Tenth District
Cortney Cowley An economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says they are seeing more farmland on the market this winter. Cortney Cowley says while farmland prices have been surprisingly stable, the question [Read More…]
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Mixed week for U.S. export inspections
More than 400,000 tons of U.S. soybeans left U.S. ports for China last week. According to the USDA’s weekly export inspections report, China was the top destination for U.S. beans for the week ending February [Read More…]
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It’s National FFA week
FFA members across the country are celebrating National FFA Week and sharing the impact the organization has had on their lives. Riley Pagett is the director of advocacy and government relations for the National FFA [Read More…]
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What to know about Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on his Trump visit
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(BERLIN) — On Feb. 20, President Donald Trump will host the Austrian chancellor in the White House. So, who is Sebastian Kurz and what is there to know about him?The basics At just [Read More…]