Month: February 2019
Ag News
Graves: China the exception to good faith trade bargaining
Congressman Sam Graves says China is the exception where trade negotiation progress is concerned. “China is going to be a little bit harder moving down the road just simply because they don’t like to play [Read More…]
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Consolidating farms to maintain family business
A strategic alliance has helped one group of farmers survive tighter times. Rick Fruth is a partner with New Vision Farms which is a 7,500-acre crop farm in Northwest Ohio managed by a collaborative group [Read More…]
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Cattle futures waiting for cash trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures traded in a narrow range ahead of widespread direct cash business, lack of support in wholesale values, and ahead of the reports coming out on Friday which will [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 07 at 4:53PM MST until February 07 at 11:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued February 07 at 4:53PM MST until February 08 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. [Read More…]
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Murder victim found in Greenwich identified as 24-year-old New Rochelle woman
WABC-TV(GREENWICH, Conn.) — The young woman whose body was found bound in a suitcase in Greenwich, Connecticut, has been identified as Valerie Reyes, 24, of New Rochelle, New York, officials said. The gruesome discovery was [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 07 at 2:30PM MST until February 07 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Winds gusting as high as [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Chill Advisory issued February 07 at 2:30PM MST until February 08 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Winds gusting as high as [Read More…]
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Wells Fargo says ‘power shutdown’ behind problems with online banking and mobile app
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) — Wells Fargo confirmed on Thursday that there were system-wide problems causing outages on its online banking platforms and mobile banking app for the second time in one week. “We’re experiencing system issues [Read More…]
Ag News
Cheese contest has record number of entries
Championship cheeses on display before they are auctioned off The U.S. Championship Cheese Contest has a record number of entries this year. The biannual event has an 11% increase in entries with 2,555 entries. There [Read More…]
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Looking at alternatives to higher-priced distillers grains
Tighter supplies and higher prices for the ethanol co-product distillers grains have cattle producers looking at options. University of Nebraska Extension beef specialist Randy Saner says distillers grains have been a great value for cow-calf [Read More…]
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CME dairy prices mostly up Thursday
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly up on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thursday. February Class Three milk was up $.04 at $13.98. March was up $.20 at $14.56. April was up $.16 to [Read More…]
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Reports: Trump-Xi meeting ‘highly unlikely’ before March 1 deadline
The White House indicates it’s “highly unlikely” President Trump will meet with China’s President Xi ahead of the March 1st deadline to reach a trade deal. Officials say the Trump and Xi are still planning [Read More…]
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U.S. plans to be dairy supplier for long haul
The head of the U.S. Dairy Export Council says access to natural resources will set the U.S. apart as a world supplier of dairy products. Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield while New Zealand is closer in [Read More…]
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UNC-Chapel Hill facing backlash after 1979 yearbook photos with black face resurface
Ryan Herron/iStock(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — The controversy surrounding Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s alleged ties to a racist yearbook photo has been followed by the discovery of a similar image in a University of North Carolina, [Read More…]
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IHOP will serve a giant pancake in a pizza box to get a slice of National Pizza Day
IHOP(NEW YORK) — IHOP is best known for its namesake menu item — pancakes — but the restaurant is putting a new spin on the classic dish for National Pizza Day. The International House of [Read More…]
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TSA finds record number of firearms at airport checkpoints
David Tran/iStock(NEW YORK) — Passengers passed through airport checkpoints in record numbers in 2018, the Transportation Security Administration said Thursday, and they also tried so with a record number of firearms. While 813,791,287 passengers and [Read More…]
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Federal probe ordered into ‘inhumane’ conditions at New York lockup
Onnes/iStock(NEW YORK) — A federal investigation has been launched into why inmates at a New York detention center were left to endure days of bone-chilling weather following a fire that knocked out electricity — conditions [Read More…]
Ag News
McKinney optimistic about improving trade with Brazil
A USDA Undersecretary says the U.S. trade team is asking Brazil to address major ag trade issues. Ted McKinney says, “The areas we focused on have been the 20-year-old WTA-mandated wheat TRQ, which is a [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 07 at 9:44AM MST until February 07 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Snow and blowing snow. Very cold wind [Read More…]
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