Month: March 2019
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Parson to meet with Iowa and Nebraska governors over Corps flood policy
Missouri Governor Mike Parson says it’s time for Missouri River basin governors to come together to take a close look at Corps management – or mismanagement – of the river, “Next week I’m meeting with [Read More…]
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Northey after flood tour: ‘Nothing will make these farmers whole’
Flooded farmers won’t know for a while whether they’ll get a crop in. Meanwhile, a top USDA official says there’s no government program to make them whole. “We have about 1,700 acres that’s underwater,” said [Read More…]
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Minnesota farmer can finally “think spring”
A farmer in southern Minnesota says before this week it was hard to imagine prepping for fieldwork this spring. “We don’t have a heated shop all year round that we can be getting equipment ready [Read More…]
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Analyst expects next round of USDA reports to be bearish
A market analyst expects the next round of USDA reports to weigh heavily on corn and soybean futures. Jamey Kohake with Paragon Investments says Friday’s Prospective Planting forecast and quarterly stocks figures will probably be [Read More…]
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Soybeans, corn up, waiting for USDA numbers
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. There’s cautious optimism as face to face, Cabinet-level trade negotiations have resumed with China. A lot of the sticking points are related to technology and [Read More…]
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Homeland Security secretary asks for new authority to send young migrants back home
Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has asked for immediate action from Congress to address a “dire situation” at the border, including new authority to immediately deport unaccompanied [Read More…]
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City of Chicago asks ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett to pay $130K for cost of investigation
E. JASON WAMBSGANS/AFP/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — The city of Chicago is seeking more than $130,000 from Empire actor Jussie Smollett to pay for the cost of the investigation in which he “falsely claimed” that two men [Read More…]
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Now in the spotlight, dissident group linked to North Korean break-in suspends operations
Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images(MADRID) — A shadowy North Korean opposition group accused of a brazen raid of the North Korean embassy in Madrid last month announced that it is “temporarily” suspending operations in [Read More…]
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Parents’ day in Boston federal court as defendants in massive college entrance scam slated to appear before judge
DNY59/iStock(BOSTON) — It will be a parents’ day unlike any other as a group of wealthy mothers and fathers are scheduled to appear in Boston federal court on charges connected to a nationwide college entrance [Read More…]
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Milk futures mostly higher, cash dairy lower
Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were mostly higher Wednesday as long-term outlooks for dairy remain positive. March Class III milk down two cents at $15.06. April down six cents at $15.63. May a [Read More…]
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USDA sees long-term improvement in milk prices
The USDA is projecting a $3.25 rise in milk prices from 2018 levels and the milk supply to increase by 15 percent over the next decade. In the agency’s Long-term Projections Report, USDA says by [Read More…]
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Apple growers calling for USMCA passage
Apple exports have fallen at least 30 percent since the retaliatory tariffs have been imposed by Mexico. U.S. Apple Association director Mike Dietrich from West Central Michigan tells Brownfield Mexico and Canada are the top [Read More…]
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USDA price indices up on month
The USDA says the prices received and prices paid by farmers rose from January to February. The index of prices received was up 4.9% on the month, with an 8.5% jump in the crop index [Read More…]
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Flood concerns in Red River Valley
Flood concerns are spilling into worry about planting delays in the Red River Valley. Jim Peterson with the North Dakota Wheat Commission says it’s not a question of IF there will be delays this spring, [Read More…]
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City of Mitchell announces spring clean up schedule
The City of Mitchell will be holding a special collection of FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES ONLY during the week of April 15th – 19th, 2019. These items will be collected on your regular garbage collection day [Read More…]
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After Sandy Hook dad’s apparent suicide, wife says he ‘succumbed to the grief that he could not escape’
Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — After the father of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim died by apparent suicide this week, his widow is speaking out, saying her husband “succumbed to [Read More…]
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Propeller injures 2 students at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, police say
B&M Noskowski/iStock(VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio) — A propeller injured two students working inside a hangar at the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, according to police. A 20-year-old student was critically injured after he was struck in the [Read More…]
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Disney to ban smoking at its California and Florida theme parks
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Visitors to Disney World and Disneyland will soon no longer be able to smoke inside the theme parks. The new rule will go into effect on May 1. [Read More…]
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Pork production projected to surpass beef by 2028
Overall pork production in the US is expected to edge out beef production by 2028, according to the USDA’s latest Long-term Projections Report. Beef production is set to rise less than 1 percent per year, [Read More…]
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Spirit Airlines introduces ‘Dumbo’ plane to celebrate release of live-action Disney film
Spirit Airlines, Inc.(DETROIT) — If you ever wanted to see an elephant fly in real life, now is your chance. Spirit Airlines recently debuted a plane from its fleet that commemorates the March 29 release [Read More…]