Month: April 2019
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Ethanol groups push EPA on June 1st E15
Ethanol groups filed comments in support of the EPA’s proposed E15 rule, on the last day to submit them, on Monday. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says unless the EPA acts quickly, the summer market [Read More…]
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MRCC says CAFO bill does not respect local control
The Missouri Rural Crisis Center is disappointed the state Senate has advanced a bill protecting CAFOs from county regulations that are stricter than state regulations. Tim Gibbons tells Brownfield Ag News, “We know that DNR [Read More…]
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Wholesale values drag hog futures lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day lower on the lack of direction from the cash trade and mixed wholesale values at midday. Feeder cattle futures closed lower on the same [Read More…]
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EPA reaffirms glyphosate is not a cancer risk
The EPA has reaffirmed its finding that glyphosate is not a cancer risk to users. That conclusion comes from EPA’s interim review of glyphosate, the next step in the agency’s process to re-register the herbicide. [Read More…]
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2 dead, 4 injured after shooting on UNC Charlotte campus; suspect in custody, police say
wsfurlan/iStock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Two people have been killed and another four injured after a shooting on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, officials told ABC News. Two of the injured victims [Read More…]
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2 dead, 4 injured after shooting on UNC Charlotte campus, officials say
wsfurlan/iStock(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Two people have been killed and another four injured after a shooting on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, officials told ABC News. Two of the injured victims [Read More…]
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Wounded rabbi pleads for people to stand up to anti-Semitism by filling temples
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — Answering the call of a rabbi wounded in the shooting at a Southern California synagogue, scores of people have been filling temples coast to coast to stand up to anti-Semitism [Read More…]
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New lows for July soybeans, winter wheat
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, with July notching a fresh contract low. Trade talks with China are ongoing this week, with more negotiations scheduled for next week. There’s optimism about the proposed [Read More…]
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Purdue Farm Management Tour will highlight best practices
The 87th annual Purdue Farm Management Tour will take place June 27-28. It will include stops at four farms in Huntington and Wabash counties including Anson Farms, Dennis Grain Company and Farms, Bowman Agri-Corp and [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 30, 2019
May corn closed at $3.53 and 1/4, up 1 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at 8.41 and 1/4, down 6 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $296.00, down $1.20May soybean oil closed at 27.58, [Read More…]
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Three Missouri youth attend 4-H Conference
From left, state 4-H specialist Steve Henness, Sage Eichenburch, Kayla Taylor and Rachel Grubbs in Washington, D.C., for the National 4-H Conference. Three Missouri 4-H members attended the National 4-H Conference in Chevy Chase, Maryland. [Read More…]
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Development of ASF vaccine remains elusive
USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach Representatives from 15 countries are in Ottawa, Canada this week for a global forum on African Swine Fever (ASF). Among those attending is USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach, who says [Read More…]
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Alleged San Diego synagogue shooter had 50 rounds on him when arrested: Prosecutor
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — The 19-year-old man who allegedly unleashed a barrage of gunfire on members of a Southern California synagogue was arraigned Tuesday afternoon as prosecutors released new details of the attack, including [Read More…]
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Alleged San Diego synagogue shooter had 50 rounds on him when arrested: Prosecutor
Mario Tama/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — The 19-year-old man who allegedly unleashed a barrage of gunfire on members of a Southern California synagogue was arraigned Tuesday afternoon as prosecutors released new details of the attack, including [Read More…]
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Facebook unveils ‘Secret Crush’ for dating plus other app features
David Tran/iStock(NEW YORK) — Facebook unveiled new features for its family of apps on Tuesday, including a new dating feature called “Secret Crush.” The announcements were made at F8 — the company’s near-annual conference for [Read More…]
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Facebook’s Oculus Quest and Rift S pre-orders start today
Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Facebook’s next-generation virtual reality (VR) gear is on its way. Almost. Oculus, the VR company bought by the social media giant in 2014, opened up pre-orders [Read More…]
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Venezuela rocked by clashes between opposition, Maduro government as US backs uprising
adam smigielski/iStock(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Venezuela on Tuesday was rocked by violent clashes between opposition protesters and security forces still loyal to Nicolas Maduro, the country’s socialist president, in a dramatic escalation of the political crisis [Read More…]
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Marine Corps reservist under investigation for photo of boots forming a swastika
iStock/mj0007(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A Marine Corps reservist is under investigation for posting a photo on Instagram that showed four pairs of boots in the shape of a swastika. “We can confirm that Pfc. [Read More…]
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Marine Corps reservist under investigation for photo of boots forming a swastika
iStock/mj0007(WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — A Marine Corps reservist is under investigation for posting a photo on Instagram that showed four pairs of boots in the shape of a swastika. “We can confirm that Pfc. [Read More…]
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Texas Domino’s employee attacks coworker for spoiling ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ police say
Francis Dean/Corbis via Getty Images(HOUSTON) — There’s no sense in crying over spoiled movies, but that sliver of wisdom did not pan out for a pizza store employee who couldn’t bear that the plot to [Read More…]