Month: April 2019
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Nineteen injured in stampede during vigil for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle
nazarethman/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Multiple people were injured in a massive stampede during a memorial in Los Angeles for slain rapper Nipsey Hussle on Monday, as hundreds were paying their respects near the scene where he [Read More…]
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FL man on the run after using machete to kill daughter and wife, police say
Miami Gardens Police Department(MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.) — Police are searching for a South Florida man who allegedly killed his wife and their 10-year-old daughter with a machete during a fight over the couple’s impending divorce. [Read More…]
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‘Justice has been served’: Man found guilty of murdering NYC jogger
karinavetrano/Instagram(NEW YORK) — The man accused of killing jogger Karina Vetrano was found guilty on all charges Monday night. Chanel Lewis, 21, was convicted of murder and sexual abuse and faces up to life in [Read More…]
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Nearly 300 Wisconsin LGM Dairy farmers qualify for MPP
Wisconsin’s FSA director Sandy Chalmers says about 300 Wisconsin dairy farmers signed up for LGM Dairy while nearly 56-hundred signed up for MPP in the last farm bill, but the new farm bill allows all [Read More…]
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Wisconsin FSA ready to assist with Nebraska, Iowa, disasters
Wisconsin’s state FSA Director says they are prepared to help other states dealing with disasters. Sandy Chalmers tells Brownfield, “We’ll be ready to go when we’re asked.” Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director [Read More…]
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NPPC leader concerned about Trump’s border threat
The National Pork Producers Council is concerned about President Trump’s threat to shut down the Mexican border. NPPC spokesman Jim Monroe tells Brownfield, “Cutting off trade entirely would be catastrophic.” He says producers are already [Read More…]
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Animal ag provides opportunity for a young Nebraskan to return to the farm
Debbie and Hannah Borg When Hannah Borg graduates from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this spring, she will return to the family farm near Allen to manage three new pullet barns, part of the Costco/Lincoln Premium [Read More…]
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Minnesota thawing out from harsh winter
The USDA says farm activity was scarce last week as Minnesota thaws out from a harsh winter. In its first Crop Progress report for 2019, the department mentioned widespread snow cover and melting snow as [Read More…]
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Soybeans, grains supported by continued China trade talks
Soybeans were higher Monday. Friday’s March 1 soybean stocks estimate was in line with expectations but showed plenty of soybeans. Acreage was less than expected. Trade talks with China resume later this week, but China [Read More…]
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Police investigating the death of 4 people at North Dakota business as possible homicides
Kali9/Getty Images(MANDAN, N.D.) — Police in North Dakota are investigating the death of four people whose bodies were discovered at a business Monday morning as potential homicides. The bodies of three males and one female [Read More…]
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Video shows journey asylum seekers take to enter US
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(EL PASO, Tex.) — The razor wire cuts the man’s face and blood trickles down his jawline. More noticeable, however, are the screams of the children. It’s a cold late December morning near [Read More…]
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What to know about Manhattan’s congestion pricing plan
Yukinori Hasumi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There are still some pothole-sized gaps in what’s known about the newly-approved congestion pricing charge that is slated to help curb traffic in Manhattan and raise funds for the city’s [Read More…]
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Cold, wet start to the season for Ohio farmers
Ohio farmers are experiencing a cold and wet start to the season. Although there was less than one day suitable for fieldwork last week, there were reports of chemical and manure applications in some areas [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 1, 2019
May corn closed at $3.61 and 3/4, up 5 and 1/4 centsMay soybeans closed at $8.95 and 1/2, up 11 and 1/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $309.40, up $2.90May soybean oil closed at 28.57, [Read More…]
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Minnesota Farm Bureau thinking positive about USMCA after DC visit
A Minnesota Farm Bureau member says recent meetings with several congressmen and women have him feeling positive about the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement getting ratified. Justin Crowley from Circle Pines was part of a farm bureau lobbying [Read More…]
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56 percent of winter wheat rated good to excellent
The USDA’s first National Crop Progress report for 2019 shows 56 percent of the Winter Wheat crop is in good to excellent condition. The rating is 24 percent higher than year-ago levels. There is a [Read More…]
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FreshRoots loans available for beginning Illinois farmers
Photo credit: Farm Credit Illinois Farm Credit Illinois reminds beginning farmers of the opportunities available through the FreshRoots lending assistance program. Andrew Alton is the Vice President of Lending at their office in Sherman. “There [Read More…]
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Slain college student who got in wrong car ‘had no chance,’ her father says
Columbia Police Department(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — Grieving family and friends gathered at a vigil Sunday for University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson, who police say was killed this weekend after getting into a car she [Read More…]
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Funeral services scheduled for fifth grader who died after classroom fight in South Carolina
Family Photo(WALTERBORO, S.C.) — The family of a fifth grader who died after suffering injuries from a classroom fight with another girl announced that funeral services would be held for the 10-year-old this week. A [Read More…]
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Female astronaut clears up why the all-female spacewalk was canceled: ‘That was my recommendation’
(ABC News) Astronauts Nick Hague, Anne McClain, center, and Christina Koch speak on board the International Space Station.(NEW YORK) — Social media users quickly reacted to NASA’s announcement last month that it would cancel the [Read More…]