Month: May 2019
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Real-time data matters
For farmers – access to real-time data can make a difference when it comes to the bottom line. In this Managing for Profit, Greg Thompson with Sentera talks about how growers can use the FieldAgent [Read More…]
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NOAA declares deaths of 70 gray whales on US west coast ‘unusual mortality event’
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — The stranding of 70 gray whales along the United States’ west coast is considered to be an “unusual mortality event” by the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. [Read More…]
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(SAN FRANCISCO) — The stranding of 70 gray whales along the United States’ west coast is considered to be an “unusual mortality event” by the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. Thirty-seven gray whales have washed up in California, including more than a dozen in the San Francisco Bay Area, experts said during a NOAA conference call on Friday afternoon. The whal
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — The stranding of 70 gray whales along the United States’ west coast is considered to be an “unusual mortality event” by the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries. [Read More…]
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Taste and price lead food decisions, but….
The top drivers for consumers’ food buying decisions in the 2019 Food and Health Survey are the same as they were last year – taste and price leading the way… But, food patterns like clean [Read More…]
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So much eating out
People are spending more than half of their food budgets on meals away from home, but what is driving those decisions? The National Pork Board recently completed a study that looked at the considerations and [Read More…]
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MO Corn Growers president on E15, Mexico, flooding
The president of the Missouri Corn Growers Association, Mark Scott, says the E15 announcement has come at a very good time, “This gives consumers more options at the pump and improves the economic conditions across [Read More…]
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Lawmakers blindsided by latest Trump tariff threat
Many members of Congress were blindsided by President Trump’s threat to slap a five percent tariff on Mexico Thursday. U.S. Senator Tina Smith, a Minnesota Democrat and member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, tells Brownfield [Read More…]
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Cattle, hog futures drop sharply to end the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed lower on weak wholesale values, the weaker cash trade, less than stellar export numbers, and technical selling. Feeder cattle closed lower on the same factors with [Read More…]
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Anita Hill tells graduates ‘we cannot squander’ the #MeToo moment
Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Anita Hill called sexual harassment and assault a “public crisis” in her commencement address at Wellesley College on Friday, telling the graduating class that they “cannot [Read More…]
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Anita Hill tells graduates ‘we cannot squander’ the #MeToo moment
Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Anita Hill called sexual harassment and assault a “public crisis” in her commencement address at Wellesley College on Friday, telling the graduating class that they “cannot [Read More…]
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Trump tariffs on Mexico would likely mean Americans paying more for cars, avocados
iStock/Milan_Jovic(WASHINGTON) — From cars to avocados, the biggest hit from President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on imports from Mexico would likely be on American consumers’ wallets. The tariffs are expected to start at 5% beginning [Read More…]
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‘Good Old Boy Network’: 16 women allege gender bias at FBI Academy
iStock/krblokhin(QUANTICO, Va.) — Sixteen women this week filed a lawsuit against the FBI with detailed allegations of gender discrimination while they were trainees at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The civil suit, filed Wednesday, [Read More…]
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‘Good Old Boy Network’: 16 women allege gender bias at FBI Academy
iStock/krblokhin(QUANTICO, Va.) — Sixteen women this week filed a lawsuit against the FBI with detailed allegations of gender discrimination while they were trainees at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. The civil suit, filed Wednesday, [Read More…]
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Body of missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis possibly discovered in Arkansas
(HOUSTON) — The remains of a child discovered in Arkansas may be those of 4-year-old Maleah Davis, missing from her Houston home since April 30, Houston police said Friday. Authorities said a child’s body had [Read More…]
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12 dead, including suspect, in Virginia Beach shooting: Police
iStock/aijohn784(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) –Twelve people are dead, including the suspected gunman, after a shooting occurred at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on Friday afternoon, according to police. Six additional victims were taken to the hospital [Read More…]
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It’s now legal to carry brass knuckles in Texas for ‘self-defense’
iStock/Moussa81(DALLAS) — Beginning on Sept. 1, people in Texas won’t be criminally charged for possessing brass knuckles. Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott signed the bill, HB446, into law on May 25. The bill, HB 446, signed [Read More…]
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Nearly 900 migrants found at Texas facility with 125-person capacity: DHS watchdog
DHS/OIG(EL PASO, TX) — In a report out Friday, the Homeland Security inspector general has found “dangerous overcrowding” and unsanitary conditions at a Customs and Border Protection facility in El Paso, Texas, where hundreds more [Read More…]
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Multiple people injured, shooter in custody in Virginia Beach: Police
iStock/aijohn784(VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.) — Virginia Beach police and other emergency services responded to an active shooter at the Municipal Center on Friday afternoon. Multiple people were injured and the suspect is in custody, according to [Read More…]
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Manage prevented plant acres well
Farmers electing to take prevented planting coverage this year are reminded to manage those acres well. Winfield United agronomist Jon Zuk covers Minnesota and says there were quite a few prevent plant acres in 2013, [Read More…]
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Third GOP member blocks disaster aid voice vote
A third Republican blocked a voice vote on the disaster bill in the past week. Congressman John Rose of Tennessee objected Thursday to passing the bill by voice vote. The disaster bill HAS the support [Read More…]