Month: May 2019
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Private group unveils crowd-funded border wall despite legal hurdles
ElFlacodelNorte/iStock(NEW YORK) — A crowdfunding effort to build a private border wall in New Mexico was unveiled this week after getting pushback from local officials over construction permits. We Build the Wall, the group organizing [Read More…]
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Gender pay gap is even worse if you’re a woman with a college degree
DNY59/iStock(NEW YORK) — Women are well aware they earn around 80 cents for every dollar their male coworkers make — in a phenomenon known as the gender pay gap — but they may be surprised [Read More…]
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Hope fades for 21 missing after Budapest boat collision
iStock(BUDAPEST, Hungary) — Hope began to fade Friday morning in the search for 21 people feared lost after a boating accident in Budapest’s Danube River. There were 33 South Korean tourists and two Hungarian crew [Read More…]
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Flooding continues to pose threat to communities along Mississippi, Arkansas rivers
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Dozens of rivers and streams are at or overflowing their banks in the Upper Midwest and Gulf Coast as the regions deal with rainfall measured in feet, not inches. In the [Read More…]
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One killed, two injured by falling rocks while climbing Mount Rainier
chinaface/iStock(SEATTLE) — One person was killed and two others injured after several groups of climbers were caught in a rockfall on Mount Rainier in Washington on Wednesday. There were three pairs of climbers camping out [Read More…]
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Divers locate body of missing Colorado woman after she vanished in Malibu
MicroStockHub/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles police said they discovered the remains of a missing Colorado woman who vanished while visiting Malibu last week. Divers with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office said they found the [Read More…]
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Eight spellers tie for win in 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee
Alex Wong/Getty Images(OXON HILL, Md.) — For the first time in history, the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee ended with more than two winners on Thursday night. And they went way above a simple tie, [Read More…]
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Police: 136 dogs living in deplorable conditions removed from California home
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — Authorities removed 136 dogs from a house in a gated community in Southern California on Thursday. The owners of the mansion have been cited for animal cruelty. The Orange Police Department received [Read More…]
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Fate of Missouri’s sole abortion clinic rests with judge
Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — With the fate of Missouri’s lone Planned Parenthood clinic, its last remaining abortion provider hanging in the balance, demonstrators marched at the St. Louis Gateway Arch and at [Read More…]
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Trump prepares to send USMCA to Congress
The White House has begun the process for President Trump to submit the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement to Congress. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer sent a draft “Statement of Administrative Action” to House leaders, the [Read More…]
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Cattle futures tumble on technical pressure
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day sharply lower on technical pressure, the steady to slightly lower cash trade, and weaker wholesale values. Feeder cattle were lower on the same factors [Read More…]
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Syngenta says settlement payment timing not up to them
Syngenta says it is hearing about a lack of payments going out from the Syngenta Agrisure Viptera China litigation and settlement but does not control that process. Paul Minehart, the company’s communications lead, tells Brownfield [Read More…]
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Missouri farmer nears decision on corn planting
A western Missouri farmer watched a crop insurance prevented planting deadline pass on Saturday but hasn’t given up on planting. Danny Barker has a third of his corn yet to plant and all his soybeans. [Read More…]
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Tile allows Illinois farmer to finish corn planting
Photo credit: Aaron Phipps An east central Illinois farmer is in the minority as he has all his corn planted. Aaron Phipps farms in Chrisman, Illinois near the Indiana border and says his planting success [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 30, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $4.36 and 1/4, up 17 and 1/2 cents Jul. soybeans closed at 8.89, up 17 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $327.40, up $8.40 Jul. soybean oil closed at 27.78, up [Read More…]
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Corps official supports long-term plans with governors
A fourth meeting of governors with Corps of Engineer officials has taken place on the management of the Missouri River with short term flooding assistance and a long-term plan the goals. The Kansas City District [Read More…]
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Ohio farmer says he’s supportive of Trump’s position with China
For many farmers, the trade war with China could not have come at a worse time. But, despite the challenges, central-Ohio farmer Allen Ett says he supports the administration’s move. “It’s painful,” he says. “It’s [Read More…]
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Grain sorghum might be an option in late planting situations
According to the National Sorghum Producers (NSP) organization, grain sorghum might be a good option for growers facing late planting situations. We discussed the grain sorghum option with John Duff, strategic business director for NSP. AUDIO: [Read More…]
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Disney CEO says filming in Georgia after abortion ban would be ‘very difficult’
Razvan/iStock(NEW YORK) — Disney’s CEO hinted that the company may not film future movies in Georgia in light of the state’s controversial abortion law. Bob Iger, the head of the media company that owns ABC [Read More…]
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Number of measles cases in US in 2019 surpasses previous record in 1994
Manjurul/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The number of measles cases reported in the first five months of 2019 has now surpassed every year since 1994, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday. A whopping number of [Read More…]