Month: May 2019
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Iran warns international community of ‘making crises’ after oil tanker ‘sabotage’ amid rising tensions
Ruskpp/iStock(LONDON) — The head of Iran’s National Security Foreign Policy Committee said the international community must be wary of “making crises” surrounding the “sabotage” of four commercial ships off the coast of the United Arab [Read More…]
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Texas police officer fatally shoots woman heard on video shouting, ‘I’m pregnant’
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(BAYTOWN, Texas) — A Texas police officer shot and killed a 45-year-old woman while trying to arrest her Monday night, authorities said. The unnamed officer came across the woman while patrolling an apartment complex in [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued May 14 at 7:53AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota…Iowa… Vermillion River Near Wakonda Little Sioux River near Milford Little Sioux River at Spencer Little Sioux River At Linn Grove
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin
State Department photo/ Public Domain(MOSCOW) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew into the city of Sochi on Russia’s Black Sea Tuesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin. Pompeo arrived as Russia and the [Read More…]
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Specialty coffee sells for $75 a cup
Klatch Roasting(SAN FRANCISCO) — A California coffee shop recently served a $75 cup of coffee — and it sold out. Klatch Coffee is the family-owned and operated business responsible for bringing an exclusive coffee called [Read More…]
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Trash found during record-setting dive to deepest place on planet
Discovery Channel(NEW YORK) — An American explorer has set a new deep diving record in the Mariana Trench, and in the process uncovered just how far human waste can travel. Victor Vescovo has successfully completed [Read More…]
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Monet’s ‘Meules’ painting could fetch more than $55 million at auction
John Lamparski/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — One of Claude Monet’s most iconic paintings is expected to garner in excess of $55 million at an auction Tuesday evening. Monet’s 1890 oil-on-canvas masterpiece “Meules,” perhaps the most revered [Read More…]
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Former President Jimmy Carter undergoes surgery after breaking hip
Jessica McGowan/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Former President Jimmy Carter has undergone surgery after he fell and broke his hip. Carter, 94, fell at his home in Plains, Georgia, Monday morning as he was leaving to go [Read More…]
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Four dead, two missing, 10 hospitalized after midair collision over Alaska
Retired_Tim/iStock(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — At least four people were killed and 10 others hospitalized after two aircraft collided in midair over Alaska on Monday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. “There are two people that we’re [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag groups frustrated with latest tariff hike
Ag groups are discouraged by the latest round of tariff hikes as the U.S.-China trade war continues. Kimberly Atkins, vice president and chief operating officer with the U.S. Grains Council, says farmers need a [Read More…]
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At least 3 dead, 10 hospitalized after midair collision over Alaska
Retired_Tim/iStock(ANCHORAGE) — At least three people have been killed and 10 have been hospitalized after two aircraft collided in midair over Alaska, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The collision took place in Coon Cove, [Read More…]
Ag News
High river levels impede shipping
High water is hurting soybean growers in more ways than one. Many Missouri growers are delayed getting in fields, and markets are further lowered by limited barge shipping. Tom Steever spoke to Mike Steenhoek, Executive [Read More…]
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52% of Missouri corn planted
Missouri corn as of Sunday is just 52% planted and well below a year ago. Corn emergence is 31 percent. Soybeans planted reached five-percent, 34 percentage points behind last year, according to the Missouri office [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 13, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $3.56 and 1/2, up 4 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at 8.02 and 1/2, down 6 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $287.30, unchanged Jul. soybean oil closed [Read More…]
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Soybeans lower on China tariffs
News that China was retaliating with their own tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods drove soybeans down early in the session. But, the path for soybean prices still looks very bearish. DTN says CNBC.com [Read More…]
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Indiana planting remains behind schedule
The USDA says Indiana farmers spent another cold and wet week on the sidelines, unable to accomplish much in the fields. State Statistician Greg Matli says farmers were anxious to get their planters rolling, but [Read More…]
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Minnesota corn planting improves 15% in last week, but still 44% behind normal
Corn planting in Minnesota improved from six to 21 percent complete this past week. But the USDA says this year’s pace still lags well behind the five-year average of 65 percent. West-central Minnesota farmer Zach [Read More…]
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Nebraska’s corn planting at 46 percent
Photo courtesy Farm Credit Services of America Corn planting in Nebraska stood at 46 percent as of Sunday, well behind the five-year average of 72 percent. Nine percent of the corn crop had emerged. Soybean [Read More…]
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Iowa corn planting nears halfway mark
Photo courtesy Iowa Soybean Association Iowa farmers had 48 percent of the state’s expected corn crop planted as of Sunday, just over a week behind the five-year average of 76 percent. Only five percent of [Read More…]
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Illinois planting delays similar to 2013
Illinois is facing planting delays similar to 2013. The USDA reports corn planted increased by only 1% last week to 11% across the state of Illinois. That is compared to 88% last year and 82% [Read More…]