Month: May 2019
Trump threatens more tariffs
President Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods. In a tweet on Sunday, Trump says the 10 percent tariffs will go up to 25 percent on Friday. This new [Read More…]
Indiana among finalists for ERS, NIFA relocation
Indiana is on the short list of potential locations to be the new home of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb [Read More…]
Indiana Farm Bureau names student scholarship winners
Indiana Farm Bureau and the Farm Bureau Foundation have awarded 13 scholarships to incoming or current college students involved in agriculture. Joeleigh Rutledge of Hendricks County is the Marion Stackhouse Memorial Scholarship recipient. The scholarship [Read More…]
Taking the right steps when treated seed is spilled
Spills happen. And as planting season really gets underway the Growing Matters coalition is highlighting the importance of covering up any spills of treated seed. In this Managing for Profit – Caydee Savinelli with Syngenta [Read More…]
The ‘Queen of Raw’ is working to make the fashion industry more sustainable
Chelnok/iStock(NEW YORK) — She’s known as the “Queen of Raw,” and she’s on a mission to make the world a less wasteful place. Entrepreneur Stephanie Benedetto, whose family has been in the fashion and textiles [Read More…]
‘I’m over the moon’ says Prince Harry as he and Meghan Markle welcome baby boy
Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan have welcomed a baby boy. “I’m just over the moon,” Harry said in announcing the birth of his first child. The newborn weighed 7 pounds and 3 [Read More…]
Duchess Meghan in labor with first child, palace announces
Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage(LONDON) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is in labor with her first child, Kensington Palace announced. “The Duchess went into labour in the early hours of this morning,” the palace said in [Read More…]
Russian investigators racing to determine cause of Moscow passenger jet crash
Xinhua/Sergei via Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Russian investigators said they’ve located and sent for analysis the data and voice recorders from the passenger jet that crash-landed on a Moscow runway Sunday. Authorities are examining three likely [Read More…]
Managing forage with alfalfa winterkill, high hay prices, slow green-up
University of Wisconsin extension crop specialist Richard Halopka tells Brownfield wet weather and a harsh winter has growers concerned about this year’s forage crop as supplies dwindle and hay remains expensive to buy. Continue reading [Read More…]
US Navy destroyers sail near disputed islands claimed by China in South China Sea
US Navy(WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. guided missile destroyers sailed near disputed islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, the U.S. Navy said in a statement. The operation comes amid heightened tensions [Read More…]
Aircraft carrier sent to Middle East after indications Iran planned attack on US forces
iStock/pigphoto(WASHINGTON) — The United States is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East on short notice in response to “clear indications” Iran and Iranian proxies were planning [Read More…]
Central US bracing for severe weather outbreak
ABC News(NEW YORK) — At least 20 tornadoes have been reported over the last 24 hours from Texas to Nebraska as more severe weather targets the central U.S. The Plains and Midwest are bracing for [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued May 05 at 8:47PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… Big Sioux River near Flandreau …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… James River At Huron
UNC Charlotte shooting hero to be buried with military honors
The Howell Family(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — The UNC Charlotte student who died after he tackled a gunman who opened fire on a classroom last week will be buried with military honors. Riley Howell, 21, was hailed [Read More…]
Diana Ross says she felt ‘violated’ by TSA agent at New Orleans airport
Rich Polk/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)(NEW ORLEANS) — Iconic singer Diana Ross felt “violated” by a TSA agent at the New Orleans airport, she tweeted on Sunday. Ross was going through security at the [Read More…]
13 people killed after plane erupts in flames in emergency landing at Russian airport
Norenko Mikhali/Twitter(MOSCOW) — At least 13 people were killed Sunday when a Russian passenger airliner was forced to make an emergency landing while on fire at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, turning into a fiery ball as [Read More…]
12-year-old charged with murder in fatal Texas shooting of 10-year-old brother
KTRK(HOUSTON) — A 10-year-old Texas boy was shot to death after his 12-year-old sibling allegedly got access to a gun and shot the child in the chest, authorities said on Sunday. The fatal shooting occurred [Read More…]
Plane erupts in flames as it makes emergency landing at Russian airport
Norenko Mikhali/Twitter(MOSCOW) — A Russian passenger airliner was forced to make an emergency landing while on fire at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday, turning into a fireball on the runway. Russia’s Investigative Committee, the equivalent [Read More…]
Amber Alert for 5-year-old Texas girl Maleah Davis, allegedly abducted by 3 men: Cops
iStock/Thinkstock(SUGAR LAND, Texas) — A frantic search was on in Texas on Sunday for a 5-year-old girl whose stepfather told police she was kidnapped by three men who released him and his 2-year-old son after [Read More…]
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro is ‘ruling for the moment, but he can’t govern’: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
ABC News(CARACAS, Venezuela) — Amid political unrest in Venezuela, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that President Nicolas Maduro is “ruling for the moment,” but cannot be part of the country’s future, adding that [Read More…]