Month: June 2019
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Feds arrest Syrian refugee accused of plotting terrorist attack on Pittsburgh church
vmargineanu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice announced the arrest of a Syrian refugee on Wednesday in connection with an Islamic State-inspired terrorist attack on a Christian church in Pittsburgh. Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, was accused [Read More…]
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Top US official refuses to say if Trump has authority to strike Iran after Pompeo lays out ‘red line’
CIL868/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s top envoy for Iran refused to say whether the administration believes it has the authority to strike Iran militarily, amid heightened tensions with the country over its threats to expand [Read More…]
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Improvements slated for Missouri State Fair Grounds
The Missouri State Fairgrounds will be getting improvements. About $8 million will be invested in State Fair Grounds upgrades in the next fiscal year, according to Chris Chinn, director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture, [Read More…]
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Missouri ASA director testifies on impact of trade war
A Missouri farmer and American Soybean Association board member has told a House subcommittee he and other farmers are hurting because of the ongoing U.S. China trade war. Ronnie Russell says as late as April, [Read More…]
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Hog futures higher on demand hope
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures ended the day lower on position squaring ahead of Friday’s Cattle on Feed report and widespread direct business. Feeder cattle futures were lower on the same factors. [Read More…]
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Questions remain about soybean carryout
Agriculture economist Todd Hubbs says he’s concerned about growing carryover for soybeans. He tells Brownfield there could be changes to the USDA’s projection of 75 million bushels fewer soybean bushels exported this year. “That’s pretty [Read More…]
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MSU explores wheat planter adaptability
Michigan State University is researching planting technologies that can be used for wheat and other crops. Wheat specialist Dennis Pennington tells Brownfield it’s difficult for planters to cross over into wheat because populations are sometimes [Read More…]
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Profit taking pushes grains, oilseeds lower
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Beans saw a correction, even with more planting delaying rain in the forecast for some key U.S. growing areas, especially in the central and eastern Midwest. [Read More…]
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Lighthizer says they’re ready to resume talks with China
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer outlined the trade agenda for the remainder of 2019 to the House Ways and Means Committee during a hearing this morning. Ranking member Kevin Brady of Texas wanted an update [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 19, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $4.41, down 8 and 3/4 centsJul. soybeans closed at $9.03 and 1/4, down 10 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $316.90, down $5.10Jul. soybean oil closed at 28.37, up 4 [Read More…]
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Lululemon launches sweat-friendly line of beauty products
Courtesy Lululemon(NEW YORK) — Athletic apparel company Lululemon has officially stepped into the world of beauty with a fresh new line. On Tuesday, the brand announced the launch of the new Selfcare line of products [Read More…]
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NXIVM founder Keith Raniere convicted of all charges in sex cult case
ABC News(NEW YORK) — NXIVM’s founder Keith Raniere was convicted on Wednesday on all seven counts against him, for creating what prosecutors described as a sex cult in which female members were branded with his [Read More…]
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Dutch prosecutors charge 4 in shooting down of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine
Jetlinerimages/iStock(NEW YORK) — Dutch prosecutors said they are charging four pro-Russian separatist commanders for their role in the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, pledging that the trial would [Read More…]
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Namibia to auction off elephants, giraffes in response to crippling drought
Eivaisla/iStock(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Drought-stricken Namibia will auction off at least 1,000 animals from its national parks — including elephants and giraffes — to mitigate the lack of grazing land as the country faces its [Read More…]
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Heavy rain brings flash flooding threat for Midwest, Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Heavy rain has fallen over much of the eastern half of the country the last few days, a pattern that will continue on Wednesday. Since the weekend, 5 to 10 inches [Read More…]
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Rare wave-shaped clouds hovering over Virginia skyline caught on camera
FILE photo – Richard Heath/iStock(ROANOKE, Va.) — A Virginia resident captured a rare cloud formation hovering over the skyline near her home. Amy Christie Hunter posted a photo of the wave-shaped clouds to Facebook on [Read More…]
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Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger on 737 MAX: We should design aircraft without ‘inadvertent traps’
Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the ‘‘Miracle on the Hudson’’ airplane captain who safely landed a disabled jetliner on the Hudson River in 2009, told a congressional hearing on the Boeing 737 [Read More…]
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Confidence in vaccines low in some major European countries amid global measles outbreaks
Hailshadow/iStock(NEW YORK) — The U.S. is just one country where measles outbreaks are a health concern, and a new report published Wednesday evaluates vaccine confidence around the world. It found that vaccine confidence is particularly [Read More…]
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Ethanol stocks, production down on week
U.S. ethanol stocks moved to near one-year lows last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says supplies dipped 189,000 barrels to 21.613 million because of increased blending demand following the official announcement of year-round E15 [Read More…]
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You can get into Disney World as early as 6 a.m. this fall
BanksPhotos/iStock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The mornings are going to be a little more magical this fall at Walt Disney World. Starting Sept. 1, guests staying at Disney Resort hotels can enter the parks as early as [Read More…]