Month: June 2019
Ag News
Grassley disagrees with Trump tariff strategy
The Senate Finance Committee Chairman says he agrees with President Trump on the trade issues with China. Senator Chuck Grassley says, “I applaud President Trump for confronting China decisively, and I urge him and President [Read More…]
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Monsanto is contacting the journalists, activists it tracked on ‘watch lists’ in 7 countries
wellesenterprises/iStock(NEW YORK) — Agriculture conglomerate Monsanto has started contacting journalists, politicians and activists it was keeping tabs on and documenting via “watch lists,” its parent company Bayer announced this week. An international group of journalists, [Read More…]
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Feds seize over $1 billion of cocaine in historic bust in Philadelphia, officials say
nensuria/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — Federal officials made a massive cocaine bust in Philadelphia Tuesday, seizing an estimated 16.5 tons of the drug from a ship there — with a street value of over $1 billion, officials said. [Read More…]
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US likely to impose more tariffs on China if new trade deal isn’t reached
ANNECORDON/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer said before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday that the U.S. is ready to place more tariffs on China if it can’t agree to a new trade deal. [Read More…]
Ag News
Planting delays, demand questions move markets
Soybeans ended the trading session slightly higher in most months because of concerns about late planting and whether yields will fall because of it. The latest crop progress report says soybean planting was just 77 [Read More…]
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Phoenix couple in viral-video arrest, community activist vow to ‘shut down’ mayor’s town hall
Obtained by ABC News(PHOENIX) — A Phoenix couple at the center of a viral-video arrest say they will confront the city’s mayor and police chief at a community meeting Tuesday night about why police officers [Read More…]
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Feds seize over $1 billion of cocaine in historic bust in Philadelphia, officials say
nensuria/iStock(PHILADELPHIA) — Federal officials made a massive cocaine bust in Philadelphia Tuesday, seizing an estimated 16.5 tons of the drug from a ship there — with a street value of over $1 billion, officials said. [Read More…]
Ag News
Little change; excessively wet pattern continues
A procession of storms will maintain showery conditions during the next several days from the Plains to the middle and northern Atlantic States. Five-day rainfall totals could reach 1 to 3 inches or more across [Read More…]
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Rains on the central Plains, lingering in the Ohio Valley
Across the Corn Belt, rain is falling in the Ohio Valley and from Michigan to Nebraska. On June 16, topsoil moisture was at least 30% surplus in all Midwestern States east of the Mississippi River, [Read More…]
Ag News
LIFT Media summit
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Tom Steever will be on the ground in Champaign, Illinois on Tuesday June 25 & 26 for the LIFT Media summit hosted by West Central and the LIFT Partners, Vive Crop Protection, Corteva [Read More…]
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Former Egyptian President Morsi given secretive burial as UN calls for investigation
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was laid to rest in a low-key burial in the early hours of Tuesday, as questions were being raised about his apparently sudden death after suffering [Read More…]
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Wisconsin off-duty police officer shot dead while trying to stop armed robbery: Chief
Racine Police Dept.(RACINE, Wis.) — An off-duty Wisconsin police officer was fatally shot while trying to stop an armed robbery at a bar Monday night, according to the police chief. Officer John Hetland, a 24-year [Read More…]
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Google Calendar experiencing outage, company says
JHVEPhoto/iStock(MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.) — Engineers at Google are working to resolve an outage with Google Calendar, according to the company. The problem began Tuesday morning, according to Google’s service details dashboard. Google Calendar is currently [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued June 18 at 9:31AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska… Lake Francis Case At Chamberlain Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara
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Phoenix couple in viral-video arrest reject police chief’s apology
Obtained by ABC News(PHOENIX) — A Phoenix man and his pregnant fiancee rejected apologies from the city’s police chief and its mayor on Monday for an incident last month in which police were caught on [Read More…]
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Road signs warning of hedgehogs coming to the UK
Courtesy of Britain’s Department of Transport(LONDON) — New signs are coming to protect drivers, hedgehogs and other small animals in the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport announced Monday, as hedgehog populations in rural areas [Read More…]
Ag News
Winter wheat harvest delayed
Winter wheat harvest is underway in parts of the Midwest, but USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says there are significant delays. “Overall, just 8% of the 2019 winter wheat crop has been harvested. That compares to [Read More…]
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Extension increasing mental health awareness
Michigan State University Extension Director Jeff Dwyer says more awareness is needed in farming communities as stressors increase. “This is something we need to be more attentive to today than ever before.” Continue reading Extension [Read More…]
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Wisconsin farmers continue dealing with rain
Wisconsin farmers had to dodge showers last week to get some field work and planting done. USDA reporters say showers were found in some part of Wisconsin every day last week. Spring tillage is now [Read More…]
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22-year-old found dead along Florida highway, sheriff asking public for help
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(LAKELAND, Fla.) — A 22-year-old woman was found dead on the side of a Florida road, and now the sheriff is asking the public to help ascertain how she died. Kara Hanvey of Sebring, Florida, [Read More…]