Month: June 2019
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Mom invents freezer-friendly sandwiches that thaw just in time to eat at school
Heather Stouffer/Mom Made Foods(NEW YORK) — A Virginia mother has created a clever solution for time-crunched parents who want to send their kids to school with a healthy lunch. Heather Stouffer, founder of Mom Made [Read More…]
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Police fire tear gas at Hong Kong protesters as tensions spiral over controversial extradition bill
PHILIP FONG/AFP/Getty Images(HONG KONG) — Police fired tear gas at throngs of protesters in the streets of Hong Kong on Wednesday amid growing anger over the government’s proposal to change an extradition law. The controversial [Read More…]
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Record heat out West, with flash flooding in the East
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tuesday was another day of record-high temperatures out West, with Thermal, California, registering 116 degrees and Palm Springs seeing 114. Portland, Oregon, at 97 degrees, and Anaheim, California at 91 also [Read More…]
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Chicago mom accuses teachers of bullying son before suicide attempt, lawsuit says
Kuzma/iStock(CHICAGO) — Chicago Public School teachers allegedly bullied a fourth grade special-needs student relentlessly before he attempted suicide earlier this year, according to a recent lawsuit. Jamari Dent, 11, tried to hang himself in February [Read More…]
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Oregon Coast Guard rescues man who fell 800 feet into volcanic crater
U.S. Coast Guard(NORTH BEND, Ore.) — Coast Guard officers rescued an Oregon man who fell several hundred feet into a volcanic crater, officials said Tuesday. Coast Guard airmen arrived to the Crater Lake — a [Read More…]
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Trump touts year-round E15 during Iowa stop
The president’s visit to the Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy ethanol plant near Council Bluffs was billed as a celebration of his administration’s approval of year-round E15. And Trump was happy to take credit. “Under the [Read More…]
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Nike’s ‘plus size’ mannequins generate debate
Nike(NEW YORK) — When Nike rolled out its “plus size” mannequins for the launch of the new “Women by Nike” floor in NikeTown London last week, many cheered that the athletic company was promoting a [Read More…]
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DNA from missing Connecticut mom’s husband found mixed with her blood in her home: Prosecutors
New Canaan Police Department(NEW CANAAN, Conn.) — Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos, returned to court Tuesday, where prosecutors said his DNA was found mixed with Jennifer Dulos’ blood on [Read More…]
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Blunt: Trump’s Mexico deal is message to China
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says President Trump’s deal with Mexico sends the biggest message to China – not Mexico. On Sunday’s Face the Nation, Senator Blunt said the president has consistently been willing to [Read More…]
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Doud laments lack of access to China market
US Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator Gregg Doud expressed frustration Tuesday at the lack of export access to China. Doud, questioned at a House Agriculture Committee Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee hearing, said there’s been no [Read More…]
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Surge in corn drives feeder cattle, hogs lower
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day higher on short covering ahead of widespread direct cash business. Feeder cattle futures were pressured by the move higher in corn after the USDA adjusted [Read More…]
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Illinois ag director: Extension of dicamba deadline a “difficult decision”
Illinois Director of Agriculture John Sullivan says the decision to extend the dicamba application deadline in Illinois from June 30th to July 15th was not taken lightly. “It was a very difficult decision because of [Read More…]
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Perdue exploring ‘legal flexibilities’ regarding MFP eligibility
US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is urging farmers to plant for the market and plant what works best on their farm, regardless of government assistance programs. Perdue issued a statement referring to $16 billion in [Read More…]
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Off-duty Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy shot in head at Jack in the Box, suspect arrested
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department(LOS ANGELES) — A suspect has been arrested after an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was shot in the head in a fast food restaurant, authorities said. Deputy Joseph Gilbert [Read More…]
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Russia drops charges against journalist after widespread outcry
Rattankun Thongbun/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Russian police announced on Tuesday they are dropping charges against the investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, an extraordinary reversal by authorities in the face of a popular outcry over his arrest on drug [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 11, 2019
Jul. corn closed at $4.27 and 3/4, up 12 centsJul. soybeans closed at $8.59 and 1/4, up 3/4 centJul. soybean meal closed at $314.40, up $1.00Jul. soybean oil closed at 27.22, down 16 pointsJul. wheat [Read More…]
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Mudded in crops breaking through
Many farmers have been forced to plant in less-than-ideal conditions. South-central Minnesota corn and soybean grower Sam Ziegler says a lot of his fields have been over-saturated for more than a year. “We started off [Read More…]
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Minnesota Ag Department denies dicamba extension request
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will not grant a request by the Minnesota Soybean Growers to extend the cutoff date for dicamba applications. Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen tells Brownfield it was a difficult decision and [Read More…]
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Dairy Experience Forum
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in St. Paul, MN Wednesday July 17 – Thursday July 18th for Dairy Experience Forum. Continue reading Dairy Experience Forum at Brownfield Ag News.
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Doud, McKinney: the West Wing has farmers’ backs in negotiations
Lost markets, low commodity prices and concerns about long term trading partnerships were the focus of a House Agriculture subcommittee hearing Tuesday morning. Chairman Jim Costa (D-California) asked the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) Chief Agricultural [Read More…]