Month: July 2019
Weather
Severe Weather Statement issued July 20 at 5:53AM MDT until July 20 at 10:00AM MDT by NWS
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM CDT FOR DAVISON…KINGSBURY…NORTHWESTERN LAKE…SANBORN…SOUTHEASTERN BEADLE…EAST CENTRAL AURORA…MINER…NORTHERN HANSON AND NORTHWESTERN BROOKINGS COUNTIES… At 652 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from [Read More…]
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 5:52AM MDT until July 20 at 6:30AM MDT by NWS
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Southwestern Davison County in southeastern South Dakota… Aurora County in south central South Dakota… Northwestern Charles Mix County in south [Read More…]
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 5:36AM MDT until July 20 at 6:15AM MDT by NWS
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Davison County in southeastern South Dakota… Kingsbury County in east central South Dakota… Northwestern Lake County in east central South [Read More…]
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 5:12AM MDT until July 20 at 5:45AM MDT by NWS
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN DAVISON…WESTERN KINGSBURY…SANBORN…BEADLE… AURORA…JERAULD…NORTHWESTERN MINER AND BRULE COUNTIES… At 611 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Carpenter [Read More…]
Weather
Severe Weather Statement issued July 20 at 5:12AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN DAVISON…WESTERN KINGSBURY…SANBORN…BEADLE… AURORA…JERAULD…NORTHWESTERN MINER AND BRULE COUNTIES… At 611 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Carpenter [Read More…]
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 4:55AM MDT until July 20 at 5:45AM MDT by NWS
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Northwestern Davison County in southeastern South Dakota… Western Kingsbury County in east central South Dakota… Sanborn County in east central [Read More…]
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 20 at 4:48AM MDT until July 20 at 10:00AM MDT by NWS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 528 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SD . SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AURORA BEADLE BROOKINGS BRULE DAVISON DOUGLAS
Ag News
Milk futures near $18, cash dairy mixed
Milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed the week in mixed trade, approaching the $18 level, while cash trade was limited. July Class III milk futures down a penny at $17.41. August down three [Read More…]
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Japan adds detector dogs in efforts to prevent ASF
Japan is stepping up its detection systems as African Swine Fever continues to spread throughout Asia. Japan’s Animal Quarantine Service has introduced a significant number of detector dogs to major and local airports to protect [Read More…]
Ag News
MDARD approves $525,000 in additional ag grants
The Michigan Agriculture and Rural Development Commission has approved six additional investment projects this year through the Food and Ag Investment Fund. The latest round of grants will increase the use of Michigan milk and [Read More…]
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Cattle, hog futures end the week higher
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed higher on firm boxed beef values during the session and the steady cash trade. Feeder cattle futures were higher on the same factors, shrugging off the [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA releases biannual global dairy report
The U.S. Foreign Ag Service says Mexico removing tariffs on U.S. cheese will greatly improve exports which are expected to increase by eight percent from 2018. Meanwhile, trade challenges for skimmed milk powder and export [Read More…]
News
Family of baby that was cut from slain mother’s body still receiving bills for his care
iStock(CHICAGO) — A Chicago family can’t seem to wake from the nightmare they faced when a young mom was murdered in April and had her newborn — who died about two months later — cut [Read More…]
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‘Manhole’ becomes ‘maintenance hole’ as Berkeley switches to gender-neutral language
iStock(BERKELEY, Calif.) — Manholes will now be known as maintenance holes and craftsman will be replaced by artisan, after the Berkeley, California, City Council voted unanimously to revise the city’s municipal code with gender-neutral language. [Read More…]
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Canadian police investigating ‘suspicious’ deaths of couple on side of remote highway
iStock(BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada) — Authorities in British Columbia, Canada, are desperately looking for answers after the lifeless bodies of a young couple were found on the side of a remote highway. Chynna Noelle Deese, 24, [Read More…]
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What’s in a decimal point? Maybe a $9672 Uber ride
iStock(NEW YORK) — An Uber glitch moving the decimal point over two spaces caused several riders to be charged eye-popping fares this week, or 100 times the original amount. After users took to social media [Read More…]
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DHS warns of Russian efforts to divide America over pineapple pizza — sort of
iStock(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning that Russian agents could seek to further divide Americans by exploiting U.S. passions over whether pineapple belongs on pizza. It’s a cheesy, playful [Read More…]
Weather
Heat Advisory issued July 19 at 3:26PM MDT until July 19 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * HEAT INDEX VALUES…Up to 105 due to temperatures in the mid 90s, and dewpoints in the mid 70s. * TIMING…This afternoon and early [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA: record monthly cattle on feed total
The USDA says placements of cattle onto feed during June were down 2% on the year at 1.756 million head, but that was still more than what some analysts were expecting. DTN says estimates ranged [Read More…]
Ag News
Forage specialist says to wait on nitrogen for fescue
A University of Missouri forage specialist is warning farmers to hold off on nitrogen applications until August. Craig Roberts said some farmers have been applying it too early this year, losing the benefit of the [Read More…]