Month: July 2019
Ag News
Biosecurity efforts continue over ASF concerns
The swine health director at the Indiana Board of Animal Health says producers in Indiana are ramping up biosecurity efforts by participating in Securing Indiana’s Pork Supply plan. Dr. Kelli Werling says this is especially [Read More…]
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Mnuchin: US-China trade call to take place this week
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters Monday U.S. and Chinese officials will have another “principal-level” call this week. This will be the second time negotiators have spoken since President Trump and Chinese president Xi agreed [Read More…]
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More producers are adopting cover crop, no-till practices
Cover crop acreage has grown rapidly over the past five years according to a recent Soil Health Institute study based on 2017 Ag Census data. Rob Myers, a University of Missouri agronomist, says more producers [Read More…]
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NPPD’s Energy Efficiency Program
Here is another in a series of reports on how Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is “Powering Nebraska”. Today, we’ll hear from Cory Fuehrer, who manages NPPD’s Energy Efficiency Program. He talks about their EnergyWise [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued July 16 at 8:43AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota…Iowa… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield
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DOJ will not file charges against officer involved in Eric Garner’s death
tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Justice Department on Monday has declined to file federal civil rights charges against the New York Police Department officer involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner, whose dying words “I [Read More…]
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Chicago alligator captured one week after it was first spotted in lagoon
Chicago Animal Care and Control(CHICAGO) — An alligator has been captured in Humboldt Park Lagoon in Chicago overnight, police confirmed Tuesday morning, one week after the reptile was first spotted there. The gator, nicknamed “Chance [Read More…]
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Girl Scouts launches 42 new badges to mobilize girls to change the world
Girl Scouts of the USA(NEW YORK) — The Girl Scouts have added more new badges and programs to help girls learn to make choices about how they want to experience and influence the world. The [Read More…]
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Man arrested in murder of American biologist in Greece as new details emerge
Istimages/iStock(ATHENS, Greece) — Greek police have arrested a suspect in the murder of an American scientist who was found dead in an abandoned World War II bunker on the island of Crete last week. The [Read More…]
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Huge barrel jellyfish spotted off UK coast: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’
Dan Abbott(LONDON) — A pair of lucky divers filmed their experience swimming with a “huge” barrel jellyfish off the coast of Cornwall in the U.K., describing the moment they came face-to-face with the marine giant [Read More…]
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California hiker found after going missing with dog ‘thankful’
Inyo County Sheriffs Office/Facebook(NEW YORK) — A missing hiker who was found alive Monday, days after she vanished in a remote area of California where she says she fled from a knife-wielding man, tells ABC [Read More…]
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Police questioning son of priest in murder of American biologist in Greece
Istimages/iStock(ATHENS, Greece) — Police in Greece are questioning a suspect — the son of a priest — in the murder of an American scientist who was found dead in an abandoned World War II bunker [Read More…]
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Barry remnants deliver more rain as heatwave takes shape from Midwest to Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Rigley, Louisiana, saw almost 2 feet of rain because of Barry, as flooding remains an issue from Arkansas to Tennessee. What’s left of Barry on Tuesday morning is tracking west of [Read More…]
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2-year-old girl missing from campsite in northern Michigan
Michigan State Police(MONROE, Mich.) — An urgent search is underway in a wooded area in northern Michigan for a 2-year-old girl who went missing at the end of a family camping trip. The family of [Read More…]
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Revisiting the heart-stopping moments before Apollo 11 landed on the moon with the world watching
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Fifty years ago this week, the Apollo 11 astronauts — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins — suited up as America waited with bated breath: would the trio be the [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota corn crop catching up
Corn has begun tasseling in south-central Minnesota. Dave Nicolai with the University of Minnesota says the first reports of tassels are coming from the Mankato area. “We (also) have some corn on the St. Paul [Read More…]
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Corn-based plastics the next ethanol?
Ethanol revolutionized corn demand. And the Minnesota Corn Growers believe corn-based plastics could have a similar impact. MCGA president Brian Thalmann says the Association recently invested more than $450,000 towards research conducted by the University [Read More…]
Weather
Heat Advisory issued July 15 at 2:38PM MDT until July 15 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * HEAT INDEX VALUES…Up to 102 due to temperatures in the lower 90s, and dewpoints in the lower 70s. * TIMING…Monday evening. * IMPACTS…The [Read More…]
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Security guard pleads not guilty after pulling gun on Ohio sheriff’s deputy in IRS office
iStock(TOLEDO, Ohio) — A security guard at an IRS office in Toledo, Ohio, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges stemming from an incident in which he allegedly pulled a gun on a sheriff’s deputy in [Read More…]
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Severe Weather Statement issued July 15 at 4:51PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVISON… SOUTHEASTERN AURORA AND NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED… The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life [Read More…]