Month: July 2019
Committee continues work on 2020 dietary guidelines
The team of experts responsible for developing the 2020 Dietary Guidelines is meeting in D.C. this week. The meeting kicked off yesterday with presentations by each subcommittee and deliberation by the full committee. It continues [Read More…]
Levee chairman testifies repairs should come quickly
The head of the Missouri Levee and Drainage District Association has testified before a U.S. House subcommittee hearing about Missouri River flooding. Tom Waters, a seventh-generation farmer, who says farmers livelihoods have been lost, “It [Read More…]
Remains found of missing Kentucky mom Savannah Spurlock, man arrested: Police
Richmond Police Dept. (RICHMOND, Ky.) — The remains of missing Kentucky mom of four Savannah Spurlock have been recovered, authorities announced Thursday, as a man was arrested in connection with the case. The remains were [Read More…]
Vatican opens tombs, but mystery deepens surrounding 1983 disappearance of teen Emanuela Orlandi
Travel Wild/iStock(ROME) — During the summer of 1983, a teenager named Emanuela Orlandi vanished in Rome. Over the years, there have been many false starts on her whereabouts as her family doggedly searched for her. [Read More…]
Wheat leads on USDA supply, demand changes
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying. The USDA lowered production and yield but that’s using June’s acreage numbers as they resurvey producers for the August report. New crop U.S. and world [Read More…]
David Bowie Barbie doll released to celebrate ‘Space Oddity’ 50th anniversary
Mattel(NEW YORK) — Thursday marks the 50th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s classic song “Space Oddity,” which hit stores nine days before the historic moon landing. “Musician Artist Icon Introducing #Barbie as #DavidBowie [Read More…]
Tropical Storm Barry nears Louisiana, New Orleans under state of emergency
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday as the dangerous storm nears the coast, threatening to bring heavy rain, flash flooding and storm surge. Tropical storm conditions are [Read More…]
At newest emergency center for migrant kids, contractor vows better treatment
kodda/iStock(CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas) — Kevin Dinnin has made a living managing disaster response efforts around the world. But his most recent focus — the crisis at the southern U.S. border — has him fed up. [Read More…]
Cell-cultured meat developer predicts product on market within three years
Brian Spears, co-founder and CEO of New Age Meats A developer of cell-cultured meat says they plan to have product ready for market within three years. San Francisco-based New Age Meats is already producing pork [Read More…]
USDA raises 2019 winter wheat crop projection
The USDA has increased its 2019 winter wheat production estimate because of better than expected yields. The USDA has the crop at 1.291 billion bushels, up 1% from June and 9% above 2018’s total of [Read More…]
Authorities discover remains in search for woman missing since January
Richmond Police Dept. (RICHMOND, Ky.) — Authorities have located human remains in the search for a Kentucky woman missing for more than six months. The remains were located in a home just before midnight on [Read More…]
Tropical Storm Barry nears Louisiana, New Orleans under state of emergency
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Barry has formed in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning as the dangerous storm nears the coast, threatening to bring heavy rain, flash flooding, storm surge and hurricane conditions. [Read More…]
Amazon pledges to ‘upskill’ 100,000 workers by 2025
jetcityimage/iStock(SEATTLE) — Amazon will train up to 100,000 employees — or one-third of its U.S. workers — into higher skilled work, company officials announced Thursday. The move — and the investment of $700 million for [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued July 11 at 8:00AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… Sixmile Creek near Brookings …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota…Iowa… Missouri River Near Greenwood
Dangerous Tropical Storm Barry nears Louisiana, mandatory evacuations ordered
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Barry has formed in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning as the dangerous storm nears the coast, threatening to bring heavy rain, flash flooding, storm surge and hurricane conditions. [Read More…]
Tropical Storm Barry nears Louisiana, New Orleans under state of emergency
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Barry has formed in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning as the dangerous storm nears the coast, threatening to bring heavy rain, flash flooding, storm surge and hurricane conditions. [Read More…]
Beck’s adds research facility in Minnesota
Indiana-based Beck’s, the nation’s largest family-owned seed company, has established its first official location in Minnesota. The company began serving farmers in Minnesota in 2018. Beck’s president Scott Beck says the 44,000 square-foot facility, located [Read More…]
Pork producers expected to make a profit in ’19, ’20
A Purdue University ag economist projects margins for pork producers to improve this year. Chris Hurt says pork prices increased after the first quarter. “We went form about $12 a head of loss, on my [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued July 10 at 8:46AM 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 At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield James River At Huron
Flood Warning issued July 10 at 8:46AM 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 At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield James River At Huron