Month: September 2019
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Body camera footage shown in Amber Guyger trial captures chaos after fatal shooting
bizoo_n/iStock(DALLAS) — Jurors in the murder trial of Amber Guyger, a white former Dallas police officer who shot dead an unarmed black man in his own apartment after mistaking it for her own, were shown [Read More…]
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Hurst says historic flooding a tragedy
Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst says it’s been a couple of very hard years in agriculture and the historic flooding this spring, not only in Missouri but Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska, has been a [Read More…]
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Hog futures close mostly higher on demand optimism
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed mixed on spread trade, profit-taking, and lower wholesale values. Feeder cattle closed mixed on the same factors. October live cattle closed $.27 higher at $102.12 and December [Read More…]
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Grassley frustrated with delay of Trump’s biofuels plan
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is frustrated with the continued delays in announcing President Trump’s biofuels plan. “Why are we talking about RINs caps? Why are we talking about rebates for RINs? The EPA ought to [Read More…]
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Keep crop insurance in mind this harvest
Farmers are encouraged to keep crop insurance top-of-mind during harvest because of potential production losses. Compeer Financial crop insurance manager Tom Timko says growers should be communicating with their agent. “If you’re chopping silage and [Read More…]
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Nissan recalls 1.2 million cars, SUVs due to possible camera defect
eyewave/iStock(NEW YORK) — Nissan is recalling approximately 1.23 million vehicles worldwide because of a possible defect with its rear view cameras. The recall affects the following Nissan vehicles from model years 2018 and 2019: Altima, [Read More…]
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CEO stuns employees with immediate $10K raise
Gravity Payments(SEATTLE) — Employees at an Idaho business got the news of a lifetime on Monday. Workers making $40,000 — the company’s current minimum salary — would get an immediate $10,000 raise and that within [Read More…]
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California day care worker gave children Melatonin to ‘help them sleep’: Officials
Scharvik/iStock(BONITA, Calif.) — An in-home day care facility in California was issued a citation after authorities learned one of the workers administered Melatonin to the children “to help them sleep,” officials said. The Brenda Saucedo [Read More…]
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Amour Vert teams with Thredup to encourage more fashionistas to recycle
Amour Vert(NEW YORK) — Fashion retailer Amour Vert has partnered with resale platform Thredup to create an easy way for shoppers to recycle unwanted clothing. In a tweet from Sept. 21, Amour Vert announced the [Read More…]
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Details could make all the difference when handling grain this fall
An extension grain handling specialist says the details will really matter this fall. Dr. Charles Hurburgh at Iowa State University says crops are probably going to be harvested wetter than normal because of delayed planting [Read More…]
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Minnesota farmer hopes Prevent Plant harvest change is permanent
A southwest Minnesota farmer is thankful USDA’s Risk Management Agency moved up the harvest deadline on prevent plant acres to September first. And Paul Lanoue of Marshall says he hopes RMA makes the change permanent. [Read More…]
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US-Japan working to sign trade deal but issues remain
It’s unclear if a US-Japan trade deal will be signed this week after President Trump’s threatened to put tariffs on cars from Japan. Ohio State University’s Ian Sheldon says any trade deal with Japan will [Read More…]
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Meteorologist: a “character-building” year continues
Brownfield meteorologist Greg Soulje says 2019 continues to be a “character building” year when it comes to weather. “Let’s just say the weather forecasters, we will not have our feet up on the desk at [Read More…]
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Sandy Hook mom pays emotional tribute to her son’s memory on special day
rypson/iStock(NEWTON, Conn.) — The seventh anniversary of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School is two and a half months away, but there is a different date that caused heartbreak for one mother. Nicole Hockley’s [Read More…]
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WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann stepping down as CEO
Andrei Stanescu/iStock(NEW YORK) — WeWork’s co-founder Adam Neumann is stepping down from his role as CEO of the co-working startup, the company announced Tuesday. The announcement comes in the wake of the company announcing it [Read More…]
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Mild, warm, increasingly wet for parts of the Heartland
In the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Karen will move northward, passing near or over Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands later Tuesday. Impacts from Karen may include heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and locally gusty winds. [Read More…]
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Near ideal weather across much of the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, warm, dry weather is ideal for late-developing corn and soybeans. Despite the favorable conditions, only 29% of the U.S. corn crop was fully mature by September 22—the least amount of progress [Read More…]
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Biofuels Caucus tells EPA to account for volumes lost to RFS waivers
The Biofuels Caucus is trying to hold the EPA accountable for volumes lost to small refinery exemptions. The bipartisan group of 25 congressmen and women sent a letter to EPA Administrator Wheeler last week demanding [Read More…]
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3 suicides in 1 week by sailors from aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush
U.S. Navy(NORFOLK, Va.) — The deaths by suicide of three sailors serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush last week have led the ship’s commanding officer to urge his crew to come together [Read More…]
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13 children of firefighters who died in 9/11 graduate from FDNY training academy
VEX Collective/iStock(NEW YORK) — The newest class of New York City firefighters includes a group following tracks laid by their parents 18 years ago. Of the 301 probationary firefighters who graduated Tuesday from the New [Read More…]