Year: 2019
Trump to survey Alabama tornado damage, residents hope it brings more resources
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(BEAUREGARD, Ala.) — President Trump is expected to visit Alabama on Friday to survey the areas devastated by deadly tornadoes. “FEMA has been told directly by me to give the A Plus treatment [Read More…]
Chelsea Manning taken into custody for refusing to testify before secret grand jury
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Chelsea Manning, an anti-secrecy activist and former U.S. Army intelligence analyst whose release of classified information to WikiLeaks in 2010 sparked worldwide controversy over transparency in the military and whistleblower protections, [Read More…]
Adding value to pork through technology
An official with the National Pork Board says consumers today aren’t just wanting to know how their food is raised – they’re wanting producers to prove how it’s raised. Brett Kaysen assistant vice president of [Read More…]
TellTail designed to aid pig producers
An agriculture technology startup company is focusing on software solutions for pig production management. “We take a lot of data and information into our system and we process it through predictive algorithms to help predict [Read More…]
China could be key to ethanol turnaround
RFA’s Robert White, on the far left, was part of a panel discussion at the Ethanol Issues Forum in Omaha. An ethanol industry official says resolving the trade dispute with China would be great news [Read More…]
Stormy pattern resumes across much of the Nation
Warmth will spread eastward across the South, reaching the middle and southern Atlantic States during the weekend. Meanwhile, below-normal temperatures will continue to dominate the northern and western U.S. Following the wettest U.S. winter (December-February [Read More…]
Unemployment rate drops to 3.8% as 20,000 jobs added in February
PeopleImages/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added just 20,000 jobs to their payrolls in February, the Labor Department reported Friday morning, a sharp drop from the 311,000 jobs added the previous month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics [Read More…]
Barbie turns 60: From teen model to diverse go-getter, how she’s inspired girls since 1959
Mattel / ABC Photo Illustration(NEW YORK) — She arrived at the 1959 New York Toy Fair in a striped bathing suit donning red lipstick and her trademark blonde pony tail. And after 60 years, it [Read More…]
Women are less aggressive than men when applying for jobs: LinkedIn
hocus-focus/iStock(NEW YORK) — Women are less aggressive than men when they apply for jobs — applying for fewer positions and asking for help less frequently — according to a new LinkedIn survey. The study builds [Read More…]
2018 beef exports set record, pork falls short in second half of the year
Despite trade wars and retaliatory tariffs, exports of US beef and pork ended 2018 at record and near record levels. CEO of the US Meat Export Federation Dan Halstrom says it was a tremendous year [Read More…]
Preparing for the growing season
Farmers typically begin planning for next year before harvest is done. With margins expected to remain tight, an extension crops educator says what’s already planned should be reviewed and what needs to be planned deserves [Read More…]
Proposed class-action lawsuit filed against Nellie’s eggs over ‘free range’ label
HadelProductions/iStock(NEW YORK) — When Michelle Lugones and her husband, Marcus Siezing, shopped for eggs at their local Whole Foods in TriBeCa, New York, they say they sought a product consistent with their values about the [Read More…] [Read More…]
Proposed class-action lawsuit filed against Nellie’s eggs over ‘free range’ label
HadelProductions/iStock(NEW YORK) — When Michelle Lugones and her husband, Marcus Siezing, shopped for eggs at their local Whole Foods in TriBeCa, New York, they say they sought a product consistent with their values about the [Read More…]
NJ man wins $273M Mega Millions jackpot after forgetting ticket
youngvet/iStock(ALPHA, N.J.) — The winner of the $273 million Mega Millions jackpot in New Jersey very nearly lost the chance of a lifetime. Mike Weirsky of Alpha, New Jersey, bought $10 in tickets one morning [Read More…]
Duchess Meghan makes advocating for women a focus of her work as a royal
DOMINIC LIPINSKI/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has held true to a prediction royal watchers made about the role she would play as a member of Britain’s royal family. The mom-to-be, who is [Read More…]
FBI Most Wanted murder suspect arrested after over four years on the run
FBI(WASHINGTON) — Maryland police officers responding to a call about a suspicious person ended up arresting one of the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted fugitives. Lamont Stephenson, who had been wanted since being identified as [Read More…]
Chicago police launch internal investigation into Jussie Smollett case leaks
ABC News(CHICAGO) — The Chicago Police Department is conducting an internal investigation to determine who anonymously leaked information about the Jussie Smollett case to members of the press. Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the police [Read More…]
Winter Storm Warning issued March 08 at 2:10AM MST until March 10 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as [Read More…]
National Farmers Union rides into consumer food conversation
The National Farmers Union is using an unusual tool to reach out for consumer education. Mark Watne with North Dakota Farmers Union tells Brownfield they will be traveling with a special motorcycle. “We called Paul [Read More…]
U.S. Cheese Championships promote dairy sales and improvements
Cheesemakers have different reasons for entering the U.S. Cheese Championship competition. 2019 Cheese judging underway in Green Bay, WI Past champion for string cheese Cesar Luis with Cesar’s Cheese in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin uses the [Read More…]