Year: 2019
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Oakland teachers’ strike ends with 11 percent raise and halt on charter schools
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(OAKLAND, Calif.) — Oakland teachers ended their seven-day strike on Friday, walking away with an 11 percent raise for educators living in one the most expensive areas in the U.S. The Oakland Education [Read More…] [Read More…]
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Oakland teachers’ strike ends with 11 percent raise and halt on charter schools
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(OAKLAND, Calif.) — Oakland teachers ended their seven-day strike on Friday, walking away with an 11 percent raise for educators living in one the most expensive areas in the U.S. The Oakland Education [Read More…]
Ag News
South Dakota soybean growers plan strategy at Commodity Classic
Geddes, South Dakota soybean grower Derrick Scott arrived at Commodity Classic early to help his South Dakota Soybean Association (SDSA) colleagues do some strategic planning. Scott, the second vice-president of the SDSA, says the goal [Read More…]
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No charges for officers in shooting death of unarmed black man, Stephon Clark: Sacramento district attorney
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced that two police officers would not face charges related to the shooting death of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Chill Warning issued March 02 at 2:19PM MST until March 03 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY… * WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills and very cold [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued March 02 at 2:19PM MST until March 04 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST SUNDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY… * WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills and very cold [Read More…]
Ag News
No-till lessens impact of cold weather on winter wheat
AUDIO: Shannon DePoy Shannon DePoy enjoys meeting people and comparing notes at Commodity Classic, but what awaits the South Dakota wheat grower when he leaves sunny Florida is below zero weather at his Dupree farm. [Read More…]
Ag News
Farm-to-end user transportation depends on robust infrastructure
Transportation of farm products, including soybeans, depends on robust infrastructure. It’s essential to growers maintaining profitability. Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, talks about how many boxes of the American people’s to-do [Read More…]
Ag News
FSA Administrator comments on implementing new farm bill
FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce told a USDA listening session on implementing the 2018 Farm Bill there are not any new-from-the-ground-up programs to administer. He says, “There are existing programs that have new and improved changes, [Read More…]
Ag News
Ethanol groups comment on Canadian fuel standards plan
Three U.S. pro-ethanol groups say they are in favor of Canada’s Clean Fuel Standards proposals. Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, and the U.S. Grains Council issued a joint statement to Canadian officials, calling their [Read More…]
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Peterson questions Secretary Perdue about AFS
The House Ag Committee Chairman Collin Peterson says farmers in his home state of Minnesota are very concerned about a possible African Swine Fever outbreak. He told a House Ag Committee hearing, “As far as [Read More…]
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DEA, New York law enforcement raid alleged NY drug mill, recover enough fentanyl to kill 2 nearly million people
WABC(NEW YORK) — Authorities raided a residential suburban home in leafy Westchester County, New York Friday morning and walked out with enough fentanyl to kill nearly 2 million people, an official with the U.S. Drug [Read More…]
Ag News
Discussing Enlist with Corteva Agriscience
Mike Dillon with Corteva During our stop at the Corteva display at Commodity Classic in Orlando, we discussed the Enlist weed control system and Enlist E3 soybeans with New Technologies Specialist Haley Nabors and Global [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Chill Advisory issued March 02 at 9:39AM MST until March 04 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 20 below to 35 below zero expected, with lowest readings occurring [Read More…]
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Young women murdered decades ago may finally find justice through new controversial DNA tool
El Dorado County District Attorney(LOS ANGELES) — An 11-year-old girl, strangled to death in Southern California in 1973, her killer gone without a trace. A 27-year-old woman whose body was left in a shallow grave [Read More…]
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Serial rapist Nathan Loebe convicted in Pima County, Arizona, after testing of rape kit backlog
ABC News(TUSCON) — A Tucson man was convicted of raping seven women over a 12-year period after police received a grant to test rape kits and changed a “mindset” over which kits get tested. “The [Read More…]
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SpaceX launches rocket bound for International Space Station
ABC News/NASA(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — SpaceX, using a Falcon 9 rocket, successfully launched a space capsule bound for the International Space Station. After taking off around 2:50 a.m. EST on Saturday, the capsule is expected [Read More…]
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WWII veteran who asked for 100 birthday cards for his 100th birthday gets thousands
Facebook/Brookdale Midwestern(NEW YORK) — World War II veteran Joe Cuba had one request for his 100th birthday: to receive 100 birthday cards. To his surprise, he received not 100, but thousands of letters, photographs and [Read More…]
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Amazon to open non-Whole Foods grocery chain
ablokhin/iStock(SEATTLE) — Amazon, which bought Whole Foods in 2017 for about $13.7 billion, is planning to open a separate grocery chain, beginning in Los Angeles, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sources familiar with the [Read More…]
Ag News
Trump asks China to remove ag tariffs
President Trump says he has asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on U.S. ag exports. “I have asked China to immediately remove all Tariffs on our agricultural products (including beef, pork, etc.) based on [Read More…]