Year: 2019
Ag News
Wide-ranging temps; active pattern all to continue
Western storminess will gradually shift eastward, allowing widespread, locally heavy precipitation to taper to scattered rain and snow showers. Still, coastal and mountainous areas of California could receive additional precipitation totaling 2 to 6 inches. [Read More…]
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Spring anhydrous
Nitrogen plays a critical role in corn development. Many Midwestern farmers apply anhydrous ammonia in the fall to help recharge soil fertility. But a wet harvest has forced many growers to wait for better conditions [Read More…]
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Nine Louisiana State University students arrested over fraternity hazing
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStock(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Nine members of a fraternity at Louisiana State University were arrested Thursday in connection to hazing activities that allegedly took place throughout the fall semester, officials said. The university confirmed that [Read More…]
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West Coast stays unsettled after record rainfall caused flooding, mudslides
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A storm brought widespread heavy rain to California on Thursday and caused flash flooding, mudslides and the need for water rescues in many parts of the state. Palm Springs, California, received [Read More…]
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Family files lawsuit against Ohio University fraternity over student’s hazing death
Kuzma/iStock(ATHENS, Ohio) — The parents of an Ohio University student who died after pledging the Sigma Pi Fraternity sued the organization on Thursday, accusing the fraternity of “extensive” mental and physical hazing. The family of [Read More…]
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Florida DUI suspect heard on camera threatening black officer
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office(DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) — A Florida woman suspected of driving under the influence was heard on camera making racist threats toward a black police officer, according to body camera footage. Police said [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Chill Advisory issued February 14 at 8:27PM MST until February 15 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central and southeast South Dakota, northwest [Read More…]
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Long Island City realtors still hopeful after Amazon pulls New York campus deal
Spinel_S/iStock(NEW YORK) — Real estate agents in the New York City neighborhood where Amazon was set to build one of its newest campuses are lamenting the retail giant’s announcement to pull the deal after the [Read More…]
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Pence calls out European nations for not withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal
liorpt/iStock(NEW YORK) — Vice President Mike Pence urged European nations Thursday to follow the U.S. in withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, and said that America could impose tougher sanctions on the Iranian regime. “The [Read More…]
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Alleged US Air Force defector walked into Iranian spy recruiting ground
CIL868/iStock(NEW YORK) — More than a year before she allegedly defected, U.S. Air Force counterintelligence officer Monica Witt attended a film conference in Iran – an event that U.S. officials and former intelligence officers said [Read More…]
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Chicago police questioning 2 ‘persons of interest,’ including another ‘Empire’ actor in alleged racist attack on Jussie Smollett
ABC News(CHICAGO) — Police in Chicago have identified and are questioning two “persons of interest” in an alleged racial attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett. One those persons of interest has previously appeared on “Empire,” [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued February 14 at 5:00PM MST until February 15 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, [Read More…]
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Analyst considers Electric Vehicles very over-hyped
An analyst dismisses concerns electric vehicles (EV’s) will soon displace fuels like ethanol. Pavel Molchanov with Raymond James and Associates spoke during the National Ethanol Conference in Orlando Tuesday. “Having covered all kinds of sustainable, [Read More…]
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Still many unknowns as China battles African swine fever
An official with the National Pork Producers Council isn’t convinced U.S. pig farmers will profit from the African swine fever outbreak in China. NPPC director of economics Dustin Baker says many unknowns remain as Chinese [Read More…]
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Minnesota lawmakers hope to boost dairy farm incomes
The leader of the Minnesota House Agriculture and Food, Finance and Policy committee says legislators are looking for ways to boost the incomes of dairy farmers across the state. DFL Representative Jeanne Poppe of Austin [Read More…]
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A blind side-dress could be in order this spring
A short window for spring fieldwork could force some farmers out of their comfort zone. Pioneer agronomist Jay Zielske says excessive moisture in many parts of the Corn Belt limited tillage and fertilizer applications last [Read More…]
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‘They just took their ball and went home in a pout’: New York City bookstores respond to Amazon headquarters announcement
Andrei Stanescu/iStock(NEW YORK) — Amazon announced Thursday morning it was canceling its plans to build a massive new headquarters in Long Island City, a waterfront section of New York City’s borough of Queens. One group [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued February 14 at 2:31PM MST until February 15 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills from 20 below to 30 below zero expected. * WHERE…Portions of [Read More…]
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Delayed planting expected, especially in southern Illinois
A spokesman for the Illinois Climatologist’s office says it is accurate to expect planting delays this spring, especially in the southern part of the state. “The soil moisture levels across Illinois are in the 90th [Read More…]
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Producer sentiment is up following second round of MFP payments
The second round of Market Facilitation Program payments and the passage of the farm bill contributed to a rise in producer sentiment last month. Purdue University’s Jim Mintert says the latest Ag Economy Barometer provided [Read More…]