Year: 2019
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Stabenow says shutdown needs to end
The Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee says she’s concerned about the impact limited USDA operations during the government shutdown is having on farmers. In a letter to U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue, Michigan [Read More…]
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Trade talks with EU exclude agriculture
Trade officials from the U.S. and the European Union discussed trade in Washington D.C. this week, but EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom told reporters after the meeting that talks would not include agriculture. According to [Read More…]
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Trade disputes impacting organic grain sector
Trade disputes and the resulting drop in commodity prices have impacted U.S. organic grain farmers. Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) executive director John Mesko says organic prices track conventional markets to an extent. [Read More…]
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Few details released from U.S. China trade talks
The Deputy U.S. Trade Representative says talks with China this week focused on ways to achieve fairness, reciprocity, and balance in trade relations, but there is still work to do. Jeffrey Gerrish issued a statement [Read More…]
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Farm Bill makes multi-county enterprise units a crop insurance option
The 2018 Farm Bill gives farmers more flexibility when making crop insurance decisions. Beginning this year, the Risk Management Agency will offer multi-county enterprise units. Minnesota-based farm management analyst Kent Thiesse says many farmers have [Read More…]
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Mother alleges sorority hazing in wrongful death lawsuit over daughter’s suicide
Jim Young/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images(EVANSTON, Ill.) — The mother of a college basketball player who committed suicide is now suing one of the school’s sororities, saying that alleged hazing contributed to her daughter’s depression. [Read More…]
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Houthi rebels carry out drone attack on Yemeni military commanders
NABIL HASAN/AFP/Getty Images(BEIRUT, Lebanon) — In a bold and devastating strike against senior Yemeni leadership, Houthi rebels carried out a drone attack targeting a military parade near the southern port city of Aden Thursday morning, [Read More…]
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Indiana Farm Bureau discusses legislative priorities
Indiana Farm Bureau’s 2019 legislative priorities include reducing extraterritorial authority, increasing rural school funding, expanding broadband deployment, and improving uniformity in property tax assessments. Indiana Farm Bureau President Randy Kron says cities and towns in [Read More…]
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Lake-effect snow, Arctic air blast Midwest, Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — At least 7 inches of lake-effect snow had been reported in western New York as of early Thursday morning, with squalls coming off the Great Lakes and occasionally pushing snowfall rates [Read More…]
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Seed selection under the microscope
Low commodity prices continue to squeeze the bottom line of many corn and soybean farmers. With the 2019 growing season just months away, an extension crops specialist is recommending scrutinizing every cost associated with producing [Read More…]
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Government shutdown: Workers face their first missing paychecks Friday
wildpixel/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The ongoing government shutdown is about to turn into the longest one in U.S. history, and that’s raising questions about what will happen next. By Friday, most of about 800,000 federal workers are [Read More…]
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Feminist city guides shine spotlight on women-owned businesses around the world
Rawpixel/iStock(NEW YORK) — For female travelers looking to support women-owned businesses, a new travel magazine and website has put together “feminist city guides” for 20 destinations around the world. Unearth Women has published two print [Read More…]
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Louisiana police officer fatally shot just before starting shift
Chalabala/iStock(SHREVEPORT, La.) — Authorities are searching for a suspect in the death of a Louisiana police officer who was shot just before her shift Wednesday night. The Shreveport Police Department didn’t disclose details about the [Read More…]
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Pastor who praised Pulse nightclub shooting resigns after admitting he paid for sex
TriggerPhoto/iStock(FORT WORTH, Texas) — A Texas pastor who praised a deadly shooting at a gay nightclub has resigned after admitting to using drugs, gambling and paying for sex. Donnie Romero, former pastor of the Stedfast [Read More…]
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Naked man driving wrong way on I-95 causes massive traffic delay
WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — A naked man who drove at least 10 miles the wrong way on Interstate 95 Wednesday night has been captured by police. No one was harmed, but traffic was backed up for miles, [Read More…]
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Driver who admitted to leaving woman in burning car gets 12 years in prison
WABC-TV(NEW YORK) — A New York man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday after he admitting to leaving the scene of a fiery crash that trapped and killed his friend. Saeed Ahmad, [Read More…]
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Kim Jong Un has Xi Jinping’s support for second Trump summit
Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images(BEIJING) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has the support of Chinese President Xi Jinping for an expected second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to the official readout by [Read More…]
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South Korean president optimistic on progress toward denuclearization
Jung Yeon-je-Pool/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in painted a rosy picture of the ongoing denuclearization process on his nation’s peninsula Thursday and said a second summit between leaders from the U.S. [Read More…]
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U.S, Japan, EU discuss trade
The U.S. Trade Ambassador met with two important trade partners Wednesday. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom, Japanese Economy Minister Hiroshige Seko, and U.S. Ambassador Robert Lighthizer discussed shared objectives, but didn’t reach any new deals [Read More…]
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Government shutdown affects commodity markets
A dairy economist says the government shutdown does affect how the commodity markets function. Mark Stephenson with the University of Wisconsin tells Brownfield the many reports generated by USDA are a big part of trading [Read More…]