Year: 2020
Ag News
NPPC VP confident coronavirus response boosts ASF prevention
The newly elected vice president of the National Pork Producers Council suggests the response to coronavirus will help protect the U.S. against African swine fever. Terry Wolters, a pork producer from Pipestone in southwest Minnesota, [Read More…]
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Livestock Marketing Association requests ELD waiver extension
The Livestock Marketing Association is asking Congress to extend the Electronic Logging Device exemption for livestock haulers. LMA’s Jara Settles says without the waiver, the mandate would apply to livestock haulers beginning October first. But [Read More…]
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Cattle, hog futures sharply higher on oversold signals
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle ended the day sharply higher on oversold signals and broader market support. Feeder cattle were sharply higher on the same factors as the live pig. April live cattle [Read More…]
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AFBF economist says farmers will continue to face challenges in 2020
The chief economist for American Farm Bureau says farmers will continue to face challenges in 2020. The USDA projects net cash farm income will fall nearly 10 percent to $109.6 billion this year. John Newton [Read More…]
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AP source: MLB prefers teams flip sites if virus shuts parks
AP source: MLB prefers teams flip sites if virus shuts parks
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Royals split squads beat A’s, fall to Brewers
Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 2; Milwaukee Brewers 5, Kansas City Royals 2 in Cactus League play.
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Texans sign K Fairbairn and TE Fells to contract extensions
The Houston Texans have signed free agents kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn and tight end Darren Fells to contract extensions
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And just like that, Tua Tagovailoa is cleared for full football activities
Tua Tagovailoa was cleared for full contact on the football field. But what does that mean for the field in the 2020 NFL Draft?
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Andrews, Portland women NCAA bound, upset San Diego 64-63
Andrews, Portland women NCAA bound, upset San Diego 64-63
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Monahan says PGA Tour expects to be in Austin for Match Play
The Dell Match Play is two weeks away in Austin, Texas, and the PGA Tour expects to be there
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UCF AD Danny White signs 5-year deal that tops $1M annually
UCF athletic director Danny White has signed a five-year contract that will pay him more than $1 million annually
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Patriots get 4 compensatory draft picks, two in third round
The New England Patriots will have the maximum four compensatory picks in next month’s NFL draft
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Big Ten tourney is last chance to dance for Pitino’s Gophers
Multiple late-game lapses over the past month have put Minnesota in a tough spot
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La Salle, Davidson meet in A10 2nd round
La Salle and Davidson are set to do battle in the second round of the A10 tournament
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UCSB meets UC Riverside in Big West quarters
UC Riverside is set to face off against UC Santa Barbara in the Big West tournament quarterfinals
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Big Ten tourney challenge gives Pitino, Gophers last chance
Multiple late-game lapses over the past month have put Minnesota in a tough spot
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The NBA world doesn’t really know what to make of Kenny Atkinson’s half-firing, half-resignation
Apparently, the end of Kenny Atkinson’s tenure in Brooklyn was a combination of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant wanting him out, and Atkinson wanting himself out.
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Terrorist groups ‘on the march’ in West Africa and the Sahel, US general warns
Ivan Cholakov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Terrorist organizations are “on the march” in West Africa and the Sahel with international efforts failing to curb the increase in violence, a four-star American general in charge of U.S. troops in [Read More…]
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Leipzig beats Tottenham to reach Champions League quarters
Leipzig has beaten Tottenham 3-0 in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 matchup to win 4-0 on aggregate
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McIlroy trying to end spell of no repeat winners at Players
No one has ever won back-to-back at The Players Championship since it moved to the TPC Sawgrass in 1982