Month: November 2021
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Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State, Oregon top CFP rankings
Georgia, Alabama, Michigan State and Oregon will start the College Football Playoff race in prime position at the top of the selection committee’s rankings. Unbeaten Cincinnati is going to need some help to make history [Read More…]
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Sanford: 97% of workforce complying with vaccine mandate
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Sanford Health, a dominant provider of health care in the Upper Midwest, said that 97% of its workforce has complied with a mandate to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday or [Read More…]
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Retailers association offers cash incentive to lure workers
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota has not been immune to the labor shortages that are plaguing businesses nationwide. That’s prompted the South Dakota Retailers Association to offer a cash incentive of $1,000 to try [Read More…]
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South Dakota speaker names panel to weigh AG’s impeachment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House speaker on Tuesday named the six fellow Republicans and two Democrats who will join him in looking into the investigation of a fatal crash caused by [Read More…]
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Sheriff who responded to South Dakota AG’s fatal crash dies
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The sheriff who responded to the scene of a fatal car crash caused by the South Dakota attorney general last year has died, the Hyde County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday. [Read More…]
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Cousins, Vikings offense leaving far too many tries short
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For all their setbacks over the first six weeks, whether self-inflicted or unlucky, the Minnesota Vikings emerged from their bye in a favorable position. They were settled to play Dallas in their [Read More…]
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Vikes star DE Hunter done for year with torn pectoral muscle
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter will miss the remainder of the season with a torn pectoral muscle, a devastating loss of the team’s best pass rusher for the second straight year. [Read More…]
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With Dak down, Cooper Rush passes Cowboys past Vikings 20-16
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cooper Rush’s first NFL start was a statement victory for the surging Dallas Cowboys with starting quarterback Dak Prescott stuck on the sideline. With every opportunity to outlast the fill-in for the [Read More…]
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Strong rushes for 2 TDs, S. Dakota St. tops Youngstown St.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Pierre Strong rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns and South Dakota State cruised past Youngstown State 47-16 on Saturday. The Jackrabbits (6-2, 3-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked No. 13 [Read More…]
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Milder across the Heartland; showers to return
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10- day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures across much of the South and East, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in most areas along and northwest of a [Read More…]
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Jean Rounds, wife of Senator Mike Rounds, passes away
Senator Mike Rounds released the following statement remembering his wife Jean who passed away this (Tuesday) morning after battling sarcoma cancer: “The love of my life is with the Lord. No more treatments. No [Read More…]
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Missouri Soybean partnership with the University of Georgia will expand high oleic footprint
Missouri Soybean has partnered with the University of Georgia to execute a license combining the university’s high oleic soybeans with non-GMO Soyleic varieties developed by Missouri Soybean. Missouri Soybean’s high oleic Soyleic currently has maturity [Read More…]
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Consumers open to gene edited foods
Amy te Plata Church with the Center for Food Integrity says they analyzed 15 different studies on consumer attitudes about gene editing and consumers know what they want. …
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RFA has praise and concern for the latest Build Back Better framework
A biofuels group sees some good and some room for improvement in the most recent Build Back Better framework announced Thursday. Geoff Cooper with the Renewable Fuels Association calls the package a “mixed bag” for [Read More…]
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CBOT wheat futures climb to highest levels since 2013
Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade are at eight and-a-half year highs. University of Minnesota Extension grain market economist Ed Usset tells Brownfield the main driver is supply. “I think (everyone) is well [Read More…]
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Hog futures start week on higher move
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were lower, with feeders leading the way down on the higher move in corn. December live was down $.42 at $128.85 and February was $.32 lower at [Read More…]