Year: 2021
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Multiple agencies fight large grain elevator fire in Clinton, Minn.
CLINTON, Minn. (AP) — Firefighters from multiple agencies battled a large fire at a grain elevator in small western Minnesota city where some residents were evacuated. According to Big Stone County Sheriff Mark Brown, crews [Read More…]
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NCGA CEO says ag has transitioned from climate change skepticism
The CEO of the National Corn Growers Association says agriculture has transitioned from climate change skepticism to acceptance of conservation practices that can benefit farmers, ranchers and the planet. Jon Doggett, formerly with American Farm [Read More…]
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Michigan hops faring well
Michigan State University Extension’s hop educator says a dry start to the spring has led to a mostly disease-free season. “The hops look really, really nice.” Rob Sirrine tells Brownfield he expects an average to [Read More…]
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Soybean gall midge an emerging invasive pest in Missouri
An emerging invasive pest in a few northwest Missouri Counties is expected to spread throughout soybean crops in the state. Kevin Rice, University of Missouri Extension field crop entomologist, tells Brownfield Ag News, “In the [Read More…]
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Soybean gall midge remains mostly a mystery for now
Soybean gall midge remains a bit of a mystery for farmers trying to manage it. But University of Minnesota Integrated Pest Management specialist Bruce Potter says despite challenges maintaining lab colonies, some control methods are [Read More…]
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Cattle futures higher at midweek
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, supported by boxed beef prices and some weakness in corn. August live cattle closed $.27 higher at $120.05 and October live cattle closed $.55 [Read More…]
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‘Giannis and this Bucks team were relentless and they never gave up’ — Yaron Weitzman reacts to Game 6 of the NBA Finals
Yaron Weitzman reacts to Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Yaron shares his thoughts on where this Milwaukee Bucks team gets their toughness from. ‘It mirrors their leader Giannis Antetokounmpo.’
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“Giannis is the best player in the world” — Emmanuel Acho on the Bucks winning the NBA Championship I SPEAK FOR YOURSELF
Marcellus Wiley and Emmanuel Acho sit down to discuss whether Giannis Antetokounmpo is the best player in the world after his dominant 50-point performance in the Milwaukee Bucks’ Game 6 win over the Phoenix Suns.
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Prosecutor’s office reviewing car crash case involving former Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid
ABC NewsBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — The three-car crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid that injured two children, including one critically, is being reviewed by the local [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 4/10/21
iStockBY: ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday’s games: —— INTERLEAGUE Final San Diego 3 Texas 0 —— AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Tampa Bay 10 [Read More…]
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Mount Vernon Baseball Association awarded matching grant for improvements to ballpark
The Mount Vernon Baseball Association has been awarded an $8,500 matching grant by the Twins Community Fund for permanent improvements to the Mount Vernon City Ballpark. Improvements during the first phase will include new, in-ground [Read More…]
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Indigenous children’s remains turned over from Army cemetery
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — The disinterred remains of nine Native American children who died more than a century ago while attending a government-run school in Pennsylvania were headed home to Rosebud Sioux tribal lands in South [Read More…]
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Police: NFL’s Richard Sherman tried to break in at in-laws’
SEATTLE (AP) — Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman was arrested Wednesday after authorities said he crashed his SUV in a suburban Seattle construction zone, tried to break in to his [Read More…]
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Middleton sends Bucks past Suns to tie NBA Finals at 2-2
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton is an All-Star with unwavering [Read More…]
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South Dakota struggles to provide rural broadband access
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As federal officials debate investing billions of dollars in broadband access, South Dakota is planning to invest $100 million as it struggles to extend reliable internet service to every corner [Read More…]
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COVID-19, other diseases caused historic South Dakota deaths
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic pushed South Dakota’s death rate to hit historic levels last year, according to a report from the state Department of Health. The provisional report also found deaths from diabetes, [Read More…]
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