Month: January 2022
Naples Zoo supports deputy’s decision to shoot tiger after attack
GETTY/KONTROLAB (FLORIDA) — An official at the Naples Zoo, where a tiger attacked a man who allegedly stuck his hand in the cage, said on Friday that it supports that deputy’s decision to shoot the animal. [Read More…]
Prosecutors drop charges against two correctional officers in connection with Jeffrey Epstein suicide
GETTY/Spencer Platt (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors in New York officially dropped charges against Tova Noel and Michael Thomas – the two correctional officers on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a federal lockup there. In [Read More…]
Closing grain and livestock futures: December 31, 2021
Mar. corn closed at $5.93 and 1/4, down 2 and 3/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $13.28 and 3/4, up 1 centJan. soybean meal closed at $411.70, down $1.90Jan. soybean oil closed at 56.30, up 45 [Read More…]
Cattle futures mixed, nearby hogs lower
Cattle futures were mixed on little news to trade on. Live cattle were trading lower with some profit-taking and traders tidying up positions to close the year. Feeder cattle gained some support on muddling corn [Read More…]
Wisconsin potato & vegetable growers support well remediation law changes
Wisconsin’s potato and vegetable growers would like to see the state’s well remediation program expanded. WPVGA’s Executive Director Tamas Houlihan tells Brownfield he testified in favor of State Senate Bill 678. He says the existing [Read More…]
Commodities mixed to close the year
Soybeans trading higher to close the year on reports of diminishing crop conditions in southern Brazil and Argentina. January beans closed one cent higher at $13.28 and three quarters, March closed three quarters higher at [Read More…]
Nebraska farmer likely to adjust crop rotation with high input costs
Record input costs are driving some farmers to adjust crop rotations for 2022. Quentin Connealy farms along the Missouri in Northeast Nebraska and says he’s likely to switch some rotations. “We can usually go [Read More…]
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 01 at 2:25AM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, [Read More…]