Month: May 2022
Supportive of STB’s rail service changes, NGFA says it’s still not enough
The National Grain and Feed Association says a proposal that could provide immediate relief for the country’s rail service isn’t a silver bullet fix. Chief Economist Max Fisher says NGFA supports changes to the Surface [Read More…]
Why the timing of cover crop termination matters
Land management practices impact soil and plant associated microorganisms. In this Voice of Soy, Ohio State University researcher Soledad Benitez-Ponce says research, funded by soybean checkoff dollars, is taking a closer look at how the [Read More…]
How the US ran out of baby formula
SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A baby formula shortage has escalated in recent months from a product recall to a national crisis, prompting emergency responses from business leaders and White House officials. [Read More…]
Gas prices hit new high ahead of Memorial Day weekend
Michael Godek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As tens of millions of Americans prepare to hit the road for the holiday weekend, gas prices are continuing to soar. Across all 50 states, gas prices are above [Read More…]
Pediatrician answers parents’ questions about COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5
Images By Tang Ming Tung/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pfizer’s release of data showing its three-shot COVID-19 vaccine is 80% effective among children under the age of 5 is welcome news for parents anxious to [Read More…]
‘War Pony’ brings Pine Ridge Reservation to Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation has often been depicted in film but rarely from the inside. The Cannes Film Festival entry “War Pony,” though, sought to capture daily life on the [Read More…]
Four out-state agencies to promote tourism in South Dakota
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Four ad agencies, all from outside South Dakota, have been selected to collaborate on promoting the state’s tourism industry. Karsh Hagan, Love Communications, Lou Hammond Group and Two by Four [Read More…]
Planned Parenthood to step in if North Dakota clinic closes
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Planned Parenthood said Monday it will offer abortion services at its clinic in Moorhead, Minnesota, if North Dakota’s only abortion clinic does not quickly relocate from Fargo should the U.S. Supreme [Read More…]
Kepler hits slam, Urshela and Twins walk off Tigers 5-4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler hit an early grand slam, and Gio Urshela’s infield single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Minnesota Twins a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday [Read More…]
Connelly leaves Nuggets for similar role with Timberwolves
DENVER (AP) — Tim Connelly is leaving his job as president of basketball operations of the Denver Nuggets for a similar role with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Connelly agreed to the deal on Monday, the Timberwolves [Read More…]
‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ official trailer reveals Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher
Courtesy of Disney Marvel dropped the first official trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder during Monday’s NBA Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN. The clip gives us our first good look at Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster wielding Mjölnir, while [Read More…]
Wisconsin farmer says upgrading planter technology is worth the investment
Wisconsin farmer Ben Augustine tells Brownfield the one farm tool that can make or break you is the planter. In today’s Managing for Profit, Augustine explains why he spent part of his winter retrofitting his [Read More…]
First increase in births reported in seven years, CDC finds
Jupiterimages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of births increased in the United States for the first time in seven years, according to a new federal report. Provisional data published Tuesday from the Centers for [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/23/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE St. Louis 7, Toronto 3 Arizona 9, Kansas City 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 6, NY Yankees 4 Minnesota 5, [Read More…]
A string of Southern primaries will see the GOP battle itself
adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — National attention turns next to the South as Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Texas voters head to the polls on Tuesday, rounding out a consequential string of May contests. Months-long, sometimes [Read More…]
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tests positive for COVID-19
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, she announced Monday. “I’m experiencing mild symptoms and will be working remotely from home per [Read More…]
FBI: 50% jump in active-shooter incidents from 2020 to 2021
David Crespo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When a disgruntled employee opened fire in the parking lot of a FedEx distribution facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, in April 2021, the shooter did so because he wanted to [Read More…]
1 confirmed, 6 presumptive monkeypox cases in US, government releasing vaccines for exposed
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With seven people in the U.S. now confirmed or presumed to have monkeypox, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the risk remains [Read More…]
Johnny Depp’s lawyers pounce on expert’s claims Amber Heard would have been as big as Zendaya, Jason Momoa
Cliff Owen/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images The final week of testimony continued in the Johnny Depp defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Unlike much of last week’s testimony, most of the witnesses on Monday were [Read More…]
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ star Lewis Pullman says film has heart, humor and excitement
Karwai Tang/WireImage After being delayed several years, Top Gun: Maverick opens around the country Friday, and the cast can’t wait for it to finally be out. “I think that what this movie does is it [Read More…]
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