Year: 2022
Farmer sentiment is unchanged amid input, interest rate concerns
Farmer sentiment was unchanged in the latest Ag Economy Barometer as high input costs and rising interest rates continue to be a concern. The monthly national survey of 400 producers by Purdue University and CME [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 07 at 1:49PM MST until December 09 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch, [Read More…]
Repairs on sabotaged NC power grid completed as search continues for suspects
Dominik Stötter / EyeEm/ Getty Images (MOORE COUNTY, N.C.) — Equipment damaged in an attack that caused a massive electrical blackout in a North Carolina county has been completely repaired or replaced and authorities said [Read More…]
DOJ watchdog finds ‘serious’ problems in handling of ‘Whitey’ Bulger prison transfer
Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An investigation by the Justice Department’s top watchdog uncovered “serious” failures in the Bureau of Prison’s handling of the prison transfer of notorious mobster James “Whitey” [Read More…]
Bills’ Von Miller to miss rest of season after knee surgery
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ hopes of having Von Miller back in time for the playoffs were dashed after exploratory surgery revealed the injury to the top pass rusher’s right knee was [Read More…]
Aaron Judge, Yankees reach $360M, 9-year deal
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aaron Judge has issued his ruling: Court remains in session in the Bronx. Judge is staying with the New York Yankees on a $360 million, nine-year contract, according to a person [Read More…]
Zoe Saldaña talks ‘Avatar”s success, and her love of action movies
InStyle/JD Barnes Zoe Saldaña is the cover star for the latest issue of InStyle. In it, she reflects on the box office success of Avatar and her love for action films, among other things. Avatar [Read More…]
Literal viral scene: Jenna Ortega performed ‘Wednesday’ dance with COVID
Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix Even if you’re one of the increasingly few who haven’t seen Netflix’s hit macabre dramedy Wednesday, you’ve probably already seen one of its most-talked-about scenes. Footage of Jenna Ortega getting down on the [Read More…]
Anne Heche autopsy showed “no evidence of impairment” at time of fatal crash
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Anne Heche was not high at the time of the fiery, fatal August crash that led to her death. That’s according to the L.A. County Medical Examiner’s report about the Emmy winner that was [Read More…]
Christina Applegate joining Brendan Fraser for charity reading of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Netflix Dead to Me co-star Christina Applegate has joined the star-studded cast of The Ed Asner Family Center‘s annual charity reading of It’s a Wonderful Life. The actress and newly-minted Hollywood [Read More…]
Market expert fears the world might run out of food production acres
Photo: Jacob Shapiro and Dan Basse speak with attendees at PDPW’s Dairy Insights Summit A global commodities marketing expert is concerned about the number of acres used to produce food. Dan Basse with AgResource Company [Read More…]
Inflation, consumer demand factor into higher retail pork prices
Despite a more than 30 percent increase in retail pork prices over the last couple of years, demand for pork has remained steady. Jayson Lusk is the distinguished professor and head of the ag economics [Read More…]
Managing Weeds in 2023
Managing weeds is one of the most important aspects of farming each year. In this Managing for Profit, Devin Hammer, North America Dicamba and Glyphosate Technology Development Manager for Bayer CropScience says farmers will have [Read More…]
New technology could help manage herbicide resistant weeds
New technology at this year’s Nebraska Ag Expo could help farmers better manage herbicide resistant weeds. Dave Button with Kansas-based Row Shaver says his products cuts weeds that grow between or above any type of [Read More…]
Farm Bureau delegates want harmful first responder tests eliminated
Wisconsin’s Farm Bureau delegates say a commonly-used national test for emergency responders is hurting volunteer fire departments. Brent Sinkula farms in Manitowoc County and is a volunteer firefighter. He tells Brownfield many municipalities in and [Read More…]
Mitchell Police seeking shoplifting suspect
On November 12th at approximately an unknown male entered a business located at 601 Cabela Drive, Mitchell SD, and stole a $600.00 pair of hunting bibs. This male is described as a white male with [Read More…]
Idaho murders: Police to start removing victims’ belongings from house
Heather Roberts/ABC News (MOSCOW, Idaho) — As police in Moscow, Idaho, continue their search for the suspect who killed four University of Idaho students, they’ll begin to remove some of the victims’ personal belongings from [Read More…]
South Dakota Legislature tackles Christian marks in Capitol
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers can adorn their office with a crucifix, but they can’t pound the nail into the state Capitol’s wall, a legislative oversight board clarified on Tuesday as part [Read More…]
AI photography is taking over social media. Why are some concerned about privacy?
Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The latest social media trend to be sweeping people’s feeds is sharing virtual avatars generated through the Lensa AI app. Lensa, which has been around since 2018, lets users [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Wednesday’ ratings magic for Netflix, and more
After scoring the most viewing time in a single week for an English-language series on Netflix, the mystery comedy Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega as the titular character, topped its own mark in the week of [Read More…]