Month: February 2023

Eastern Iowa farmer has high expectations for ’23 growing season
An eastern Iowa farmer says he has high expectations for the 2023 growing season. Logan Lyon raises corn, soybeans, and cattle in Muscatine and Scott Counties. “We had phenomenal weather conditions throughout the summer and [Read More…]

Cattle futures begin the week higher, lean hog futures sharply lower
At the CME, live and feeder cattle futures were higher, getting ready for the week’s direct business. There was also some positive influence from the higher midday move in beef. Feeders were able to hold [Read More…]

Soybean group highlights importance of student research
A state soybean group is recognizing the importance of student research. Illinois Soybean Association Research Agronomist Jennifer Jones tells Brownfield they added a research poster contest to their annual Soybean Summit this year as a [Read More…]

Brady will not move into Fox announcing booth until 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Brady will not go immediately from the playing field to the broadcast booth. Brady told Colin Cowherd during Monday’s episode of “The Herd” on FS1 and Fox Sports Radio that [Read More…]

Kyrie Irving going to the Dallas Mavericks
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving is getting his wish. He’s getting traded. And Luka Doncic is getting another All-Star to help him in Dallas. The Mavericks and Brooklyn Nets agreed Sunday on a blockbuster trade: [Read More…]

South Dakota Media Girls High School Basketball Poll – February 6
The South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls for the week of Feb. 6 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]

South Dakota Media Boys High School Basketball Poll – February 6
The South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls for the week of Feb. 6 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]

Turkey earthquake live updates: Thousands killed in devastating quake
RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 3,700 people are dead after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria early Monday, according to officials. The pre-dawn quake was [Read More…]

Balloon incident shows China’s growing ‘arrogance’: Expert
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As U.S. intelligence agencies continue to investigate the situation around what the Department of Defense is calling a spy balloon from China, there are still several [Read More…]

Ohio train derailment: Controlled release of toxic chemicals has taken place, authorities say
Dustin Franz/AFP via Getty Images (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — A controlled release of chemicals on a derailed train in Ohio has taken place, resulting in a large ball of fire and plum of black smoke, authorities [Read More…]

Major recall on ready-to-eat sandwiches, salads, snacks and more due to listeria concerns
Alexander Spatari/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 400 types of ready-to-eat food products sold under multiple brand labels have been recalled over possible listeria contamination. Fresh Ideation Food Group LLC announced the recall in [Read More…]

Nearly 150 New York City police officers violated department rules during 2020 George Floyd protests: Report
Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 150 New York City police officers violated department rules during 2020 protests over the death of George Floyd, according to a new report issued Monday [Read More…]

Chinese surveillance balloon recovery underway amid GOP attacks
Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. Navy vessels on Monday swarmed a widespread debris field with divers and cranes to retrieve pieces of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by a [Read More…]

George Santos, who claimed mom survived 9/11, invites ground zero volunteer to SOTU
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New York Rep. George Santos, who continues to claim his mother was in downtown Manhattan on 9/11 despite immigration documents indicating she wasn’t even in the United States, has invited [Read More…]

New York City to end COVID vaccine mandate for city workers
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City workers will no longer need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to be employed by the city, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday. The mayor [Read More…]

‘The Last of Us’ to drop early episode to dodge the Super Bowl
HBO/Liane Hentscher The forthcoming fifth episode of HBO’s hit video game adaptation The Last of Us will drop two days early, on Friday, February 10, at 9 p.m. ET, instead of its traditional Sunday slot. [Read More…]

Meagan Good reflects on shooting ‘Harlem’ TV series amid her divorce
Emily V. Aragones/Prime Video Season 2 of Harlem debuted Friday on Prime Video, and shooting the episodes was extremely emotional for series star Meagan Good because she was going through a divorce from DeVon Franklin. They filed legal papers in December 2021 [Read More…]

Alright, alright, uh-huh: Matthew McConaughey to voice Elvis in animated action series for Netflix
Courtesy Netflix Elvis Presley may have changed rock ‘n’ roll, but did you know he walked on the moon? That’s just one of the adventures The King gets up to in the trailer to Netflix’s [Read More…]

Researcher seeks no-till soybean yield loss answers
A researcher says there are many advantages to no-till planting, but he’s trying to solve a common yield loss problem. Shawn Conley Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin and the state’s soybean program tells [Read More…]

CME milk, cash dairy mostly lower to start the week
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly lower Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. February Class III milk was down $0.08 at $17.84. March was down $0.27 at $17.46. April was down $0.14 at [Read More…]
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