Month: September 2023

Thanasis/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across the United States, many Americans may be wondering how to best keep themselves and their loved ones safe. In the years since the pandemic [Read More…]

Evacuation now underway for American trapped 3,400 feet underground in cave

Mustafa Unal Uysal/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (ANAMUR, Turkey) — The evacuation of an experienced American caver and researcher who fell ill more than 3,000 feet below the entrance of a cave in Turkey has begun, [Read More…]

Morocco earthquake live updates: At least 1,037 dead in rare, powerful quake

Said Echarif/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (MARAKECH, Morocco) — A rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night and killed at least 1,037 people in the country’s strongest quake in more than a century, [Read More…]

A New York nonprofit theater company has made sustainability its mission

September 9, 2023 nedvedmedia

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Artists and environmentalists are one and the same at a New York theater company, that has made it its mission to put sustainability at the forefront of its operations. The Hudson [Read More…]

Illinois, Iowa farmers outline harvest expectations

Yield expectations are mixed bag as corn and soybean harvest gets underway in the Midwest. Western Illinois farmer Matt Swanson says harvest will likely kick off in the next week and he’s not sure what [Read More…]

Nebraska hunter takes leap of faith, creates his own archery company

September 9, 2023 nedvedmedia

A hunter from Nebraska has developed his own archery company that specializes in broadhead production. Jake Wilkins is the Founder and CEO of Exact Archery, and tells Brownfield his ultimate mission was to find a [Read More…]

Hurricane Lee now a Category 4: Projected path, maps and tracker

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee is churning over the Atlantic Ocean as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds of 155 mph, just below the strength of a Category 5, which begins at [Read More…]

Equipment solutions with advanced technology

The latest offering from Early Riser – the 2120 delivers early, uniform emergence in a package perfect for small- to mid-sized operations. This Early Riser planter positions the seeds it plants in a conducive soil [Read More…]

The year of the tractor

During the 2023 Farm Progress Show Case IH provided farmers and visitors with a glimpse into the future of Farmall. Joe Miller, Case IH Global Product Marking Manager for Tractors says with rising fuel costs [Read More…]

Power with a purpose

Tom Curley, Case IH Global Product Manager for Steiger says the Steiger 715 Quadtrac tractor delivers power with a purpose. The 715 horsepower-rated, 778 peak horsepower engine sets a new bar performance. Curley says [Read More…]

George Lazenby, other 007 vets taking part in ‘Icons Unearthed: James Bond’

Getty Images The Nacelle Company’s hit Icons Unearthed series will get back underway on Vice TV for a fifth season on Wednesday, October 4, with Icons Unearthed: James Bond. The special look back at the [Read More…]

Thought lost, Luke Skywalker’s ‘Star Wars’ X-Wing expected to fetch a fortune at auction

Heritage Auctions A model of Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing starfighter, as seen in the climactic Battle of the Death Star in 1977’s Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, is about to hit the auction [Read More…]

Matt Rife sets first Netflix comedy special

Gotham/GC Images Matt Rife, one of the biggest comedians on the planet at the moment thanks to social media, has booked his first comedy special for Netflix. The comic, whose first sold out world tour, [Read More…]

“Conan knew”: Creepy ‘Late Night’ interview resurfaces after Danny Masterson rape sentencing

Anna Webber/Getty Images for Netflix Hours after former That ’70s Show star Danny Masterson was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison on rape charges, an old interview clip resurfaced that viewers are calling [Read More…]

Lawmakers are still looking for money to make commodity title updates

The incoming president of the National Corn Growers Association says lawmakers are still working out the details of the farm bill. Harold Wolle, a farmer from Minnesota along two other NCGA leaders, met with Senate [Read More…]

Soybeans finish higher amid weather and yield concerns

Soybeans ended the day modestly higher with relatively quiet trade. Soybean yields are expected to decline, and guesses have the crop anywhere from 49 to 51 bushels per acre. The soybean crop’s good to excellent [Read More…]

Crops still behind in Michigan’s thumb

A Michigan farmer says he’s preparing for a longer harvest season. Jake Maurer grows sugarbeets, dry beans, wheat, and corn in Huron and Sanilac Counties. “It seems like we’re 10 days behind on everything,” he [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: September 8, 2023

Dec. corn closed at $4.83 and 3/4, down 2 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $13.63, up 3 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $402.70, up $6.30Oct. soybean oil closed at 61.46, down 63 pointsDec. [Read More…]

Philadelphia officer who shot Eddie Irizarry charged with murder: DA