Month: October 2023
Ag News
Agronomist says fertilizing now is a good plan
An agronomist suggests taking action yet this fall on field fertility plans. Scott Rowntree with Pioneer in Wisconsin says prices have come down on some inputs compared to the past couple of years. “Over the [Read More…]
Ag News
Harvest activity in Kentucky advances, still behind average
Corn and soybean harvest continues to advance in Kentucky, but is still running behind the average pace. Corn harvest is 69% complete and 95% mature. Soybean harvest is 40% complete with 76% dropping leaves and [Read More…]
Ag News
AFBF explores solutions to trade concerns
American Farm Bureau Federation is searching for solutions for specialty crop growers impacted by trade issues. Michigan Farm Bureau President Carl Bednarski tells Brownfield efforts to stop import dumping have met dead ends and their [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin’s potatoes nearly finished, soybeans halfway, corn harvest intensifies
Wisconsin farmers were slowed by weekend rains, but still accomplished a lot of harvesting and fall tillage last week. USDA reporters say just over four days were suitable for fieldwork, with topsoil moistures rated 4% [Read More…]
Ag News
Agronomist pleased with corn yields in Iowa
An extension agronomist says harvest has been steady across Iowa and yields have been better than expected. Meaghan Anderson is with Iowa State University. “People are very pleased with, especially, corn yields. Given the weather [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: IDF says it killed head of Hamas general intelligence
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least 1,400 people have died and 3,400 others have been injured in Israel after the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented incursion from air, land and sea [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia waging major new offensive in eastern Ukraine
belterz/Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — With the eyes of the world glued to Israel and Gaza, Russia is waging a major new offensive in eastern Ukraine, mounting the largest push it has attempted since last [Read More…]
ABC World News
Strong earthquake hits western Afghanistan
-/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which was centered about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north-northwest of Herāt, followed a [Read More…]
ABC World News
‘Am I in a nightmare?’: Palestinian recounts evacuating from Gaza while her brothers, father stayed behind
Amel Safi, a resident of Gaza, speaks with ABC News by video during the ongoing conflict with Israel, Oct. 13, 2023. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — Amel Safi did not say goodbye to her [Read More…]
ABC National News
Record-low water levels recorded along the Mississippi River during prime season to ship grain
danilovi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mississippi River water levels have reached new record lows from Missouri to Arkansas, preventing shipments of grain and other important goods from making their way downriver during one of the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Flu, RSV starting to circulate but cases remain lower than last year: CDC
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Influenza and other respiratory viruses are starting to circulate but so far remain lower than this time last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Israel-Hamas war: Tech platforms under scrutiny over spread of false, graphic posts
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As war broke out in recent days with a Hamas attack and an Israeli response that has left an estimated more than 4,100 people dead in Israel and Gaza, gruesome [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Rite Aid files for bankruptcy, announces financial restructuring plans amid opioid complaints, lawsuits
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One of the nation’s largest drugstore chains has voluntarily initiated the Chapter 11 process for bankruptcy protection. Rite Aid announced Sunday that the company had reached an agreement with creditors [Read More…]
Latest News
Court Orders Sioux Falls School District to Preserve Gymnastics Program
U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann has issued a court memorandum opinion stating that the Sioux Falls School District is prohibited from eliminating its gymnastics program, selling gymnastics equipment, or cutting the gymnastics budget until [Read More…]
Latest News
Gas Prices Drop in South Dakota, National Average Also Declines
Gasoline prices in South Dakota have decreased by 7 cents per gallon in the past week, with the current average price standing at $3.55/g, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 628 South Dakota stations. Prices are [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota: Quarter of Residents think Gov. Noem Should be Trump’s Running Mate
A new Emerson College Polling survey in South Dakota finds Governor Kristi Noem with a 43% job approval among residents, while 37% disapprove of the job she is doing in office. President Biden holds a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“I’m not Ryan Seacrest”: David Spade on being an “anti-game show host” on new show, ‘Snake Oil’
FOX/Tom Griscom Fox’s new game show, Snake Oil, takes a page from Shark Tank but with a twist: Some of the contestants looking for investors just may be plugging a fictional product. Helping to separate [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Riz Ahmed decries “horrific and wrong” events in Israel and Gaza
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Oscar winner Riz Ahmed took to social media to lament the deadly state of affairs in Israel and Gaza in the wake of “horrific and wrong” Hamas terror attacks. “We are told [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Premiere of Kevin Spacey’s comeback film ‘Control’ reportedly canceled by “horrified” UK theater owner
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Kevin Spacey‘s comeback trail hit a major pothole when the world premiere ofm a movie featuring the Oscar winning actor was canceled because of his involvement in it. Spacey, who was recently [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Former Batman Ben Affleck to be honored at Gotham Awards
Affleck on the ‘Air’ set/Amazon Studios “Batman to be honored at Gotham Awards” may sound like a headline from a comic book movie, but the guy who played the Caped Crusader, Ben Affleck, is actually [Read More…]
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