Month: November 2023
Ag News
AFBF urges Congress not to delay farm bill work
The executive vice president of the American Farm Bureau Federation says Congress needs to finalize the next farm bill sooner rather than later. Joby Young says a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill will [Read More…]
Ag News
Volatile marketing ahead for corn in storage
An ag economist says farmers reluctant to sell corn at the end of harvest could complicate marketing plans this winter. Tanner Ehmke with CoBank tells Brownfield farmers seem to be leaning toward a delayed strategy [Read More…]
Ag News
2023 a pleasant surprise for many corn farmers
Many corn farmers will remember 2023 for its surprisingly good yields. CHS agronomy product manager Tim Swanson says member growers reported just-in-time rains during an otherwise abnormally dry growing season. “A lot of those good [Read More…]
Ag News
A touch of Winter on the central Plains; largely fair, chilly weather across much of the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, clear albeit chilly weather favors late summer crop harvesting throughout much of the Midwest. Harvesting had reached 80 percent completion in most major production states as of November 19, the exceptions [Read More…]
Ag News
A generational shift in the pork consumer
For decades baby boomers have been the top customer for proteins like pork. But Gene Noem with the National Pork Board says there’s been a shift, and the Pork Checkoff is focused on a new [Read More…]
ABC National News
Officials continue searching for three missing in Alaska landslide
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Officials in Wrangell, Alaska, said Thursday they have resumed their search for the adult and two children who went missing after a deadly landslide hit the region. The search [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former Obama official charged with harassment, stalking of halal cart vendor
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Obama administration adviser and State Department official Stuart Seldowitz has been arrested and charged for allegedly harassing a food cart vendor in New York City. In videos posted online, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Toxic chemical spill from train derailment forces Kentucky residents to flee homes
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency in Rockcastle County following a multi-car train derailment Wednesday afternoon that resulted in a spill of hazardous chemicals. Around 16 [Read More…]
Ag News
The popularity of some of our Thanksgiving favorites around the globe
The U.S. is a global trading partner and those foods we love at Thanksgiving, are also loved around the world. And that’s a good thing because agricultural trade creates American jobs, supports the U.S. economy, [Read More…]
ABC World News
Navy ship in Red Sea shoots down more attack drones from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen: CENTCOM
Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hudner shot down several attack drones over the Red Sea that were launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen early Thursday morning local time, according [Read More…]
ABC National News
Pro-Palestinian protesters force Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to stop
Anadolu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was temporarily paused when a group of about 30 pro-Palestinian protesters ran into the street and apparently glued themselves to the pavement of the parade route [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Protecting babies from RSV this holiday season: What parents need to know
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A record number of people are expected to travel during the upcoming holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving — just as respiratory illnesses are rising around most of [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel confirms arrest of Al-Shifa Hospital director
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with [Read More…]
Latest News
City leaders in Madison fund child care center with tax district typically used for roads, sewer
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Brooke Rollag cannot work without child care. The mother of four is the economic development director for the Lake Area Improvement Corporation in Madison. Her job is to understand what businesses [Read More…]
ABC National News
FBI: Rainbow Bridge crash, explosion not connected to terrorism
mbbirdy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The two passengers who were killed in the Rainbow Bridge incident have been identified as husband and wife, according to a Department of Homeland Security document obtained by ABC News. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman claims New York City Mayor Eric Adams sexually assaulted her in 1993
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A woman accused New York Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, according to a new court filing. The woman filed a summons under New York’s Adult [Read More…]
ABC National News
Some US food banks see increased demand amid holidays
CRISTINA PEDRAZZINI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As families across the nation prepare for the holiday season, some food banks across the United States dedicated to fighting hunger say they are experiencing an increase [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man stabbed to death at Minnesota bus stop
mphotoi/Getty Images (EDINA, Minn.) — A man has been stabbed to death at a bus stop in Minnesota, police say. The stabbing took place around 7 p.m. on Wednesday night at a Metro Transit bus [Read More…]
ABC National News
Batting cage accident leaves high school senior in coma after being hit in head with baseball bat
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A high school senior is in a coma after he was hit in the head by a baseball bat in the campus batting cages, school officials said. Jeremy Medina, [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Verdict in 1992 Cold Case Will Dispute
The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled against a circuit judge’s decision to set aside a jury’s verdict in a contested will case involving the estate of reclusive farmer Russell Tank. The verdict favored Tank’s [Read More…]
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