Month: November 2023
Ag News
Cattle futures bounce back after recent losses
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were sharply higher, bouncing back after the recent slide. December live cattle closed $2.87 higher at $171.65 and February lives closed $4 higher at $172.82. January [Read More…]
Ag News
Hay auction started in Missouri to meet growing demand
A long-time hay broker has launched a monthly hay auction in southwest Missouri to help livestock producers source fall and winter forages. The auction was started by Bill Garrett, owner of Garrett Hay Farm. Tony [Read More…]
ABC World News
US warns Israel to fight in a more targeted way in Gaza, officials say
Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is warning Israel to fight in a more targeted way once the pause ends in order to avoid displacing more Palestinians and worsening the humanitarian crisis, senior [Read More…]
ABC World News
Virgin Atlantic makes maiden transatlantic flight using 100% green fuel
Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Virgin Boeing 787 took off from London’s Heathrow Airport en route to New York on Tuesday. Virgin Atlantic just became the first airline to power a transatlantic flight [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: 12 hostages released in latest exchange: IDF
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas’ Oct. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukrainian forces under intense pressure in key eastern battle
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ukrainian forces are under intense pressure around a strategically important city in eastern Ukraine, where the Russian military has made some of its greatest gains this year, according to the [Read More…]
ABC World News
“WSJ” reporter’s pre-trial detention in Russia extended into January
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Moscow court extended on Tuesday the pre-trial detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter accused of spying. Evan Gershkovich, an American reporter in the newspaper’s Moscow bureau, was arrested [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump fraud trial live updates: Trump never risked defaulting on loan covenants, banker suggests
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 suspects arrested in death of California teen, 1 caught after police chase
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (MADERA, Calif.) — A California teenager missing since last week was found dead in an orchard and two suspects have been arrested in her slaying, including her ex-boyfriend who was caught after allegedly [Read More…]
ABC National News
Heavy lake effect snow hits from Ohio to western New York
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lake effect snow warnings are in effect from Cleveland to Syracuse, New York, as intense snowfall slams the region. In Ohio, schools including the Cleveland Metropolitan School [Read More…]
ABC National News
Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years in state prison for financial crimes
Joshua Boucher/The State/Pool/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BEAUFORT, S.C.) — Disgraced South Carolina attorney and convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Tuesday to 27 years in state prison on financial crimes. Murdaugh, 55, pleaded [Read More…]
ABC National News
Pope Francis cancels trip to COP 28 conference on doctor’s orders
Jasenka Arbanas/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pope Francis has canceled a trip to a climate conference in Dubai on doctor’s orders, according to the Holy See Press Office. “Although the Holy Father’s general clinical picture has [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jimmy Carter attends memorial service for wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter
Brynn Anderson-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Former President Jimmy Carter made a rare public appearance when he attended Tuesday’s memorial service for his late wife, Rosalynn Carter, who died earlier this month. Jimmy Carter, who has been [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Democrat files privileged resolution to expel Rep. George Santos
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democrat from California, filed a privileged resolution on the House floor Tuesday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos, officially triggering another push to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Watch Selena Gomez’s appetizer fail in an advance clip from ‘Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays’
Courtesy Food Network Selena Gomez sometimes seems as though she can do it all: She acts, she sings, she writes songs, she executive produces TV shows and movies, and she runs her own beauty empire. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kendall Jenner on work, working with her momager and covering ‘Forbes+” 30 under 30
Photo: Jamel Toppin for ‘Forbes’ Reality show star and entrepreneur Kendall Jenner graces the cover of Forbes‘ 30 Under 30 list and in the accompanying article, sheds some light on her business endeavors. “I find [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers need to communicate with their bankers, ABA says
A leader with the American Bankers Association says farmers should take several key steps to navigate a high interest rate environment. Ed Elfmann, senior vice president of agricultural and rural banking policy, says communication is [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, wheat rally as corn closes mixed
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Beans are a little oversold after last week’s drop, with planting in Brazil about 75% complete, but still slower than normal. Parts of northern and central Brazil [Read More…]
Ag News
Nutrien expands into soybeans, acquires BASF program
Nutrien Ag Solutions has acquired a soybean breeding program from BASF. Rob Dunlop, Nutrien’s Vice President of North America, says the program is tailored for the southern portion of the U.S. “A lot of our [Read More…]
Ag News
Weather delays some sunflower harvest
The executive director of the National Sunflower Association says weather continues to delay sunflower harvest in central South Dakota. John Sandbakken says a recent snowstorm made it difficult for farm equipment to get into the [Read More…]