Month: February 2024
Ag News
Michigan potato supply chain valued at $2.5 billion
The Michigan Potato Industry Commission says the economic impact of the state’s potato supply chain is substantial. Executive Director Dr. Kelly Turner tells Brownfield potatoes in 2022 were the state’s second-largest produce commodity in terms [Read More…]
Ag News
Indiana Farm Bureau members meet with state lawmakers over breakfast
A lobbyist for Indiana Farm Bureau says a shortened session in the State Assembly has brought a sense of urgency to passing bills impactful for farmers. Senior Director of Policy Strategy and Advocacy Katrina Hall [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash hogs close mixed as buyers watch demand signals
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly higher and feeders were up, preparing for this week’s direct cash cattle business. April live was down $.22 at $187.32 and June was up $.12 at $182.95. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: US draft resolution calls for temporary cease-fire
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than four months since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kansas City Chiefs parade mass shooting: Two adults arrested for murder
Jason Marz/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Two adults have been arrested in connection with the mass shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade last week, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Dominic Miller and Lyndell Mays each [Read More…]
ABC National News
Virginia Tech student goes missing driving home to take exam
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MERRIMAC, Va.) — A 20-year-old Virginia Tech student has been reported missing after he vanished days ago, according to the university. Johnny Roop, a senior at the school’s business college, was [Read More…]
ABC National News
YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, business partner Jodi Hildebrandt sentenced in child abuse case
seng kui Lim / 500px /Getty Images (ST. GEORGE, Utah) — YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, who pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse of two of her children, was sentenced Tuesday to four consecutive sentences of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in killings of Minnesota first responders had been banned for life from possessing firearms
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The gunman suspected in the fatal shootings of two Minnesota police officers and a paramedic during a domestic violence standoff in a Minneapolis suburb was serving a lifetime ban [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in killings of Minnesota first responders had been banned for life from possessing firearms
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BURNSVILLE, Minn.) — The gunman suspected in the fatal shootings of two Minnesota police officers and a paramedic during a domestic violence standoff in a Minneapolis suburb was serving a lifetime ban [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Houthis shoot down US MQ-9 Reaper drone flying near Yemen
Isaac Brekken/Getty Images, STOCK (WASHINGTON) — An American MQ-9 Reaper flying near Yemen has been shot down by Houthi militants, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News and the Pentagon later said on Tuesday. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US readies UN Security Council resolution calling for temporary cease-fire in Gaza
Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — American diplomats are preparing to present a resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for a temporary cease-fire in Gaza in exchange for the release of all [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Russia to get hit with ‘major sanctions’ in response to Navalny’s death, US says
belterz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House will announce a new “major sanctions” package on Friday “to hold Russia accountable” for the death of Alexei Navalny, the longtime Russian opposition politician and critic of Russian [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Fifth case of measles linked to Florida elementary school outbreak
DIGICOMPHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of measles cases linked to an elementary school outbreak in southern Florida has risen to five. The outbreak at Manatee Bay Elementary School in Weston — [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The one who got away doesn’t in Lindsay Lohan’s romcom ‘Irish Wish’
Netflix/Patrick Redmond Netflix has released the trailer to Irish Wish, the forthcoming romantic comedy starring Lindsay Lohan, her second movie for the streamer following the holiday hit Falling for Christmas. In the movie, LiLo plays [Read More…]
Ag News
2023 U.S. egg production below 2022
U.S. egg production declined from 2022 to 2023. The USDA says that for the year ending November 30th, 2023, production totaled 109.526 billion eggs, slightly lower than the previous year, with a larger number of [Read More…]
Ag News
Low commodity prices contribute to negative Mainstreet economy
The latest Rural Mainstreet Index has sunk below growth neutral for a sixth straight month. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says lower agricultural commodity prices has been the biggest factor. “It’s the top risk at [Read More…]
Ag News
IL farmers take legislative concerns to Springfield
A range of concerns are on the table as farmers from across Illinois gathered with legislators in Springfield Tuesday. Illinois Farm Bureau president, Brian Duncan, says the organization is closely watching numerous legislative proposals this [Read More…]
Ag News
Vilsack: year-round E15 expected in 2025
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says he’s confident year-round E15 is coming in 2025 and waivers should be granted to allow E15 for the upcoming summer driving season. Vilsack told reporters it will take time for [Read More…]
Ag News
Unseasonably mild, spring-like temperatures ahead; a wetter pattern for most
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures west of the Rockies, while warmer-than-normal conditions will cover the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. Meanwhile, below-normal precipitation across the Deep [Read More…]
ABC National News
Raskin blasts GOP’s top Biden impeachment witness Tony Bobulinski over interview with Oversight panel
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, slammed Tony Bobulinski, one of House Republicans’ top witnesses in their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, in [Read More…]