Month: February 2024
Ag News
New combine from Case IH helps farmers maximize productivity
Case IH has launched a new combine to help farmers improve productivity and maximize their time in the field. Ryan Kau, North American Harvesting Marketing Manager says the AF11 combine was built on three principles. [Read More…]
Ag News
Global Dairy Trade index up again
The Global Dairy Trade index is up for a fifth straight trading session. The index rose 4.2% with an average price of $3,571 per metric ton Tuesday morning. The butter market jumped 10.3% higher to [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag industry lauds potential of sustainable aviation fuel
A governing board member for Clean Fuels Alliance America says sustainable aviation fuel is a groundbreaking market for the ag industry. Greg Anderson tells Brownfield the next six years will change the clean fuels landscape. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Prince Harry meets with King Charles for first time since coronation last May
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex walks in the Paddock prior to the F1 Grand Prix of United States at Circuit of The Americas on October 22, 2023 in Austin, Texas. CREDIT: Clive Mason – Formula [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas responds to hostage deal framework, Qatar says
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 100 days 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…]
News
12 year old accident victim dies from her injuries
A 12-year-old Wessington Springs, South Dakota girl died Tuesday resulting from injuries sustained in a January 26 accident. Preliminary information indicates Kindra Lea Wolter, the driver of a 2016 Ford Fusion was traveling westbound on [Read More…]
ABC National News
McDonald’s stock price drops after CEO promises affordability during latest earnings call
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Quick and cheap are two of the first words that come to mind when thinking about fast food. But some McDonald’s customers have criticized the restaurant giant over recent [Read More…]
ABC National News
California storm live updates: State of emergency in effect as flooding, mudslides hit Southern California
imran kadir photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A second storm within one week is pummeling nearly the entire state of California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding. Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued a state of [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury reaches verdict in Jennifer Crumbley’s manslaughter trial
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, who killed four students at Oxford High School in [Read More…]
ABC National News
California’s historic storm by the numbers
Feldhaar Christian / EyeEm/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — A second atmospheric river storm within one week is drenching California with heavy rain and life-threatening flooding and mudslides. Downtown Los Angeles recorded 7.03 inches of rain [Read More…]
ABC National News
Americans’ credit card debt hits record $1.13 trillion
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Americans’ credit card balances climbed to a new record high $1.13 trillion, according to data released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Credit card debt increased by [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Meta will label AI-generated images on Instagram and Facebook
Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Meta will begin labeling images created by OpenAI, Midjourney and other artificial intelligence products, Nick Clegg, the company’s president of global affairs, announced in an interview with ABC’s “Good [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jennifer Aniston forgets her ‘Friend’ David Schwimmer in Uber Eats Super Bowl spot
Uber A Super Bowl spot for Uber Eats reunites Friends former love interests David Schwimmer and Jennifer Aniston — but the latter seems to have forgotten about Ross and Rachel. The gist of the ad has people remembering that Uber Eats can also deliver [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Tom Holland headed back to the theater for ‘Romeo & Juliet’ revival
Good Morning America Spider-Man is going back to the boards. Tom Holland, who got his start as a young actor in the stage version of Billy Elliot the Musical, is headed back to the theater [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Food Network star Duff Goldman recovering after run-in with drunk driver
Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for SOBEWFF Celebrity baker and Food Network star Duff Goldman was left injured after a drunk driver crashed into his vehicle. On his Instagram, alongside a photo of a hand mummified in [Read More…]
Ag News
The Vital Role Transportation Plays in Agriculture
Reliable infrastructure is the biggest advantage for US farmers over its global competitors. In this Managing for Profit, Illinois farmer and Illinois Soybean Association board member David Niekamp talks about the vital role railways, [Read More…]
Ag News
Get the Scoop on Soil Activators in Houston
In this week’s Soil Health Hotline, a partnership with Sound Agriculture and Brownfield Ag News, Sound Ag’s Senior Director of Agronomy Jeff Divan has more about what farmers can expect to learn about soil health [Read More…]
News
British tabloid names Governor Kristi Noem as a possible vice-presidential candidate
A center-left British newspaper claims South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is one of two Vice Presidential candidates former President Donald Trump may select. The Independent Tuesday cites Trump’s recent interview with Fox News. “Kristi Noem [Read More…]
Latest News
South Dakota literacy improvements likely to cost more than $6 million
Bart Pfankuch, South Dakota News Watch South Dakota educators have pointed to dramatic literacy successes in the state of Mississippi as evidence for lawmakers to support a proposed $6 million investment into expanded phonics-based reading [Read More…]
Latest News
Camela Theeler tabbed as candidate for South Dakota federal judge
Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Another candidate has emerged in the quest to seat two new federal judges on South Dakota’s U.S. District Court, adding momentum to filling vacancies [Read More…]