Month: March 2024
On-farm Research
There’s a lot of information available to growers 24/7, but how do they know if something is going to work for them on their operation? On this week’s episode of Managing for Profit, an expert [Read More…]
Moving away from a center of the plate protein
Protein consumption patterns have changed generationally David Newman with the National Pork Board says today’s eaters have moved from a center of the plate protein. AUDIO: Healthy Living on ground pork …
What’s up with the price of blocks and barrels? Exports
The cheese market has seen an unusual trend lately. Normally, the per-pound price of 40-pound Cheddar cheese blocks is higher than 500-pound Cheddar cheese barrels. Beginning around February 9th, barrels began commanding more money per [Read More…]
Pre-Construction Informational Meeting Scheduled in Mitchell for Highway 37 Project
MITCHELL, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a pre-construction informational meeting to share project details about the S.D. Highway 37 construction project scheduled for 2024-2025. The informational meeting is scheduled [Read More…]
Alleged assault victim’s diary creates Supreme Court test of voter-backed victims’ rights law
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A defense attorney request for the diary of an alleged rape victim was the focus on Wednesday in a South Dakota Supreme Court case that tackles the limits of a [Read More…]
Iowa’s Bird drops lawsuit as EPA approves summer sale of E15 in 2025
Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced what she called “a resounding victory” over the Biden administration on Tuesday as the EPA approved the year-round sale of E15 motor fuel beginning in 2025. [Read More…]
Famine-imminent conditions in Gaza ‘unprecedented’: UN official
Palestinians receive food rations at a donation point at a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 2, 2024, as fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. [Read More…]
Sudan now ‘1 of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory:’ UN
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Humanitarian organizations are sounding alarm over the crisis in Sudan, warning the conflict has created “one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory.” Speaking at a briefing to the security [Read More…]
Three London Clinic staffers investigated for trying to access Kate Middleton’s medical records: Report
Police officers stand guard outside the London Clinic after the UK’s Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton underwent planned surgery in London, United Kingdom on January 18, 2024. Princess of Wales will stay two weeks in [Read More…]
Gaza reaches ‘tipping point,’ doctors tell UN in plea for help
A woman and her daughter sit at a nutritional stabilization center in Gaza in March, in a photo supplied by MedGlobal. (MedGlobal) (UNITED NATIONS) — At the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, four doctors from [Read More…]
US submits draft UN resolution for “immediate cease-fire tied to the release of hostages,” Blinken says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for “an immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Saudi news [Read More…]
Stabbing in Watertown Leaves One Person Hospitalized, Suspect in Custody
On Wednesday, March 20, a stabbing in Watertown resulted in one person being taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred at the 1000 block of 4th Ave NW, where the Watertown [Read More…]
Alabama governor signs bill prohibiting DEI programs at schools, state agencies
Fotosearch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a sweeping bill that prohibits the use of state funds for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and offices at state agencies, higher education institutions [Read More…]
What happens if Trump can’t secure a bond for his $464 million civil fraud judgment?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump walk together as they prepare to vote at a polling station setup in the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center, Mar. 19, 2024, in [Read More…]
Washington, DC Police Union set to declare city crime a ‘crisis’ in House hearing as staffing continues to decline
amphotora/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Washington, D.C. Police Union is set to declare a “crisis” during its testimony at a hearing before lawmakers on Capitol Hill Thursday. The hearing, which will focus on the impact [Read More…]
Biden administration to forgive student loans for 78,000 public service workers
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Intel Ocotillo Campus in Chandler, Arizona, on March 20, 2024. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that about 78,000 public service [Read More…]
Mark Cuban attends fundraiser for Biden in Dallas
Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks walks onto the court before a game against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden on March 01, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Brian Fluharty/Getty Images) (DALLAS) — Billionaire businessman [Read More…]
Republicans call for President Biden to testify in House impeachment inquiry
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After nearly eight hours of contentious testimony, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer gaveled Wednesday’s impeachment hearing out of session — but not before announcing his intention to call President Joe [Read More…]
House committee launches investigation into organ transplant network
Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has launched a bipartisan investigation into the U.S. organ transplant system — the latest scrutiny of the system following [Read More…]
US life expectancy rose in 2022 as deaths due to COVID dropped: CDC
AlexSava/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Life expectancy in the United States increased in 2022 after two years of decline, according to new final federal mortality data. In a report published early Thursday by the Centers [Read More…]
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