Month: May 2024
Ag News
Corn groups take issue with sustainable aviation fuel requirements
Some corn groups are disappointed with new guidance for sustainable aviation fuel tax credits. Michigan Corn Growers Association Executive Director Jim Zook says the new model negatively impacts the carbon index (CI) score for corn-based [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures up sharply, encouraged by direct business
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle were sharply higher, optimistic about the week’s direct business, which started to develop during the session. There was also support from the lack of avian influenza in ground [Read More…]
Ag News
Clean Fuels says updates need to be made before 45Z credit is released
Clean Fuels Alliance America says the U.S. Treasury’s new modeling does provide a path for agricultural feedstocks to receive sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blender tax credits, but it’s not perfect. Kurt Kovarik, vice president of [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 2, 2024
Jul. corn closed at $4.59 and 3/4, up 9 centsJul. soybeans closed at $11.99, up 28 and 3/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $364.90, up $15.90Jul. soybean oil closed at 43.22, down 2 pointsJul. wheat [Read More…]
ABC World News
US military acknowledges errant drone strike last year killed a civilian, not an al-Qaeda leader
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A targeted U.S. drone strike in northwest Syria one year ago Friday hit and killed a civilian, not the al-Qaeda leader it was looking for, the Pentagon said after an internal [Read More…]
ABC World News
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas says it will send delegation to Egypt negotiations soon
People walk in a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip by the border with Egypt on April 28, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump trial live updates: ‘What have we done?’ Stormy Daniels’ lawyer texted on election night
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Violent protest is not protected,’ Biden says of college campus unrest
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday spoke from the White House on college protests happening across the nation in connection with the Israel-Hamas war. “We’ve all seen images, and they put [Read More…]
ABC Health News
More than 16K pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart recalled for potential E. coli contamination
Via USDA (NEW YORK) — A meat processor has recalled approximately 16,234 pounds of raw ground beef products processed in its Pennsylvania facility that may be contaminated with E. coli. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Ahead of election, Lyft CEO details company’s newest efforts to boost voter turnout
Hill Street Studios/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ahead of the upcoming election in November, the popular ride-sharing service Lyft announced a partnership that its CEO said he hopes continues the company’s mission to bring more [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Maya Rudolph and Jake Gyllenhaal to finish out ‘Saturday Night Live”s 49th season in May
NBCUniversal Saturday Night Live announced Thursday that its final two shows of the 49th season will be hosted by former cast member Maya Rudolph and Road House star Jake Gyllenhaal. Both stars will be making [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Peabody Awards to honor Mel Brooks + Quinta Brunson
David Livingston/Getty Images — ABC The Peabody Awards announced Thursday, May 2, that it will be bestowing two special honors on two funny people. Trailblazing Blazing Saddles director Mel Brooks will be receiving the Peabody Career [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Selena Gomez marks third Rare Beauty Mental Health Summit, urges fans to “make a good call”
Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Rare Beauty Selena Gomez has made mental health the beneficiary of her Rare Beauty makeup line and Rare Impact charitable fund, and she showed her dedication to the cause by hosting [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s Emmy-winning ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ back for “another nail-biter” season
FX FX’s Emmy-winning docuseries Welcome to Wrexham debuts May 2 at 10 p.m. ET, streaming the next day on Hulu. The show centers on Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney‘s unlikely purchase of — and even more unlikely, [Read More…]
Ag News
RFA: ethanol, DDGS exports up on month
U.S. ethanol exports moved higher in March. The Renewable Fuels Association says March ethanol exports were a 23-month high at 159.3 gallons, an increase of 15% from February. Canada has maintained its top spot for [Read More…]
Ag News
Pork producer says Prop 12 specifications don’t make sense for their operation
A first-generation pork producer says his family hasn’t made any changes to their operation to become compliant with California’s Proposition 12. Mark Legan has a breed-to-wean facility west of Indianapolis. “As my daughter would say, [Read More…]
Ag News
Chairwoman Stabenow says members are committed to getting a farm bill finished
The Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Ag Committee says farmers need the certainty of a five-year farm bill. Debbie Stabenow told reporters attending the National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s Washington Watch that negotiations have been [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump trial live updates: Prosecutors ask judge to again fine Trump for contempt
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. [Read More…]
ABC National News
College protests updates: Police release more details about protesters arrested in NY
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden, speaking on campus protests, says both free speech and rule of law ‘must be upheld’
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Thursday spoke from the White House on college protests happening across the nation in connection with the Israel-Hamas war. “We’ve all seen images and they put [Read More…]