Month: August 2024
Ag News
Wisconsin crops improving with favorable weather
Wisconsin’s crops are improving with the favorable weather. USDA statistician Greg Bussler says rain early last week stalled some field work, especially in central Wisconsin, but hay, small grain, and potato harvesting continued. Eighty-four percent [Read More…]
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Missouri crops improve over last week
USDA says more than three quarters of Missouri’s corn and soybean crop remain in good to excellent condition. As of Sunday, Missouri’s corn condition is rated 81% good to excellent, a 4% improvement over last [Read More…]
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South Dakota crops improve
In South Dakota, USDA says all crop condition ratings improved the first week of August. Corn is rated 73% good to excellent with 5% of the corn dented, in-line with the average. Soybeans are now [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukrainian troops have captured 28 settlements amid Kursk incursion, Russia says
fhm/Getty Images (KURSK, Ukraine) — Ukrainian troops have captured more than two dozen settlements in Russia’s western Kursk region since launching its incursion nearly a week ago, as thousands of residents have been ordered to [Read More…]
ABC World News
Wildfire spreads near Athens amid scorching heat, prompting evacuations
A house burns during a wildfire in Varnavas, north of Athens, on August 11, 2024. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Hundreds of firefighters were battling fast-moving wildfires Monday near Athens amid scorching temperatures [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tropical Storm Ernesto to bring rain, flooding to Puerto Rico: Path
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The next tropical system is forming in the Atlantic and is forecast to strengthen into Tropical Storm Ernesto before it reaches the eastern and northern Caribbean. A tropical storm watch [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Addams Family Values’ to make HD debut + limited return to theaters
Paramount Home Entertainment Before there was Wednesday, there was director Barry Sonnenfeld‘s hit Addams Family movies, starring the late Raul Julia as Gomez, Anjelica Huston as Morticia and Christina Ricci as Wednesday. Incidentally, the latter’s [Read More…]
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Angela Bassett honored as Disney Legend
Disney/Frank Micelotta Angela Bassett is officially a Disney Legend. She was recognized as such at the Disney Legends ceremony Sunday, which honored those who’ve had a significant impact on the Disney legacy. According to Variety, Ryan [Read More…]
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Robert Downey Jr. to return as Tony Stark in Disney theme park attractions
Marvel Studios While much has been made of Robert Downey Jr.‘s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the villain Dr. Doom, it was recently announced at D23 that he is returning to the role he [Read More…]
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Disney+ teases second season of ‘Percy Jackson’
Disney In a new teaser that debuted at the D23 expo in Anaheim, California, Disney+ showed off scenes from the second season of the hit series Percy Jackson. Looking and sounding much more mature than [Read More…]
Ag News
ISDA donates $2 million to local food banks
The director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says a $2 million grant to help the state’s food banks will address food insecurity. Don Lamb says this is just the first step. “Giving that [Read More…]
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USDA cotton, rice crop outlooks up on year
The USDA sees bigger cotton and rice crops in 2024 than 2023. Upland cotton production is projected at 14.555 million bales, an increase of 24% on the year with a decline in average yield to [Read More…]
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The Pork Quality Assurance Program helps keep the commercial food supply safe
The implementation of the PQA Plus – a producer education and certification program designed by the U.S. pork industry to help pig farmers continually improve production practices has helped reduce the risk of food safety [Read More…]
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CME dairy prices mostly higher Monday
Cash dairy prices were mostly higher Monday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5625. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were up $0.0425 at $2.00. Two sales were recorded at [Read More…]
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New farm bill expected to be down to the wire
The president of Missouri Farm Bureau says he’s not losing optimism for a 2024 farm bill, but Garrett Hawkins says he’s expecting a farm bill to be down to the wire again. “We know we [Read More…]
Latest News
For increasing number of immigrants, a ‘new life in America’ starts in South Dakota
South Dakota’s increase of foreign-born population over the past 12 years exceeded the national average by three times, according to the American Community Survey Brief of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau report. The state’s [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Heard ur foot fell off”: Colin Jost gives update following Olympics coverage injuries
Dana Edelson/NBCUniversal Colin Jost has shared a news report/update about the foot he injured as a “surfing correspondent” for NBC during the Olympics. He also shared texts from his friends, who evidently half-read the headlines [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: More ‘Simpsons’ coming to Disney+, and more
The 35th season of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie is heading to Disney+ on Oct. 2 with some brand-new surprises. At Disney’s D23 fan event this past weekend, The Simpsons creators shared the news [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois 2024 “Master Showman” announced
Jaiden Mahler of Kendall County took the top spot in the 24th Annual Master Showmanship Contest at the Illinois State Fair. The contest, held Friday, tests 4-H members showmanship skills in three species, beef, sheep, and [Read More…]
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Checkoff-funded Research
The Missouri Soybean Checkoff funds a lot of the research, including drones, soybean breeding, tillage, and water management. Missouri Soybean’s new Research Director, Blake Barlow, says the research is done in partnership with university specialists [Read More…]