Month: November 2024

There is still much to learn about the number one yield-robbing pest in soybeans. Iowa State University entomologist Greg Tylka has studied soybean cyst nematodes for decades and says he’s fascinated by the biology. “There [Read More…]

Ag News

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 21, 2024

Dec. corn closed at $4.26 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 centsJan. soybeans closed at $9.77 and 3/4, down 12 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $287.70, down $1.70Dec. soybean oil closed at 42.18, [Read More…]

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Light cash cattle trade Thursday

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower ahead of widespread direct cash business and Friday’s USDA Cattle on Feed numbers. Feeders had support from the lower move in corn, also waiting for direct [Read More…]

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Soybeans, corn, wheat drift downward

Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Near-term planting and development weather in South America continues to look generally favorable. The fundamental implications of big South American crops also pressured soybean meal and oil. [Read More…]

November 21 – Today in Mitchell History

November 21, 1910 – Woonsocket Has Organized a Commercial Club November 21, 1922 – New School at Ethan Dedicated November 21, 1949 – More Than 9,000 Hear Walter Maier at Mitchell Sunday November 21, 1949 [Read More…]

Noem’s Cabinet role could be ‘untenable:’ Former Homeland Security chief

Stu Whitney / South Dakota News Watch South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s rise to secretary of the Department of Homeland Security would put her in charge of a sprawling federal network of 22 agencies and [Read More…]

Badlands National Park Named #1 U.S. Destination to Visit in 2025 on Fodor’s Travel Annual “Go List”

PIERRE, S.D. – Fodor’s Travel has named Badlands National Park as the #1 destination to visit in the United States on their coveted “Go List.” The annual editorial list recommends the top 25 locations worldwide to visit in [Read More…]

$50 million for Native American mortgages is on track for approval, US senator says

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, is confident that bipartisan legislation to help low-income Native Americans obtain home mortgages on tribal land will win approval from Congress. The U.S. Department of [Read More…]

Abortion bans could reverse decline in teen births, experts warn

Nada Hassanein, Stateline Houston OB-GYN Dr. Hillary Boswell says she has seen how abortion bans affect teenage girls: More of them are carrying their pregnancies to term. “These are vulnerable girls, and it’s just heartbreaking [Read More…]

Xcel Energy Granted Permission for Continued Special Fees and Transmission Cost Recovery in South Dakota

November 20, 2024 J.P. Skelly

Xcel Energy has received approval from the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to continue charging customers a special fee through 2025 to promote energy efficiency. The decision allows the company to maintain its incentives [Read More…]

Rail board sends $12.6 million to Mitchell area to support $500 million soy processing plant

South Dakota Search Light: John Hult The South Dakota Railroad Board voted Wednesday to send $12.6 million to the Davison Regional Rail Authority for upgrades to service the state’s largest soybean processing facility. The $504 [Read More…]

Pamela Hayden, the voice of Milhouse and others on ‘The Simpsons’, saying goodbye to Springfield

FOX – Noam Galai/Getty Images “Is this the untimely end of Milhouse?” Pamela Hayden, a 35-year veteran of The Simpsons, will have her last performance on the long-running animated series on Sunday. Hayden, who famously voices [Read More…]

Anne Hathaway to star in film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’

Cindy Ord/Getty Images Anne Hathaway is taking on Colleen Hoover‘s latest film adaptation. The popular author’s novel Verity is becoming a film for Amazon MGM Studios, and Hathaway has been tapped to star. The actress [Read More…]

Viola Davis to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at 2025 Golden Globe Award

Disney/Stewart Cook Viola Davis has been named the recipient of the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Wednesday. She’ll be recognized at the annual show for her outstanding contributions to the [Read More…]

Denzel Washington opens up to ‘Esquire’ about his faith and sobriety

Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Denzel Washington is one of the most famous people on the planet, but he shows a new side of himself in a first-person feature in Esquire. Denzel looks back [Read More…]

In brief: ‘Suits LA,’ ‘SNL 50th Anniversary’ get premiere dates, and more

Suits LA, has an official premiere date, as does Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary special. NBC has announced that the Suits spinoff will air Sundays at 9 p.m. ET starting Feb. 23. The show, starring Stephen [Read More…]

What to know about Dr. Oz as Trump picks him to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that heart surgeon-turned-TV-host Dr. Mehmet Oz would lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). “America is facing a Healthcare Crisis, and there may be [Read More…]

Gaetz, Vance meet with GOP senators ahead of House Ethics Committee meeting

Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHNGTON) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be attorney general, met with Republican senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning alongside Vice President-elect JD Vance, making his [Read More…]

Speaker Johnson says transgender women won’t be allowed to use women’s restrooms in Capitol

Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said transgender women cannot use women’s restrooms in the Capitol and House office buildings. This also applies to changing rooms and locker rooms, [Read More…]

Trump transition live updates: Former WWE exec Linda McMahon picked for DOE job