Year: 2024
2024 Michigan Master Farmers honored
Conservation remains at the core of this year’s Michigan Master Farmer winners. Jerry Heck’s farm in Monroe was one of the first to be verified in the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program. His commitment to [Read More…]
CME milk futures higher, cash dairy mixed Thursday
Milk futures were all higher and the cash dairy markets were mixed Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. February Class III milk was up $0.28 at $15.86. March was up $0.29 at $16.15. April was up $0.14 at $16.57. [Read More…]
Lack of precipitation still a concern for Illinois farmer
A western Illinois farmer says even with the recent snowfall, he’s still concerned about soil moisture. Brady Holst tells Brownfield he’d like to see more precipitation before planting season gets underway. “I know as we’ve [Read More…]
Will there be another HPAI outbreak this spring?
A state ag secretary says poultry producers are bracing for the possibility of another outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza this spring. Iowa’s Mike Naig says the virus had a major impact in 2023 with [Read More…]
Dense Fog Advisory issued January 25 at 1:21PM MST until January 26 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog at times. * WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest [Read More…]
As Israel warned Gaza civilians to evacuate, IDF bombs struck city described as sanctuary
pawel.gaul/Getty Images As war rages in Gaza, civilians have repeatedly been told by Israel to go to the city of Deir al-Balah, in the center of the enclave, for safety. The city lies below the [Read More…]
Jennifer Crumbley, Michigan school shooter’s mother, to testify in manslaughter trial
Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, will testify in her own defense, lawyer Shannon Smith said Thursday as her manslaughter trial got underway with opening [Read More…]
Possible changes to bar examination and legal education
South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen sent a letter to members of the South Dakota bar today (Thursday) outlining upcoming and possible changes in legal education and bar admissions. Jensen said that [Read More…]
Harrison Ford’s forgotten ‘Star Wars’ script, other rare items about to hit the auction block
ABC While auctions of Hollywood memorabilia are nothing new, some items about to hit the block have a provenance that’s really unique. When Harrison Ford was in the U.K. shooting the original Star Wars in [Read More…]
A defensive approach to grain marketing
A grain marketing specialist recommends a defensive approach to selling corn and soybeans. Glenn Wachtler with Compeer Financial says growers “need to be on top of their game” going into the 2024 growing season. “And [Read More…]
Economist says pork producers unsure of Prop 12 impact
A livestock economist says the pork industry is still uncertain how California’s Proposition 12 will impact markets. The state currently accounts for about 15 percent of the nation’s pork consumption and Brenda Boetel with the [Read More…]
Farm Bureau advances poultry, foreign ag land and ag labor policy at convention
A South Dakota farmer and national vice president of the American Farm Bureau Federation says the organization took a stronger stance on several key issues at the annual convention this week. Scott VanderWal tells Brownfield [Read More…]
Dense Fog Advisory issued January 25 at 9:55AM MST until January 25 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… * WHAT…Occasional visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and [Read More…]
E. Jean Carroll defamation case live updates: Trump indicates he’ll attend trial today, could take stand
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional [Read More…]
Immigration emerges as key 2024 wedge issue for Trump, vulnerability for Biden
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Immigration, one of the most politically divisive and complex matters in the U.S. for decades, is emerging as a top issue in the 2024 election. Look no further than Iowa [Read More…]
Former Spain soccer chief may stand trial for kiss, judge says
SasinT Gallery/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Spain’s former soccer chief, Luis Rubiales, may stand trial for a nonconsensual kiss at the Women’s World Cup, a Spanish judge said Thursday. The former Spanish soccer federation president [Read More…]
Alec Baldwin requests a speedy trial following involuntary manslaughter indictment
Nearly a week after a grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the deadly shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of Rust, the actor is demanding a speedy trial. Attorney’s for Baldwin, [Read More…]
First look at Prime Video’s ‘Road House’ remake, and more
Jake Gyllenhaal is ripped in more ways than one in the new poster for Prime Video’s remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze movie Road House. Jake is shown seated on a bar stool, his shirt [Read More…]
North Korea tests new type of cruise missile, state media says
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on Jan. 24, 2024. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
South Korean ruling party lawmaker attacked in Seoul, aide says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — A South Korean ruling party lawmaker, Bae Hyun-jin, has been rushed to the hospital after an attack in Seoul’s posh Gangnam district Thursday afternoon. Bae, a member of the [Read More…]
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