Year: 2024
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: December 27, 2024
Mar. corn closed at $4.54, up 1/4 cent Jan. soybeans closed at $9.80, down 8 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $300.90, down $4.80 Jan. soybean oil closed at 39.47, down 37 points Mar. wheat closed at $5.46 and [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures finish the week higher
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, watching direct business develop. Boxed beef was also higher during the session. February live cattle closed $.55 higher at $190.65 and April lives closed [Read More…]
Ag News
Outdoor Adventures “Best of 2024” Part I
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ABC World News
Survivors of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash report hearing bangs, explosions during flight
Issa Tazhenbayev/AFP via Getty Images (KAZAKHSTAN) — Survivors of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan reported hearing thuds and explosions from outside the aircraft during the flight, as the cause of the deadly catastrophe remains [Read More…]
ABC National News
Woman sleeping in truck killed in explosion at Tyson Foods plant in Georgia
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A woman sleeping in a truck was killed when a fire caused an explosion at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Georgia overnight, officials said. The victim, 61-year-old [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Musk and Ramaswamy spar with Trump supporters over support for H-1B work visas
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the leaders of Trump’s new “Department of Government Efficiency,” have found themselves at odds with some of Trump’s far-right supporters over their support for H-1B [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Damon Wayans Jr. on being the best-looking man on ‘Shrinking,’ future of Derrick and Gaby’s relationship
Courtesy of Apple TV Season 2 of Apple TV+’s Shrinking is now over, after airing its finale on Wednesday. The season saw the addition of Damon Wayans Jr. to the cast as Derrick, a friend of Ted McGinley‘s Derek and the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Norovirus cases on the rise in the US. What you need to know
CDC NoroSTAT (NEW YORK) — Cases of norovirus appear to be on the rise in various parts of the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 90 norovirus outbreaks [Read More…]
ABC National News
Systane eye drops recalled due to fungal contamination: FDA
FDA (WASHINGTON) — One lot of eye drops is being voluntarily recalled due to potential fungal contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced earlier this week. The eye drops, Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Ultra [Read More…]
ABC National News
NPS urges caution amid Kilauea’s volcanic activity after ‘shocking scene’
United States Geological Survey/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (HAWAII ISLAND, Hawaii) — The National Park Service is cautioning people to heed warnings and safety precautions while watching volcanic activity since the latest eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea [Read More…]
ABC National News
Sinkhole on New Jersey interstate was caused by collapse of abandoned mineshaft
WABC (WHARTON, N.J.) — A sinkhole on a northern New Jersey interstate that’s closed eastbound traffic for over 24 hours was caused by a collapse of abandoned mineshaft, officials said. Interstate 80 eastbound in Wharton [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mega Millions jackpot surges to $1.22 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to $1.22 billion — and a winner could take home the fifth-largest prize in Mega Millions history. The next [Read More…]
ABC National News
Endangered pygmy hippo born at Virginia zoo
Metro Richmond Zoo (RICHMOND, Va.) — The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on Dec 24. The newborn arrived on Dec [Read More…]
ABC World News
US citizen sentenced to 15 years by Moscow court on espionage charges, Russian media says
Contributor/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — An American citizen, Evgeny “Eugene” Spector, was sentenced to 15 years in a high-security prison by the Moscow City Court on espionage charges on Dec. 24, reported Interfax, a Russian news [Read More…]
Ag News
Trade war with Mexico would be detrimental to dairy
A dairy economist says a trade war with Mexico would cause major issues for the U.S. dairy industry. Corey Geiger with CoBank tells Brownfield, “One in six tankers of milk leave our shores, and not [Read More…]
Ag News
Mexico to ban domestic GMO corn planting, President Sheinbaum says
Mexico’s president has announced the country plans to ban domestic production of genetically modified corn. The proposal comes after Mexico recently said it will comply with a USMCA dispute panel ruling that found the country’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Wheat moves higher to end the week, soybeans were lower
Soybeans were lower on profit-taking, giving back much of Thursday’s gains. Soybean meal moved lower to finish the week. The trade has been keeping a very close eye on crop development weather in South America. [Read More…]
Ag News
An increase in ethanol production
U.S. ethanol production inched higher last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged one million, one hundred, ten thousand barrels per day, Ethanol stocks were reported at 23.1 million barrels, the largest level since the end [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The Year in Entertainment 2024: Trends that took over
Sometimes cultural trends swoop in and pass us faster than one can fall out of a coconut tree. That’s why we’re going over the memes, viral moments and trend-setting sensations that dominated the cultural landscape [Read More…]
ABC Business News
The stock market soared this year. What will happen in 2025?
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The stock market climbed to record highs in 2024, extending banner gains achieved the previous year. The S&P 500 — the index that most people’s 401(k)’s track — climbed [Read More…]