Month: February 2025
Ag News
December soybean crush strong, corn for ethanol mixed
The USDA says 218 million bushels of soybeans were crushed during December 2024. That monthly record was up 8 million from November and 14 million above December 2023, with crushers responding to meal and oil [Read More…]
Ag News
TFI seeks fertilizer exemptions in any tariff orders
Pictured: TFI President and CEO Corey Rosenbusch at the 2024 NAFB Convention in Kansas City (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) The president and CEO of The Fertilizer Institute says he’s urging the Trump administration to exempt [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers watching Panama Canal issues
U.S. farmers and agricultural groups are closely watching developments around the Panama Canal. Mike Steenhoek is with the Soy Transportation Coalition. He says, “Soybeans are the number one agricultural customer of the Panama Canal. We [Read More…]
Ag News
Protocols in place to allow live cattle imports from Mexico to resume
Imports of live cattle from Mexico are set to slowly resume this week after a two-month pause following the detection of New World Screwworm on Mexico’s southern border. Ethan Lane, vice president of government [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump’s order seeking to block birthright citizenship to face next legal hurdle
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship will face its next legal hurdle this week when three separate federal judges hold hearings to consider whether [Read More…]
ABC National News
Turmoil inside USAID: Staff to work from home as Musk seeks to shut down agency
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Staff with the U.S. Agency for International Development were told overnight that the agency’s Washington headquarters will be closed Monday, according to an email obtained by ABC [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hiker falls to his death at Utah national park
George Rose/Getty Images (ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah) — A 37-year-old man fell to his death while hiking at Zion National Park in Utah, authorities confirmed. The hiker was found dead Sunday morning on the Canyon Overlook Trail, [Read More…]
ABC National News
DC plane crash victims: Mom, dad and 2 daughters among the 67 killed
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sixty-seven people are dead after a regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night over Washington, D.C., officials said, the nation’s first major commercial airline crash since 2009. The aircraft went [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Long COVID impacting more than 1 million children: CDC study suggests
Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 1 million children may have been affected by long COVID in 2023, new federal data published Monday suggests. Long COVID, a condition that occurs when patients still have symptoms [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Milo Ventimiglia, Jarah Mariano welcome 1st child together after losing home in LA fire
Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty Images | Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic/Getty Images Actor Milo Ventimiglia and his wife, Jarah Mariano, have welcomed their first child together. Mariano took to Instagram on Friday and shared the good news just [Read More…]
ABC National News
DC plane crash live updates: Salvage operations begin today
Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles/ U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Hundreds of families are in mourning after an American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
US tariffs on Mexico ‘paused for a month,’ Mexican president says
Luis Barron/ Pixelnews/Future Publishing via Getty Images (MEXICO CITY) — U.S. tariffs imposed on Mexico have been “paused for a month,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a post on X Monday shortly after speaking to President [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Trump’s tariffs send stock market falling
lvcandy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The stock market fell on Monday after President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, eliciting threats of retaliation and setting the stage for a trade war. The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Matthew Lillard will return for ‘Scream 7’ and more
Ormund Hightower is making his way to House of the Dragon. James Norton will join the third season of the HBO show as the character, Variety first reported Friday. While the character had been referenced, [Read More…]
Ag News
The potential impacts of HPAI to the U.S. poultry industry
Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to impact the livestock industry and experts are working to understand how to prevent the disease. During a recent SciLine webinar, veterinarian Dr. Carol Cardona with the University of Minnesota [Read More…]
Ag News
Optimizing sprayer performance for maximum weed control
A research agronomist at Precision Planting says advancements in sprayer technology are helping farmers improve weed control. Aaron Herman says as more weeds become herbicide-resistant, precision spraying will play a larger role in combatting tough [Read More…]
Ag News
The unpredictability of U.S. food systems
Rising food costs and economic challenges have made access to healthy food more diffuclt across the U.S. Ryan Kornegay is a biological specialist for the Institute of Food and Agriculture within USDA. “It’s one thing [Read More…]
Latest News
Ballot measure battle could curtail South Dakota’s direct democracy
BY STU WHITNEY South Dakota News Watch Has South Dakota soured on direct democracy? The answer to that question will be partly answered during the 2025 legislative session, as Republican lawmakers continue a recent trend [Read More…]
ABC World News
Canadians are ‘perplexed’ by Trump’s tariffs, ambassador to the US says
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman said Canadians are “perplexed” and “disappointed” by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. [Read More…]
ABC World News
Trump to discuss tariffs with Canadian, Mexican leaders, as Mexico readies ‘Plan B’ response
(WASHINGTON) — President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico plans on Monday to announce her country’s “Plan B” response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on imported goods. Trump told reporters he would speak [Read More…]