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Increasing demand for US red eat in Africa
Increasing global demand for US beef and pork continues to play a huge role in profitability for the livestock sector. Monty Brown with the US Meat Export Federation says Ghana is a market that is [Read More…]
Reducing plant populations pays off for an Iowa farmer
Klint Bissel, who farms near Bedford in southwest Iowa, says they’ve cut their soybean seed costs in half by reducing their soybean populations into the 70,000 to 80,000 plants per acre range–with no decrease in [Read More…]
Uber rolls out panic button
Uber(NEW YORK) — Uber’s new panic button has hit phones nationwide. Announced in April in the wake of a spate of alleged sexual assaults, the panic button allows riders to dial 911 directly from the [Read More…]
More flooding expected as eastern downpour continues
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Both Chicago, at more than 8.2 inches, and Asheville, North Carolina, at more than 14.4 inches, already have posted their wettest Mays ever as storms drag on throughout much of the [Read More…]
Televangelist who wants $54M jet says he’ll donate old jet
Jesse Duplantis Ministries/Twitter(NEW ORLEANS) — A Louisiana-based televangelist swiped back at critics of his recent request for a $54 million jet after he asked his followers to help him replace his 12-year-old private jet. Speaking [Read More…]
Televangelist who wants $54 million jet says he’ll donate old jet
Jesse Duplantis Ministries/Twitter(NEW ORLEANS) — A Louisiana-based televangelist swiped back at critics of his recent request for a $54 million jet after he asked his followers to help him replace his 12-year-old private jet. Speaking [Read More…]
Sheriff pleads for help in manhunt for person of interest in deputy’s death
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(DICKSON, Tenn.) — A Tennessee sheriff made an emotional appeal for the public’s help in finding a person of interest believed to be connected to the shooting death of a sheriff’s deputy [Read More…]
San Juan mayor says that deaths following Hurricane Maria still haunt her
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz called Tuesday’s announcement of new death toll estimates in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria “a day of collective mourning” for the weather-battered island. “It [Read More…]
Pennsylvania authorities discover source of mysterious booms in the middle of the night
WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — Authorities have discovered the source of the mysterious booms heard rocking a Pennsylvania neighborhood last week, ABC Philadelphia station WPVI-TV reported. The loud sounds — which have been heard in Bucks and Lehigh [Read More…]
Prosecutor rebukes former Missouri governor then drops felony case against him
Craig Barritt/Getty Images for The Robin Hood Foundation(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A day after Eric Greitens resigned as governor of Missouri, a prosecutor blasted his “dangerous and false rhetoric against the criminal justice system” before [Read More…]
Landslide kills two in North Carolina home
Boone Fire Department(BOONE, N.C.) — The bodies of two people were found among the rubble of a home following a landslide in North Carolina. The names of the victims are being withheld until family can [Read More…]
Alberto rain might benefit Midwest
What’s left of Tropical Storm Alberto continues to produce rain as it moves northward. Some of it’s beneficial in the Midwest, but USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says not so much in the Southeast where it’s [Read More…]
April payments available in dairy margin program
The USDA says dairy farmers can expect a program payment for at least three months of this year if they sign up for the Dairy Margin Protection Program by the end of Friday. USDA [Read More…]
Finally in the field after wet start
A Michigan farmer near the Ohio border is frustrated by this year’s planting season “It’s been a major, major challenge this year. We finally got in the field and started planting Memorial Day.” Lenawee [Read More…]
Senate farm bill draft expectations
The week of June 11th could be the earliest the Senate Ag Committee releases a draft farm bill. Agri-Pulse reports several key issues are still being worked out by the committee including commodity and [Read More…]
Support networks are important
Commentary. Several years ago, the National AgriMarketing Association (NAMA) recognized Leon Westbrock, an executive at CHS, as Agribusiness Leader of the Year. Upon receiving the award, Mr. Westbrock – who has since retired – told [Read More…]
Top US diplomat for Asia on ropes ahead of North Korea summit
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The fate of the U.S.’s top diplomat for Asia remains in limbo two weeks ahead of the expected historic summit with North Korea. In one of his first major personnel moves as secretary [Read More…]
‘Our hearts shattered’: Sheriff pleads for help in manhunt for person of interest in deputy’s death
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(DICKSON, Tenn.) — A Tennessee sheriff made an emotional appeal for the public’s help in finding a person of interest believed to be connected to the shooting death of a sheriff’s deputy [Read More…]
San Juan mayor says that deaths following Hurricane Maria still haunt her
iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — San Juan mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz called Tuesday’s announcement of new death toll estimates in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria “a day of collective mourning” for the weather-battered island. “It [Read More…]