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Florence dumped about 8.04 trillion gallons of rain on North Carolina: National Weather Service
@FayettevillePD/Twitter(NEW YORK) — Florence, which made landfall as a hurricane Friday, dropped about 8.04 trillion gallons of rain on North Carolina, the National Weather Service said Tuesday, citing “the unofficial, radar-estimated storm total rainfall.” At [Read More…]
Judge throws out lawsuit filed by horse against former owner
Animal Legal Defense Fund(WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon) — A horse is a horse, of course, of course — even when that horse is filing a lawsuit. A judge in Oregon tossed out a lawsuit filed by [Read More…]
Duffy introduces new wolf management bill
A Wisconsin Congressman is making a new attempt to get the grey wolf removed from the Endangered Species Act list before Congress adjourns. Seventh District Republican Sean Duffy tells Brownfield, “What my bill will do [Read More…]
First SpaceX passenger: ‘I choose to go to the moon!’
DAVID MCNEW/AFP/Getty Images(HAWTHORNE, Calif.) — SpaceX announced on Monday night that its first moonshot passenger will be Yusaku Maezawa, a billionaire estimated by Forbes to be the 18th-richest person in Japan. He’ll be the first [Read More…]
1st SpaceX passenger: ‘I choose to go to the moon!’
DAVID MCNEW/AFP/Getty Images(HAWTHORNE, Calif.) — SpaceX announced on Monday night that its first moonshot passenger will be Yusaku Maezawa, a billionaire estimated by Forbes to be the 18th-richest person in Japan. He’ll be the first [Read More…]
South Korean president lands in North Korea for latest summit
Pyeongyang Press Corps/Getty Images(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greeted South Korean President Moon Jae-in with a lavish welcome ceremony Tuesday at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, as the [Read More…]
Remnants of Florence set to soak Northeast
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Numerous flash flood watches have been issued across the Northeast on Tuesday as the remnants of Hurricane Florence make their way into the region. Flood watches stretch from Virginia all the way [Read More…]
Pork Board not surprised by latest FMD reports in China
A recent media report about a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in a herd of Chinese cattle was no surprise to National Pork Board leaders. Cindy Cunningham tells Brownfield, “Foot and Mouth Disease is a disease [Read More…]
FSA Director says document storm damage, contact local offices
The Wisconsin Farm Service Agency Director expects they will be trying to help many farmers impacted by the soggy late summer weather. Sandy Chalmers tells Brownfield, “There’s a lot of interest in Emergency Livestock Assistance [Read More…]
Wisconsin crops starting to dry out after recent rain, floods
Wisconsin’s crops are starting to dry out after the record rain and flooding earlier this month. USDA reporters say corn and soybeans are losing color. Many farmers are harvesting corn silage, and some are finishing [Read More…]
Trump announces more tariffs on China start next week
President Trump announced an additional 200-billion dollars in tariffs on Chinese products imported to the U.S. beginning September 24th. Trump and senior administration officials say this third list of goods will have 10% tariffs until the [Read More…]
Hog futures mostly lower on supply concerns
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day mostly higher in choppy trade. There is support from higher beef values due to speculation Hurricane Florence may reduce pork availability. October live cattle closed [Read More…]
IL Soybean: No way to replace the Chinese market
The director of strategic marketing for Illinois Soybean Association says even if U.S. growers were able to capture every single Brazilian customer – that’s not China – there’s still going to be a lot of [Read More…]
SE Minnesota farmer begins corn harvest
The 2018 corn harvest is underway for southeast Minnesota farmer Ryan Buck. “We had some corn on some lighter ground down by the River that we knew was probably dry enough, and thought maybe we [Read More…]
Hot, dry weather pushes Nebraska’s crops towards maturity
Hot and dry weather over the past week has accelerated the maturity of Nebraska’s crops. As of Sunday, 44 percent of the state’s corn crop was mature and 64 percent of soybeans were dropping leaves, [Read More…]
MU Forage Research Center feeding soy hulls
A lot of Missouri cattle producers are forced to feed alternatives because of the shortage of hay and forage caused by the drought. Dave Davis, superintendent of the University of Missouri’s Forage Systems Research Center, [Read More…]
Video of dogs rescued from locked cages in rising Florence floodwaters goes viral
iStock/Thinkstock(LELAND, N.C.) — A video of the rescue of six North Carolina dogs that were locked in a cage rapidly filling up with Hurricane Florence flood water went viral on social media. In the video, [Read More…]
Strongest storm recorded this year leaves path of destruction across Asia
iStock/Thinkstock(HONG KONG) — Although they are used to weathering several typhoons every year, Hong Kongers woke up shell-shocked on Monday after Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest storm on the planet recorded this year, tore through [Read More…]
Nebraska FSA official discusses MFP application process
The application process for the federal Market Facilitation Program (MFP) is now open. Kathy Anderson, production and compliance program chief for FSA in Nebraska, says it’s a fairly simple process. “A producer does need to know [Read More…]
Indiana Governor Holcomb announces $1 billion “Next Level Connections” plan
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has announced a $1 billion infrastructure project for 2019. The Next Level Connections program will expand broadband in rural Indiana, move up the completion of major highway projects, and more. Holcomb [Read More…]