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Options for improving cover crop establishment
University of Wisconsin Ag Agent Ken Schoeder talks about possible management changes to improve cover crops and he will explain how one farmer had good results when it was too wet to get traditional equipment [Read More…]

“Time” honors journalists as Person of the Year
MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Capital Gazette newspaper of Maryland that endured a mass shooting, and three Reuters reporters persecuted for their reporting have all been chosen as Time magazine’s [Read More…]

Police arrest man outside British Parliament for trespassing
400tmax/iStock(LONDON) — A man was arrested by British armed police on Tuesday for entering the grounds of the British Houses of Parliament. Police have yet to rule out whether the incident is terror-related. “A man [Read More…]

Football player, 16, charged with murdering pregnant girl
St. Joseph County Prosecutors Office(MISHAWAKA, Ind.) — A 16-year-old has been charged with killing a pregnant classmate and her unborn child, of whom he was the father, authorities say. Aaron Romeo Trejo allegedly stabbed Breana [Read More…]

Delta bans emotional support animals on long-haul flights
Boarding1Now/iStock(NEW YORK) — Delta Airlines will soon enforce new restrictions for customers who are traveling with service and emotional support animals. Emotional support animals will no longer be allowed on flights that are longer than [Read More…]

Instagram gift guide pairs products with hashtags
bigtunaonline/iStock(NEW YORK) — This holiday season, Instagram is introducing something special — its first #InstaGiftGuide, which pairs six popular hashtag trends with gifts produced by more than 30 brands. You can get the purr-fect gift [Read More…]

Five Marines missing off coast of Japan declared dead
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. AaronJames Vinculado(WASHINGTON) — The five Marines missing off the coast of Japan for nearly a week following an aviation mishap have been declared dead by the U.S. Marine Corps. [Read More…]

NC sees almost 3 feet of snow as Pacific Northwest readies for new storm
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Mountainous areas of North Carolina saw almost 3 feet of snow from the recent storm that stranded motorists and left hundreds of thousands without electricity. That storm may have moved eastward, [Read More…]

2018 Farm Bill Conference Report signed, sent to House and Senate
The 2018 Farm Bill has been signed by Conference Committee leaders and has been sent to the full House and Senate for consideration. House and Senate Agriculture Committee Chairmen Mike Conaway and Pat Roberts and [Read More…]

Theresa May says she will delay a planned vote on Brexit despite furious Parliament
MarioGuti/iStock(LONDON) — British Prime Minister Theresa May says she is calling off a key Brexit vote in Parliament scheduled for Tuesday that has been building for weeks amid increased infighting among politicians within and across [Read More…]

‘Your daughter should have been safe’: New Zealand PM apologizes for tourist’s murder
Courtesy Lucie Blackman Trust(LONDON) — The prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, issued a heartfelt apology Monday on behalf of her country for the death of a female British tourist who was killed while [Read More…]

US sanctions three senior North Korean officials amid stalled nuclear talks
ronniechua/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration sanctioned three senior North Korean officials for human rights abuses and censorship in the country as discussions between the U.S. and North Korea over the regime’s nuclear weapons program have [Read More…]

Workshops generate employer feedback
A series of Farm Labor Management Workshops has generated feedback indicating that traditional farmers want employees with skills already in place. Joe Horner, workshop organizer, says large farms recruit workers with no experience. To learn [Read More…]

Family reunited with missing dogs after home, property destroyed by California fires: ‘It was so emotional’
ABC News(SACRAMENTO) — A woman whose family home and property were destroyed by the deadly and devastating Camp Fire in Northern California has been reunited with both of her dogs, thanks in part, to the [Read More…]

10-year-old collects over 1,000 toys for charity
neoblues/iStock(PITTSBURGH) — While other children across the U.S. are busy making their holiday wish lists, one Pennsylvania boy has made it his mission to make sure other kids get toys this season. Colby Jeffrey, 10, [Read More…]

Maria Butina, accused Russian agent, reaches plea deal with prosecutors that includes cooperation
TR/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Maria Butina, a 30-year-old Russian gun rights activist who stands accused developing a covert influence operation in the United States, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and cooperate with federal, state [Read More…]

Upper Midwest soybean growers address Japanese non-tariff barriers
Northern U.S. growers argued the Japanese method for measuring soybean quality has created a non-tariff barrier during a USTR hearing on trade with Japan. Minnesota Soybean CEO Tom Slunecka testified before the U.S. International Trade [Read More…]

Cattle feeding operation expansion denied
The Missouri Clean Water Commission upheld the recommendation of the state’s Administrative Hearing Commission to deny an expansion permit for a western Missouri cattle operation. Valley Oaks Steak applied to expand from a 999-head to [Read More…]

Roderick on trade, infrastructure, legal defense policy resolutions
Delegates at the recent Illinois Farm Bureau convention adopted a resolution in support of improved trade. Blake Roderick, executive director of the Pike-Scott Farm Bureau, explains, “We want Farm Bureau to continue to join with [Read More…]

Mexican milk production expected to increase
The U.S. Foreign Ag Service has raised it’s 2019 forecast for fluid milk production in Mexico as it’s steadily growing to meet cheese demand. However, a lack of high quality and value-added ingredients means imports are [Read More…]