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Moisture ahead for the southern-tier of the U.S.
Cold but mostly tranquil weather will prevail nearly nationwide during the next several days. However, locally heavy showers will linger today across the lower Southeast, while snow showers will develop downwind of the Great [Read More…]
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New ag lender focuses on operating loans
Farmers are beginning to see new types of lending operations that might help them improve their overall financial plan. Bill York with FarmOp Capital talks about a type of loan that’s common in other businesses [Read More…]
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France suspends planned fuel tax increase after violent protests
NithidPhoto/iStock(PARIS) — France’s prime minister said Tuesday the government was suspending the fuel tax increase for six months following nationwide protests in recent weeks. “In order to appease the country, we have decided — with [Read More…]
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Political crisis in UK ahead of Brexit debate
narvikk/iStock(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a constitutional crisis before her government debates the Brexit withdrawal agreement that was approved in November. Starting Tuesday, the British Parliament will debate whether to accept [Read More…]
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Woman sues Hilton for $100 million, alleging employee filmed her in the shower
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A woman says she was secretly recorded by a hotel employee while showering at a Hampton Inn & Suites three years ago. Now, she has filed a $100 million lawsuit against [Read More…]
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Trump claims ‘BIG leap forward’ in China trade talks, but details unclear
Hogogo/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday tweeted optimistically that relations between the United States and China “have taken a BIG leap forward!” and predicted that “very good things will happen” after he reached a [Read More…]
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Two key groups label Rohingya slaughter ‘genocide’ as Trump administration stays mum
yorkfoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — Myanmar’s violence against the Rohingya, a Muslim-majority ethnic group, constituted a genocide, according to two new reports released Monday — a determination that the Trump administration still has not made, even after [Read More…]
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California fearing potential mudslides from West Coast storm
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A strong, slow-moving storm system is beginning to affect California, with rain up and down the coast and snow in the mountains. The core of the system is trailing a heavy [Read More…]
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Pentagon to resume sending green card holding recruits to training
PeteMuller/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon will resume sending thousands of military recruits, who are lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), to basic training in order to comply with a federal court order. The recruits had been effectively barred [Read More…]
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Wisconsin Farm Bureau votes to “consider” possible dairy supply management
Wisconsin Farm Bureau members are not pushing for dairy supply management, but they are willing to consider it. Paul Zimmerman with Wisconsin Farm Bureau tells Brownfield Monday’s lively floor discussion led to policy language that [Read More…]
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Farmers react to Trump announcement on trade with China
President Trump’s announcement on tariffs and Chinese ag purchases has given farmers including Dave Bechel of Elmwood, Wisconsin some hope. He says, “I’m just hoping that it turns around because some days, I feel like [Read More…]
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Hemp production expected to skyrocket after farm bill is passed
A processor of industrial hemp expects widespread growth after the passage of the new farm bill. Ken Anderson with Legacy Hemp tells Brownfield the demand for hemp seed is going up. “The crux has always [Read More…]
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Senator Blunt relieved trade dispute did not escalate
Missouri Senator Roy Blunt says he’s relieved about the positive outcome of the meeting between Presidents Trump and Xi, but he thinks China needs to clean up its act as a trading partner. Senator Blunt [Read More…]
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Florida state trooper struck by car after pushing bystander out of harm’s way, authorities say
WPEC(NEW YORK) — A Florida state trooper has been seriously injured after he was struck by a car while investigating a scene on a busy highway. Trooper Mithil Patel was having a conversation with a [Read More…]
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George H.W. Bush in Washington for final honors before burial in Texas
Cynthia Johnson/Liaison(WASHINGTON) — After “Hail to Chief” and a 21-gun salute rang out, the casket of President George H.W. Bush was carried up the steps of the U.S. Capitol as the setting sun cast a [Read More…]
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Body found as authorities search for American woman who went missing in Costa Rica
Courtesy April Burton(NEW YORK) — Authorities in Costa Rica have located a body in their search for an American woman who went missing while on vacation. A spokesperson for Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department confirmed [Read More…]
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New vessel would cut container shipping time
The Soy Transportation Coalition is exploring a new vessel designed specifically to ship containers on inland waterways. Tom Steever spoke to Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, who says the concept would move [Read More…]
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Worries U.S. has already lost foothold in China
Apprehension about the U.S. losing its foothold in China remain even though leaders from both countries declared a cease fire on tariffs over the weekend. American Soybean Association treasurer Bill Gordon, a farmer from Minnesota, [Read More…]
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Guebert says focus on restoring farm prosperity
Illinois Farm Bureau president Richard Guebert says the big focus at this year’s annual meeting, going on now in Chicago, is on restoring farm prosperity, “We’re going to have a sense of the delegate resolution [Read More…]
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Hog futures cautious to start the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures closed lower as it waits for widespread direct cash business. Feeder cattle futures were pressured by the days higher move in corn. December live cattle closed $.05 [Read More…]