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Drier weather returns to parts of the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, mostly dry weather has returned to western corn and soybean production areas, but major flooding continues along several Missouri River tributaries in western Iowa and environs. Currently, rain has shifted into [Read More…]
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Hate crime charges filed in fatal Charlottesville car attack case
Abermarle Charlottesville Regional Jail(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A federal jury has indicted an Ohio man on hate crime charges stemming from a deadly car attack last year in Charlottesville, Virginia, authorities said. James Alex Fields Jr., [Read More…]
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Ag labor visa provisions stripped from latest House immigration bill
Farmers and agribusinesses hoping for a year-round worker visa program will have to wait even longer. The proposed H2-C visa promoted by ag groups including the American Dairy Coalition was part of Representative Bob Goodlatte’s [Read More…]
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Senate farm bill discussion continues
Discussion of the Senate farm bill continues today on the Senate floor. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s pleased the ag committee included his provision to allow legal farming of industrial hemp. “Industrial hemp [Read More…]
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Iowa and Nebraska groups react to RVO announcement
More reaction to the EPA announcement of the proposed RFS Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs). Iowa Corn Growers Association president Mark Recker says by failing to reallocate the gallons of ethanol exempted through the small refinery [Read More…]
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Trump, Putin to hold summit, Kremlin says
Steffen Kugler /BPA/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — The United States and Russia have agreed to hold a summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. The two countries have also [Read More…]
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French butchers seek protection after attacks from vegan activists
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — French butchers want the government to protect them from alleged attacks by militant vegans over the last few months. Jean-Francois Guihard, the president of the French Confederation of Butchery, Butchers and Delicatessens (CFBCT), [Read More…]
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Supreme Court says forcing public employees to pay union fees violates free speech
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of public employees’ First Amendment rights to decline to pay union dues, marking a potential blow to the funding for influential unions of public employees. The [Read More…]
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Ford says new tech could prevent ‘phantom’ traffic jams
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Ever been stuck in traffic, grumbling to yourself over the cause of an unexpected slowdown, only to see it dissipate seemingly for no reason? According to Ford Motor Co., these “phantom jams” [Read More…]
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 6:10AM MDT until June 27 at 6:30AM MDT by NWS
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVISON…SOUTHEASTERN AURORA…EASTERN DOUGLAS AND NORTHWESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES… At 709 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Corsica, or [Read More…]
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Severe Weather Statement issued June 27 at 6:10AM MDT until June 27 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVISON…SOUTHEASTERN AURORA…EASTERN DOUGLAS AND NORTHWESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES… At 709 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of Corsica, or [Read More…]
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 5:55AM MDT until June 27 at 6:30AM MDT by NWS
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Southwestern Davison County in southeastern South Dakota… Southeastern Aurora County in south central South Dakota… Douglas County in south central [Read More…]
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 5:39AM MDT until June 27 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVISON…SOUTHERN AURORA…NORTHERN CHARLES MIX… DOUGLAS AND SOUTHEASTERN BRULE COUNTIES… At 639 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Aurora Center, or [Read More…]
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Severe Weather Statement issued June 27 at 5:39AM MDT until June 27 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN DAVISON…SOUTHERN AURORA…NORTHERN CHARLES MIX… DOUGLAS AND SOUTHEASTERN BRULE COUNTIES… At 639 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Aurora Center, or [Read More…]
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 5:25AM MDT until June 27 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for… Southwestern Davison County in southeastern South Dakota… Southern Aurora County in south central South Dakota… Northern Charles Mix County in [Read More…]
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Be on lookout for SCN
A plant pathologist at Iowa State University says record heat in May resulted in the earliest presence of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) in his nearly 30 years studying the pest. But, a wetter and cooler [Read More…]
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Nearly 3,000 firefighters deployed as wildfire rages in Northern California
iStock/Thinkstock(LAKE COUNTY, Calif.) — A raging wildfire in Northern California grew by about 3,000 acres on Tuesday as firefighters fought to contain the blaze, which has already destroyed at least 22 homes and buildings, authorities [Read More…]
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FBI agents storm JetBlue plane at JFK after hijacking ‘false alarm’
@JoshEiniger7/Twitter(NEW YORK) — FBI agents descended upon a packed JetBlue flight in New York after a radio error signaled that the plane may have been hijacked, authorities said. Authorities at John F. Kennedy International in [Read More…]
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Federal judge rules children, parents separated at border must be reunited within 30 days
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — After weeks of public outcry, a federal judge in California has temporarily halted the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border and ordered that children taken from their parents must be reunited [Read More…]