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Bayer officials say additional state restrictions on dicamba are unnecessary
Bayer Crop Science officials say the new restrictions imposed on dicamba use by the EPA make additional state restrictions unnecessary. “We still feel that additional restrictions beyond what’s identified on the federal EPA level are [Read More…]

Protecting the bottom line in 2019
Farmers are projected to harvest big corn and soybean crops this year. While those big yields give farmers more grain to market, they also add more pressure to prices. In this Managing For Profit Sam [Read More…]

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre: Oldest victim to be laid to rest
Courtesy Mallinger Family(PITTSBURGH) — The oldest victim of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre — who left behind three children, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild — will be laid to rest Friday. Rose Mallinger was among the [Read More…]

Italy proposes controversial plan to help boost birth rate
iStock/Thinkstock(ROME) — Italy wants to revive its shrinking birth rate by helping families put down roots. The country’s populist far-right government has presented a controversial plan to give free farmland for 20 years to married parents [Read More…]

Unemployment rate stays at 3.7% as 250K jobs added in October
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers added 250,000 jobs to their payrolls in October, the Labor Department reported Friday morning, exceeding economists’ expectations. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said most of the jobs occurred in health care, [Read More…]

Tennessee whiskey makers moody over Trump tariff tiff
iStock/Thinkstock(PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.) — President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum have left Tennessee whiskey and other moonshine makers feeling moody as they cope with the international backlash and higher import costs. The [Read More…]

France launches nationwide investigation after dozens born with malformed arms
iStock/Thinkstock(PARIS) — France has launched a national inquiry into why babies in some regions over the last 15 years have been born with missing or malformed arms. Public Health France announced in a statement on [Read More…]

Still have leftover candy? Do something good with it
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If by chance there’s still Halloween candy in your house, there are some options that can prevent you from hoovering it up yourself. The Halloween Candy Buy Back website lets you find [Read More…]

Meghan Markle fan on meeting the duchess: ‘I’m still so blown away’
Pool/Samir Hussein/WireImage(AUCKLAND, New Zealand) — Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 16-day, four-country tour is over, but one fan is still recovering from the encounter she had with Meghan. The fan, Hannah Sergel, is a 20-year-old [Read More…]

Heavy rain, strong winds moving into Northeast ahead of weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A large storm system moving through the Gulf Coast brought a November tornado outbreak to the region on Thursday with 16 reported tornadoes. Now, the storm system is moving into the [Read More…]

Tennessee whiskey makers moody over Trump tariff tiff
iStock/Thinkstock(PIGEON FORGE, Tenn.) — President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum have left Tennessee whiskey and other moonshine makers feeling moody as they cope with the international backlash and higher import costs. The [Read More…]

Target unveils early look into its Black Friday deals
Target Brands, Inc.(NEW YORK) — Now that Halloween is over, Americans are turning their attention to the next big holiday — Thanksgiving — and of course, Black Friday. Target on Thursday unveiled a sneak peek [Read More…]

Parents sickened after Halloween candy tests positive for meth
Washington County Sheriff’s Office(ALOHA, Ore.) — Parents’ worst fears about trick or treating came true in one town in Oregon. Candy handed out on Halloween night by someone in the town of Aloha, Oregon, tested [Read More…]

Pilot arrested for being 10 times over alcohol limit less than an hour before takeoff
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Just 50 minutes before a flight from London to Japan was scheduled to depart, the pilot was arrested for having almost 10 times the legal amount of alcohol allowed in his system. First [Read More…]

Feds launch hate-crime probe in double slaying at Kentucky Kroger store
iStock/Thinkstock(LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — The FBI has launched a federal hate-crime investigation into the double slaying of two African-American shoppers at a Kentucky grocery store as murder charges were filed against the suspect, a man who [Read More…]

Bradley says new EPA dicamba registration raises questions
Missouri Weed Scientist Kevin Bradley tells Brownfield Ag News the new EPA registration for dicamba over-the-top application is a concern in Missouri. The EPA says it can be applied 45 days after soybean planting, “Some areas have a [Read More…]

Missouri yields vary widely from field to field
A northern Missouri farmer had widely varying yields depending on the severity of drought. Joshlyn Yoder says part of his farm was in an area that was hurt by extreme dry weather midway through the [Read More…]

Cattle futures higher ahead of widespread direct trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mostly higher ahead of anticipated stronger cash trade and strength in the outside markets. Stronger wholesale values were also supportive. December live cattle closed $.17 higher at $117.12 and [Read More…]

Soybeans supported by possible trade talks
Soybeans were sharply higher on commercial and technical buying. Thursday morning, President Trump tweeted he and President Xi will meet later this month at the G20 summit in Argentina. Nothing has been officially scheduled, at [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 1, 2018
Dec. corn closed at $3.66 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/2 cents Nov. soybeans closed at $8.69, up 30 cents Dec. soybean meal closed at $313.40, up $7.00 Dec. soybean oil closed at 28.32, up 30 points Dec. wheat closed at $5.08, up 7 and 1/2 cents Dec. [Read More…]