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Cattle, hog futures mixed ahead of holiday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mixed in limited trade volume and a narrow range. The market is looking for direction from the cash cattle trade – but that isn’t likely to happen [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: December 31, 2018
Mar. corn closed at $3.75, down 1/2 cent Jan. soybeans closed at $8.82 and 1/2, down 1/4 cent Jan. soybean meal closed at $306.20, down $2.70 Jan. soybean oil closed at 27.55, up 3 points [Read More…]
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Soybeans lower despite positive trade talk news
Soybeans finished the session lower despite a Saturday tweet from President Trump claiming big progress on trade talks with China. Even if China is buying, the federal government shut-down is preventing release of the usual [Read More…]
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Search for answers in fatal lion mauling puts focus on North Carolina’s exotic animal laws
Courtesy family of Alexandra Black(BURLINGTON, N.C.) — The investigation into how a lion at a North Carolina wildlife center managed to get loose and kill a young intern is putting a new focus on how [Read More…]
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2018 marks worst yearly decline for stocks in a decade
lucky-photographer/iStock(NEW YORK) — Stocks ended the day higher on Monday but were still lower for the year in what turned out to be the worst year for stocks since 2008. The Dow ended the day [Read More…]
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 31 at 2:28PM MST until December 31 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Additional snow accumulations of around [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued December 31 at 2:28PM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Additional snow accumulations of around [Read More…]
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Manicurist killed in hit-and-run as customer makes escape without paying
kali9/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Las Vegas police are searching for a woman who struck and killed a nail salon employee with her car. The suspect allegedly ran over the salon employee after getting a manicure [Read More…]
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Milk futures mixed, cash dairy unchanged
Milk futures lightly traded in a narrow range for the last day of 2018 while cash markets saw minimal activity. December Class III milk futures were unchanged at $13.83. January down nine cents at $14.32. [Read More…]
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China could play big role in improving U.S. ethanol margins
The U.S. ethanol industry is hopeful China will play a significant role in improving margins. Randall Doyal, CEO of Al-Corn Clean Fuel in Claremont, Minnesota says before the trade war, exports to China were trending [Read More…]
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NCBA’s Houston says beef exports have momentum
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president-elect Jennifer Houston sees reasons to be optimistic about trade in 2019. “Things are going well on the trade front. Exports are still high, but we know we have some opportunities [Read More…]
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Michigan Farm Bureau doubles science lab fleet
Michigan Farm Bureau will launch a second mobile science lab in 2019 to bring agriculture education to more students. “We are fully booked this year, we can’t take any more schools on for this school [Read More…]
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New Michigan Department of Ag director named
Gary McDowell has been named as the incoming director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development by governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer. McDowell is a partner in McDowell Brothers Farm and McDowell Hay, Inc. in [Read More…]
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Winter Weather Advisory issued December 31 at 12:55PM MST until December 31 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued December 31 at 12:55PM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. [Read More…]
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‘Godparent proposals’ are a thing now, Pinterest search trends show
Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sigh. As if giving birth, recovering, learning how to be a parent and keeping a human alive wasn’t enough, now the pressure is on to get cute and [Read More…]
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What is a bear market? Everything you need to know about the current economic volatility
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — If you followed the U.S. stock markets in December, it might’ve felt like your financial future was on a roller coaster ride. Since October, the markets have dipped several times, [Read More…]
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Alleged dragging, shoving of children in migrant centers under investigation: Sheriff’s department
John Moore/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Department is investigating footage of unaccompanied children allegedly being dragged and shoved inside a shelter in Arizona. The videos, first published by The Arizona Republic, appear to [Read More…]
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Russia detains US citizen on suspicion of spying
ronniechua/iStock(MOSCOW) — Russian authorities have detained an American citizen over accusations of spying, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB). In a short statement, the agency noted that the FSB detained a U.S. citizen named [Read More…]
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New Year’s Eve stocks higher in early trading
lucky-photographer/iStock(NEW YORK) — The major stock indexes were broadly higher after Monday’s opening bell on growing optimism about U.S.-China trade talks as investors end a volatile year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was ahead 150 [Read More…]