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Soybeans, corn down, watching U.S. weather
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, with July closing just above last month’s lows. The trade continues to monitor any movement in trade discussions between the U.S. and China. Many forecasts have light [Read More…]
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New Pork Board President shares “We Care” successes
The new president of the National Pork Board says hog farmers will continue adhering to “We Care” principles and showing how they are having an impact. South Dakota pork producer Steven Rommereim has been elected [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets end four-day slide
After four straight days of diving dairy prices, the markets took a slight turn higher at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. Class Three June milk was up $.05 to $15.31. July was up $.16 to [Read More…]
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Senate farm bill expected Thursday
Minnesota Senator and Ag Committee member Amy Klobuchar tells Brownfield introduction of the Senate farm bill is expected Thursday. “Bi-partisan agreement, how sweet those words are given what happened in the House, that would maintain [Read More…]
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Ethanol production holds, stocks higher
U.S. ethanol production held steady last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.041 million barrels a day, unchanged from the previous week and up 42,000 from a year ago. The industry continues [Read More…]
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This is what Hawaii’s Big Island looks like after the Kilauea volcano’s latest eruption
Handout / USGS/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(PAHOA, Hawaii) — Aerial footage of Hawaii’s Big Island shows the extent of the damage from the Kilauea volcano’s latest explosion. Before and after photos reveal a vast amount of land [Read More…]
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Bob Everson elected Mitchell’s Mayor
Bob Everson is Michell’s Mayor-elect. He earned 1365 votes followed by Mel Olson with 1154 votes, Tara Volesky with 297 votes and Steven Larson with 182 votes. Everson is looking forward to taking office. “I’m [Read More…]
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Famed French climber nicknamed ‘Spiderman’ arrested 75 floors up South Korea skyscraper
ABCNews.com(SEOUL, South Korea) — Daredevil French climber Alain Robert was arrested by South Korea police Wednesday for scaling the Lotte World Tower in Seoul, authorities said. Robert, dubbed the “French Spiderman,” was intercepted on the [Read More…]
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Pig farmers a casualty of trade disputes
The president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says pig farmers are getting beat up as the Trump Administration ushers in a new trade environment. Ohio hog farmer Jim Heimerl says he considered using [Read More…]
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Pig farmers getting beat up on trade
The president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) says pig farmers are getting beat up as the Trump Administration ushers in a new trade environment. Ohio hog farmer Jim Heimerl says he considered using [Read More…]
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Warm weather favors crop growth, development
Across the Corn Belt, cool weather covers the Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, a cold front crossing the upper Midwest is producing locally heavy showers and thunderstorms. On June 3, soybean emergence ranged from 26 to [Read More…]
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Anonymous tip prompts new search for woman who vanished in Georgia more than 20 years ago
Georgia Bureau of Investigation(FLAGLER BEACH, Fla.) — Thanks to a new tip, local and state authorities are combing a wooded area near Atlanta today in the hopes of finding the remains of a woman who [Read More…]
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Children burned in Guatemala volcano eruption to be treated in US
Fabricio Alonzo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Guatemalan children who were seriously burned in a deadly volcanic eruption in their home country will be brought to the United States for treatment, officials said. Shriners Hospitals for Children, [Read More…]
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Massive fire breaks out at luxury London hotel, officials say
SkyNews via ABCNews.com(LONDON) — Dozens of firefighters are battling a massive blaze that broke out at a luxury hotel in West London on Wednesday, officials said. The London Fire Brigade said 120 firefighters and 20 [Read More…]
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The first Gerber baby, now 91, met the current Gerber baby and the photo is adorable
@gerber/Instagram(NEW YORK) — The original Gerber baby and Gerber’s 2018 spokesbaby, Lucas Warren, recently posed in a photo that’s tugging at heart strings. Ann Turner Cook, 91, who’s still portrayed in the brand’s iconic trademark [Read More…]
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Video of British bus driver fist-bumping goes viral
RoyalJordanian/YouTube(LONDON) — When a bus driver in London warned a moped driver about upcoming pedestrians in busy traffic, they had no idea their exchange would go viral. A motorcyclist enthusiast who goes by the internet [Read More…]
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Woman punched by police officer at NJ beach shares her side of the story
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The woman who was captured on video being repeatedly punched by a police officer on a Jersey Shore beach over the Memorial Day weekend is still grappling with the emotional “trauma,” [Read More…]
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Secret Service arrests contractor at White House for outstanding attempted murder charge
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service arrested a government contractor on an outstanding attempted murder warrant issued in Maryland when he showed up for work at a White House checkpoint on Tuesday, according to authorities. [Read More…]
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Qatar Airways CEO apologizes for suggesting a woman couldn’t do his job
Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The head of Qatar Airways apologized on Tuesday after suggesting that only a man is capable of doing his job as chief executive of the airline. Qatar Airways CEO [Read More…]
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Singapore gears up to host Trump-Kim summit
ABCNews.com(SENSOTA ISLAND, Singapore) — The on-again, off-again and now on-again summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un is set for next week on a secluded island off the coast of [Read More…]
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