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‘They’re all gone,’ woman says of family members lost in aftermath of volcano eruption
ABC News(GUATEMALA CITY) — Outside of an emergency shelter for evacuees of the Volcan de Fuego eruption in Guatemala, Norma Mavilia Azcon broke down in tears, desperate for any word on whether her two children, [Read More…]
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New warning says you may need to change your tires sooner than you think
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — As summer storm season rolls in, new research offers fresh guidelines to ensure drivers roll safely to a stop. The American Automobile Association released a study on Thursday showing that worn tires [Read More…]
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One suspect dead, another in custody after ATF agent ambushed, shot during undercover operation, officials say
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — One suspect is dead and another is in custody after a federal agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was shot multiple times when he and other agents were ambushed [Read More…]
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Doud says trade disputes won’t be resolved overnight
The chief ag trade negotiator for the U.S. says collateral damage to agriculture from trade disputes could get worse before it gets better. Speaking at World Pork Expo, Gregg Doud said there are no silver [Read More…]
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Implement dealer loans on the rise
An ag economist says more farmers are getting loans through implement dealers than they were ten years ago. Todd Kuethe with the University of Illinois tells Brownfield over the last decade, about a third of [Read More…]
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Pompeo distances administration from Giuliani’s North Korea comments
ABCNews.com(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was forced to distance the administration Thursday from comments made by President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, who said this week that Kim Jong Un begged “on his [Read More…]
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Cattle futures mostly lower ahead of widespread direct trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mostly lower on spread trade, profit taking, and position squaring ahead of the week’s widespread direct cash business. June was up $.07 at $108.37 and August was down [Read More…]
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Ag Census extends online deadline to July 31st
The USDA Ag Census has gotten back just over half of the questionnaires it has sent out to gather data on this year’s farming operations. Bob Garino is USDA’s statistician in Missouri, “It’s not as [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: June 7, 2018
Jul. corn closed at $3.76 and 1/4, down 2 cents Jul. soybeans closed at $9.74 and 1/4, down 20 cents Jul. soybean meal closed at $358.40, down $6.60 Jul. soybean oil closed at 30.60, down 5 points Jul. wheat closed at $5.26 and 3/4, up 7 cents Jun. [Read More…]
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Ibach: Farmers understand trade playing field not level
USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach says farmers are concerned about trade disputes, but he says they understand the trade playing field has not been level. “There are tariffs in place and sanitary and phytosanitary complications [Read More…]
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‘It’s heartbreaking,’ says teen whose video of meeting her deported dad at the US-Mexico border went viral
iStock/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — Leslie Silva had yet to reach her teens when her father, Milo Silva, was deported for the third time. Since that deportation in 2012, Leslie, who now lives with her mother, [Read More…]
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Dairy x 3 is best
Eating some dairy foods is better than none but are we getting enough? Erin McGraw, nutritionist with the St. Louis Dairy Council says most of us are not getting the highly recommended three servings of dairy [Read More…]
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Wheat Stem Maggot adults found in South Dakota
Wheat Stem maggots have been spotted in South Dakota winter wheat fields, but researchers are still working to track the peak of wheat stem maggot adult flights. SDSU extension Entomologist, Adam Varenhorst says It’s not [Read More…]
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July soybeans, corn hit new multi-month lows
Soybeans were sharply lower on fund and technical selling, with the July contract establishing a new four-month low. The U.S. crop is in good shape and most near-term forecasts have rain, but it is early [Read More…]
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Merck introduces Sequivity technology at WPX
Merck Animal Health calls its vaccine technology Sequivity innovative and highly advanced. Merck swine technical services veterinarian Dr. Kimberly Crawford tells Brownfield it’s also precise, safe, and flexible. She says Sequivity uses a platform that [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets up, milk futures up significantly Thursday
The dairy markets were up for a second day following a four-day downturn at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thursday. Class Three June milk was up $.11 to $15.42. July was up $.15 to $16.04. August [Read More…]
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31 Orlando police officers sued over their response to Pulse nightclub massacre that left 49 dead
Released by US Attorneys Office, Middle District of Florida(ORLANDO, Fla.) — A city police officer acting as a security guard didn’t do his job and more than two dozen of his colleagues failed in their [Read More…]
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Highlights from Vladimir Putin’s call-in show, including advice to his grandson
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — President Vladimir Putin Thursday held his annual “Direct Line” telethon show in which he takes dozens of questions from ordinary Russians for hours during a live broadcast on state television. An [Read More…]
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Secure Pork Supply Plan readies industry for next disease outbreak
The pork industry continues to prepare for the next foreign animal disease outbreak. In his opening comments during a National Pork Board news conference at World Pork Expo Wednesday, NPB vice president of science and [Read More…]
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U.S. Senate Ag Committee to discuss farm bill Wednesday
The Senate Ag Committee plans to discuss its version of the farm bill next Wednesday. Chairman Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow say the committee will go over the draft bill and any possible [Read More…]