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Pork exports hit new marketing year low
The USDA reports combined old and new crop soybean export sales for the week ending May 31st were below pre-report expectations. The 2017/18 marketing year for wheat ended May 31st. It continues through August for [Read More…]
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Branch joins Brownfield as News Assistant
Hello everyone, I’m Rhiannon Branch and I just started my summer as a News Assistant for Brownfield. I hail from the small town of Iuka in southern Illinois and although I did not grow up [Read More…]
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Bayer acquires Monsanto stock, companies still operating independently
Bayer completed the acquisition of Monsanto stock today but company leaders say it will take some time before they stop using the Monsanto name. Bayer Crop Science Division President Liam Condon says, “Some authorities [Read More…]
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Governor Cuomo offers free legal help to pizza deliveryman facing deportation
ABC News(ALBANY, N.Y.) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is offering free legal help to a pizza delivery man who was detained by immigration authorities when he tried to deliver an order to a military [Read More…]
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Santa Fe police officer critically wounded in high school massacre released from hospital
KTRK (SANTA FE, Texas) — The officer who was injured when he confronted a shooter at a Texas high school last month has been released from the hospital after nearly three weeks. When a 17-year-old [Read More…]
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Senator Grassley reacts to Trump RFS decision
An Iowa Senator is speaking out about President Trump’s decision to delay possible changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard. Chuck Grassley says, “Thankfully, anti-ethanol forces were stopped by President Trump.” Chuck Grassley says the proposed deal [Read More…]
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NPPC looks for ag labor solutions
The tight labor market in rural areas is a major concern to pork producers. At World Pork Expo, we discussed the issue with Jen Sorensen with Iowa Select Farms, which has 1,200 employees in Iowa. Sorensen also serves [Read More…]
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Drought has changed the cattle price outlook
RaboBank livestock market analyst Don Close says weather continues to be the single-most disruptive influence in the U.S. beef complex. Drought conditions forced the early placement of calves into feed yards, which substantially increased cattle on [Read More…]
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South Koreans cautiously optimistic ahead of Trump-Kim summit
ABCNews.com(SEOUL, South Korea) — On the streets of Seoul, a euphoric mood for peace has filled the air ahead of next Tuesday’s historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong [Read More…]
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Car crashes into US Embassy gates in South Korea’s capital
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — A car crashed into the gate of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, police said Thursday. South Korean police told ABC News the driver was not drunk but declined to [Read More…]
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This robot named Flippy can cook your hamburger for you
ABC News(PASADENA, Calif.) — Imagine a world where your burger is made by a robot. Well, that’s now a reality at CaliBurger in Pasadena, California. The robot, nicknamed Flippy, started helping the restaurant’s staff this [Read More…]
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Victim shot by back-flipping FBI agent says he initially thought an ‘idiot set off a firecracker’
ABC News(DENVER) — A 24-year-old man accidentally shot by an FBI agent doing a backflip on the dance floor of a Colorado nightclub says he initially couldn’t believe he had been wounded while enjoying a [Read More…]
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Woman accused of killing husband, doppelganger indicted for 1st-degree murder
ABC News(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — A woman accused of leading authorities on a multistate crime spree that included two homicides has been indicted on first-degree murder charges. Lois Riess, 56, allegedly shot and killed her [Read More…]
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California man arrested after ramming car several times in road-rage attack
Nikki Guinn (via Facebook)(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California driver was arrested Monday after video showed him ramming his car into another vehicle repeatedly in an apparent road-rage attack, police said. Police in Sacramento, California, arrested Jose [Read More…]
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CrossFit gym closes after Pride Month workout canceled
WRTV(INDIANAPOLIS) — A CrossFit gym in downtown Indianapolis closed less than 24 hours after it canceled a workout in support of Pride Month that was planned by employees and members. CrossFit’s Chief Knowledge Officer Russell [Read More…]
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Federal judge rules lawsuit challenging migrant-family separation can proceed, says policy ‘shocks the conscience’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in California ruled on Wednesday evening that a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s practice of separating immigrant parents from their children can move forward, saying the government’s [Read More…]
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Pork producers discuss their transition to group housing of sows
At World Pork Expo on Wednesday, we stopped by the Nedap Livestock Management booth to visit with a couple of pork producers who own and/or manage facilities that have transitioned from gestation stalls to group [Read More…]
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USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach addresses pork producers
USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach addressed Wednesday’s SIP Luncheon at World Pork Expo in Des Moines. Ibach discussed topics that fall under his area of responsibility, including animal health, biotechnology and gene [Read More…]
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LGBT group putting final touches on Pride Month fete at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station
Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) — Pride Month will be celebrated all the way in Antarctica this weekend, thanks to the party-planning efforts of the LGBT community at the American research center there. Although Antarctica [Read More…]
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Crayola released a makeup line and it is everything we’ve been dreaming of
ASOS(NEW YORK) — Now, you can actually color on your face with Crayola crayons! Crayola just released a makeup line in partnership with ASOS and, in true Crayola fashion, it features 98 very colorful shades. [Read More…]