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Protecting crops against yield robbing pests
Nematodes are silent yield robbers and are reducing farmers profitability. New seed treatment technologies are helping farmers protect their crops against a pest that isn’t visible to the naked eye. In this Managing for Profit, [Read More…]

A 34-year-old dad, a professor and young newlyweds among the 20 killed in limo crash
Peter R. Barber/The Daily Gazette of Schenectady, N.Y.(ALBANY, N.Y.) — A 34-year-old dad, a college professor and young newlyweds were among the 20 killed in a limo crash in upstate New York. Authorities have released [Read More…]

Hurricane Michael to be worst storm Panhandle has seen in 100 years: Governor
iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael, a potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm, is nearing landfall along the Florida Panhandle with 145 mph winds. A Category 4 or 5 storm has never hit the Panhandle in [Read More…]

‘Monstrous’ storm barrels toward Florida as a Category 4 with 140 mph winds
iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael is now an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 with 140 mph winds, expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon with a storm surge up to 13 feet high. A Category [Read More…]

Woman removed from plane after boarding with ’emotional support’ squirrel
iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Flying squirrels are a species, not a job description — at least according to Frontier Airlines. The Orlando Police Department was forced to remove a woman from a Frontier Airlines plane Tuesday [Read More…]

Woman removed from plane after boarding with ’emotional support’ squirrel
iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Flying squirrels are a species, not a job description — at least according to Frontier Airlines. The Orlando Police Department was forced to remove a woman from a Frontier Airlines plane Tuesday [Read More…]

Former MI6 spy Christopher Steele, who compiled controversial dossier, breaks silence to criticize Trump
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(LONDON) — The former British intelligence officer who wrote the explosive dossier alleging links between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian officials has broken an 18-month silence to criticize the governance of the [Read More…]

Mega Millions jackpot climbs over $500 million with no winner on Tuesday
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Mega Millions jackpot climbed north of half a billion dollars after no one won the big prize in in Tuesday night’s drawing. The winning numbers were 20-22-39-54-60 and a Mega Ball [Read More…]

Hurricane Michael upgraded to category 3, closing in on Florida with 120 mph winds
iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm as it closes in on the Florida Panhandle. Michael is forecast to make landfall as a “monstrous” Category 3 storm with [Read More…]

Phoenix church takes in 100 immigrants released by ICE
iStock/Thinkstock(PHOENIX) — One hundred people have arrived at a church in Phoenix after being released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Shadow Rock United Church of Christ is providing housing to immigrant families after ICE [Read More…]

Ohio corn leader says year-round E15 announcement is a victory for all corn farmers
The executive director of Ohio Corn and Wheat says President Trump’s move to allow year-round sales of E15 is a victory for corn farmers across the country. Tadd Nicholson says the federal ban on summer [Read More…]

Milk futures mixed, cash dairy lower
Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed mixed Tuesday somewhat pressured by the cash market. October closed four cents lower at $15.80. November four cents lower at $15.99. December up two cents [Read More…]

Researchers identify second suspect in nerve agent poisoning as Russian doctor for military intelligence
iStock/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — The UK-based investigative website Bellingcat has said it has identified the second suspect in the Salisbury nerve agent poisonings as a doctor belonging to Russia’s military intelligence agency the GRU. In a detailed [Read More…]

Couple who lost home in California wildfire settles collections dispute over burned AT&T equipment
iStock/Thinkstock(SONOMA, Calif.) — A Sonoma couple who lost their home in a wildfire last year has finally begun to heal after settling a week-long battle with their former utility company, which demanded money they claimed [Read More…]

Hurricane Michael closing in on Florida with 120 mph winds: ‘This storm can kill you’
iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael is closing in on the Florida Panhandle, forecast to make landfall as a “monstrous” Category 3 storm with a dangerous storm surge of up to 12 feet, officials said. [Read More…]

Winning numbers for 6th-largest Mega Millions jackpot will be drawn tonight
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The winning numbers for the sixth-largest Mega Millions jackpot in history will take place Tuesday night. The $470 million prize comes with a $265.3 million cash option, according to Mega Millions. The [Read More…]

Hurricane Michael forecast: What to expect and when
iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — (PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael — a Category 2 hurricane — churned toward the Florida Panhandle Tuesday as the state and its neighbors braced for the impact. The storm at midday [Read More…]

Is Santa Claus a ninja? Well, he does have a black belt
NHK News(NEW YORK) — An international team of Santa Clauses are training with ninjas in Japan to hone their gift-delivery skills in time for the holiday season. Nearly a dozen Santas from the Greenland International [Read More…]

August a big month for beef exports
August was a big month for beef exports. Dan Halstrom, CEO of the US Meat Export Federation says beef exports were up 7 percent on volume and a record on the beef value at 751-million-dollars. He says [Read More…]

Fuhrmann: The family dairy farm is a business first
A dairy business consultant tells Brownfield many family farmers need to change their way of thinking to keep their farm and family profitable. Dr. Thomas Fuhrmann with DairyWorks Management System says, “‘Dairying is a way of [Read More…]