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Cattle futures mostly lower ahead of on feed report
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were lower on profit taking, the recent mixed boxed beef trend, and traders waiting for the week’s widespread direct cash business. June was down $1.05 at $104.40 and [Read More…]
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Hair stylist claims she warned police about Las Vegas mass shooter
Denise Truscello/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Among the thousands of documents just released by police about the Las Vegas mass shooting, a statement from one woman said a client named Stephen Paddock told her the Las [Read More…]
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Pompeo blames North Korea for summit cancellation, but still hopeful it will happen
Sarah Silbiger/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is blaming North Korea for President Donald Trump canceling his summit with Kim Jong Un, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying the country’s recent rhetoric showed [Read More…]
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77-year-old school bus driver charged in deadly crash with a dump truck
Eduardo MunozAlvarez/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images(MORRISTOWN, N.J.) — New Jersey prosecutors have charged a school bus driver with two counts of death by auto in connection with the double-fatal crash that killed a student and teacher [Read More…]
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South Korea ‘baffled,’ ‘very regretful’ over Trump’s cancellation of North Korea summit
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL) — South Korea President Moon Jae-in says he is “baffled and very regretful” that President Donald Trump cancelled the planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore that had been set [Read More…]
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April pork production notches new monthly high
The USDA says pork production during April 2018 was a new monthly high at 2.142 billion pounds, up 8% from April 2017. New monthly highs have been set several times in recent months because [Read More…]
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Millenniels venture out of their beef comfort zone
Millenniels have a comfort zone for cooking beef: ground beef and steak. But there’s a trend toward home cooking and younger people are turning more to beef roasts for dinner. Continue reading Millenniels venture out [Read More…]
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Harvey Weinstein to turn himself in to face criminal charges
Jacopo Raule/GC Images(NEW YORK) — Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein will turn himself into New York City police Friday to face criminal charges brought by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, sources familiar with the case [Read More…]
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Pennsylvania residents report hearing mysterious explosions, feeling ground shake at night
WPVI-TV(PHILADELPHIA) — Investigators are trying to get to the bottom of puzzling reports from residents in northeastern Pennsylvania, who say they heard loud booms and felt the ground shake in the middle of night. Since [Read More…]
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Cancellations hit old crop soybean export sales
The USDA reports combined old and new crop soybean and soybean meal exports for the week ending May 17th were towards the low end of pre-report estimates, while corn and wheat were near the [Read More…]
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Honey bee colony declines up 10%
A national survey of beekeepers found colony losses increased by 10 percent from last October through this April to the highest level since 2010. Julie Shapiro with the Honey Bee Health Coalition tells Brownfield colony [Read More…]
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Alliance for Science Global Farmer Leadership training in Illinois
Farmers from 40 countries are in Illinois to learn more about biotechnology and how to communicate what they want and need. Sarah Evanega directs Cornell University’s Alliance for Science which is teaching the Global Farmer [Read More…]
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White House meeting today on RFS and E15
Another White House meeting is planned today on proposed changes to the Renewable Fuels Standard and expanding access to E15 fuel year-round. The head of Growth Energy says she’s pleased the USDA is taking up [Read More…]
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What’s in store for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday released their forecast for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, predicting a near-normal or above-normal season. The forecasters predict a 70 percent [Read More…]
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Rape reported at MIT fraternity party, university police say
iStock/Thinkstock(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Authorities in Cambridge are investigating an alleged sexual assault on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The MIT Police Department said in a statement that they were notified that a woman [Read More…]
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Nearly a foot of rain brings flooding to Georgia; more headed to South
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Nearly a foot of rain has fallen in parts of west-central Georgia in the past three days, causing significant flooding. Further west, 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in North [Read More…]
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Iowa farmer likes the cover crops/cattle combination
Jeff Jorgenson farms in the southwestern corner of Iowa, near the town of Sidney. Jorgenson has been growing cover crops for five years and is one of a growing number of Midwestern farmers who are [Read More…]
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President Trump cancels summit with North Korea
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump in a letter directly to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced that he is canceling the much-anticipated nuclear summit. “Sadly, based on the tremendous anger and open hostility displayed [Read More…]
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Conaway says House farm bill language will not change before June vote
House Ag Committee Chairman Michael Conaway says when the House votes again on their farm bill proposal, nothing in the bill will change. “No, because right now, I can’t change the bill. The motion to [Read More…]
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Details are unclear, but China and US resolving trade issues is welcome news for many farmers
A board member with the American Soybean Association says although there is no official deal between China and the US yet, there have been reports that China could purchase 30 to 40 percent more soybean [Read More…]