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Tomato harvest is underway
Red Gold’s Steve Smith says tomato harvest has gotten off to a slow start in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. “We’ve a really great crop coming in,” he says. “We are suffering from some extra rain [Read More…]
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65th Farm Progress Show to be held in Iowa
Brownfield reporters will be on the ground in Boone, Iowa, next week for the 65th annual Farm Progress Show. The event will take place August 28th through the 30th and is the nation’s largest outdoor [Read More…]
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Hurricane Lane bears down on Hawaii as Category 4 storm
(HONOLULU) — Hurricane Lane is taking aim at Hawaii as a Category 4 storm with fierce winds of up to 155 mph. The storm had reached Category 5 level, but weakened early Wednesday. A hurricane [Read More…]
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Boys ages 2 and 4 die after they’re found in river; father taken into custody
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — Two brothers — just 2 and 4 years old — are dead after they were found unresponsive in a river, authorities said. The incident unfolded when concerned witnesses called 911 at the Kankakee [Read More…]
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Pressure on Ireland-bound Pope Francis amid another sexual abuse scandal
Alessandra Benedetti – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(DUBLIN) — Pope Francis is set to visit Ireland in the first papal visit there in almost 40 years, but he is expected to come under pressure there from [Read More…]
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NAFTA breakthrough coming?
U.S., Mexican trade officials resume bilateral talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement today in Washington. The countries have been in talks for the past several weeks, trying to resolve issues including auto manufacturing [Read More…]
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Pivot Bio close to launching sustainable nitrogen product
Pivot Bio, a Silicon Valley ag tech company, says it’s getting closer to launching a sustainable alternative to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. Company spokesman Ernest Sanders says microbes are applied at corn planting and grow along [Read More…]
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Agronomists say late-season weed control has benefits
An Illinois-based agronomist with FMC Corporation says late season weed control can improve yield and prevent the spread of resistant weeds. Nick Hustedde says this is especially important as farmers face low commodity prices. “The [Read More…]
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Largely favorable weather across the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather follows a widespread rain event. Nationally, less than one-eighth of the corn (12%) and soybeans (11%) were rated in very poor to poor condition on August 19, but [Read More…]
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More Summer heat for much of the Heartland
Category 4 Hurricane Lane continues to drift closer to Hawaii. The powerful hurricane could threaten or strike several islands on August 23-24, and the potential exists for high winds, flash flooding, and damaging surf. Meanwhile [Read More…]
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Bomb threat at Arlington National Cemetery under investigation
iStock/Thinkstock(ARLINGTON, Va.) — Officials are responding to a bomb threat at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. “Arlington National Cemetery officials and [Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall] emergency services are currently responding to a bomb threat to [Read More…]
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Successful weed control starts early
The most effective weed control happens when farmers start early. North America dicamba portfolio lead Ryan Rubischko says starting with clean fields and staying ahead of weeds gives growers the best chance at higher yields. [Read More…]
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OSU creates office to handle sexual misconduct, discrimination in wake of scandals
iStock/Thinkstock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio State University is creating a new office dedicated to handling gender-based harassment in the wake of several misconduct scandals and a federal investigation into how the school addresses claims of sexual [Read More…]
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Los Angeles agrees to pay $1.9 million to family of homeless man killed by police
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The family of a homeless man shot and killed on Los Angeles’ famous Skid Row will receive $1.9 million after the city came to a settlement agreement on Tuesday. Charly Keunang, 42, [Read More…]
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Hurricane Lane strengthens to Category 5 storm as it closes in on Hawaii
(HONOLULU, Hawaii) — Hurricane Lane is a Category 5 hurricane on Wednesday morning with winds of 160 mph. A hurricane warning has been issued for the Big Island, including Hilo, and hurricane watches are in [Read More…]
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Suspect in Mollie Tibbetts’ murder passed background check despite immigration status, employer says
Poweshiek County Sheriffs Office(BROOKLYN, Iowa) — Yarrabee Farms, the Iowa farm that employed the suspect charged with killing Mollie Tibbetts, defended its vetting of Cristhian Bahena Rivera late Tuesday. The farm says Rivera passed the [Read More…]
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Facebook removes hundreds of pages, groups and accounts linked to ‘inauthentic behavior’ in Russia, Iran
Facebook(NEW YORK) — Facebook said on Tuesday it’s “removed multiple pages, groups and accounts” linked to “inauthentic behavior” on its platforms, including actions that originated in Russia and in Iran. “These were distinct campaigns and [Read More…]
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Research leading to fungicide resistance prevention
Missouri soybean growers are working with Kaitlyn Bissonnette, University of Missouri Associate plant pathologist, to determine whether to apply fungicide to control disease. Bissonnette was talking about her research on fungicide resistance and on soybean [Read More…]
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Field camera system looks at lodging in cereal crops
Researchers at the University of Minnesota are developing a custom field camera track system to collect data on dynamic plant traits. Research lead Alex Susko says the project looks at how cereal crops respond to [Read More…]
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Production, trade disputes will keep soybean prices lower
The combination of large production and trade disputes has an agriculture economist projecting pressure on soybeans in the foreseeable future. Gary Schnitkey at the University of Illinois says soybeans will be lower than the $9.75 [Read More…]