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Domestic pork supply rises
The USDA says pork stocks at the end of March 2018 were up on the year, while beef supplies were slightly tighter. Pork ended last month with 611.048 million pounds in cold storage, a [Read More…]
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Waffle House shooting suspect captured after 4 slain
Metro Nashville Police Department(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — The suspected gunman in the Waffle House shooting near Nashville, Tennessee, that left four dead was captured Monday afternoon, authorities said. Travis Reinking was taken into custody about 2 [Read More…]
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Flood Warning issued April 23 at 1:14PM MDT until April 25 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon
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Flood Warning issued April 23 at 1:14PM MDT until April 30 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon
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Van hits pedestrians in Toronto, extent of injuries unclear: Police
iStock/Thinkstock(TORONTO) — A white van hit pedestrians in Toronto, Canada, Monday, injuring a possible eight to 10 people, police said. The extent of the injuries was not immediately clear, police said. “1:27 pm, police were [Read More…]
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Midday cash livestock markets
Direct cash cattle markets are quiet. The big feature today will be the distribution of this week’s new showlist, which could be steady to larger than last week following light to moderate activity in many [Read More…]
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WinField United: Five agronomy insights that could boost yield in 2018
A recent WinField United news released outlined five agronomy insights that could boost yield in 2018: With a challenging market and an uncertain spring, farmers want to feel confident they’re choosing the right crop inputs [Read More…]
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California court affirms previous glyphosate ruling
A California state appeals court has dealt Monsanto and a coalition of ag groups a legal setback, ruling the state was well within in its legal bounds when it decided to list glyphosate as a [Read More…]
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COF report shows more heifers in feedlots
Last week’s cattle-on-feed report showed a higher percentage of heifers in the nation’s feedlots. The number of heifers and heifer calves on feed on April 1st, at 4.2 million, was up 14 percent from a [Read More…]
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Soybean, corn export inspections stay slow
The USDA reports that as of the week ending April 19th, corn and soybean export inspections continue to trail their respective expected paces. The 2017/18 marketing year runs through May for wheat and August [Read More…]
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Woman says Customs fined her $500 for bringing apple given to her by Delta into US
ABCNews.com(MINNEAPOLIS) — United States Customs and Border Protection is not the apple of Crystal Tadlock’s eye. Tadlock told Fox affiliate KDVR she was on a Delta flight back from Paris headed to Minneapolis when flight [Read More…]
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Flood Warning issued April 23 at 9:17AM MDT until April 25 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River Above Yankton Vermillion River Near Davis Vermillion River Near Wakonda …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
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Flood Warning issued April 23 at 9:17AM MDT until April 30 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River Above Yankton Vermillion River Near Davis Vermillion River Near Wakonda …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
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Natalie Portman snubs $1 million award, blames Benjamin Netanyahu
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images(JERUSALEM) — Natalie Portman has drawn ire from her native Israel after declaring to boycott receiving a $1 million award known as the “Jewish Nobel.” But the activist actress explained the rationale behind [Read More…]
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‘Obviously, Kim Jong Un has learned about public relations’ with suspension of nuclear tests: Senator
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said North Korea’s announcement that it is suspending nuclear testing shows that Kim Jong Un has “learned about public relations.” Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., [Read More…]
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North Korea says it is suspending nuclear tests ahead of much-anticipated talks
iStock/Thinkstock(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared the country will be suspending its nuclear tests ahead of much-anticipated talks between the two Koreas next week, and the U.S. and North Korea [Read More…]
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Queen Elizabeth’s 92nd birthday: Royal family pulls out all the stops
Andrew Parsons – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — The Royal Family paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth at a star-studded birthday party at Royal Albert Hall tonight — where the likes of Sting, Sir Tom Jones, Shaggy, [Read More…]
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Why the new $120K ZR1 sports car is a game changer for the Corvette
ABC News(DETROIT) — Drivers in Detroit got to see a rare phenomenon this winter: Corvettes trudging through the snowy and wet city streets alongside SUVs and trucks. The engineers behind the new ZR1 — billed [Read More…]
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Cambridge researcher behind Facebook data breach speaks out
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Aleksandr Kogan, the Cambridge University researcher who collected information on millions of Americans through Facebook, said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to lawmakers on Capitol Hill was “misleading.” In a live [Read More…]
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Do not fear eating fruits and vegetables
The so-called Dirty Dozen list of fruits and vegetables to avoid is released each year by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) with warnings about the most pesticide-saturated produce. But is it legitimate? This well-known scientist, [Read More…]