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Trump to discuss SNAP work requirements, Farm Bill in White House meeting
President Trump is expected to discuss the Farm Bill with House Ag Chairman Mike Conaway and Senate Ag Chairman Pat Roberts today at the White House. There have been reports that Trump will only support [Read More…]
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USDA hosts event to address food waste
It’s estimated that about 40 percent of food in the US goes uneaten. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue hosted a roundtable in DC this week to address the problem and discuss possible solutions. Some food waste [Read More…]
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USDA’s proposed rule offers options for bioengineered food that should be disclosed
The USDA is seeking public comment on the long-awaited proposed rule for food labels containing genetically modified ingredients. However, the proposal would label the food as bioengineered, not GMO. Ryan Findlay, the CEO of the [Read More…]
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Tom Brokaw accuser says not all sexual harassers ‘look and act like Harvey Weinstein’
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Allegations of sexual misconduct against television news icon Tom Brokaw, a figure whom so many families welcomed into their living rooms on a nightly basis for decades, shocked the nation last [Read More…]
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Federal agency to investigate Tesla crash, fire that killed two Florida teens
iStock/Thinkstock(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate a deadly Tesla crash and fire that killed two Florida high school students, the agency said. Barrett Riley and Edgar Monserratt, both seniors, were [Read More…]
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Seeing released prisoners from North Korea ‘one of the greatest joys of my life,’ Pence says
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — On the heels of North Korea’s release of three American citizens, Vice President Mike Pence touted Donald Trump’s leadership in the negotiation process. Pence told ABC News’ Johnathan Karl in an interview [Read More…]
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Risk of severe weather stretches across upper US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A risk of severe storms on Thursday stretches from Wyoming all the way to New Jersey. In Wisconsin on Wednesday, two tornadoes were reported. More than 40 damaging storms were reported [Read More…]
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Virginia hotel worker fired after calling black customer ‘monkey’
WVEC-TV(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — A white hotel clerk in Southern Virginia was fired this week after video surfaced showing that he called a black customer a “f–king monkey.” Country Inn & Suites by Radisson in [Read More…]
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Yale responds after white student calls police on napping black student
Michael Marsland/Yale University(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — A Yale dean said the Ivy League university needs to work at becoming “truly inclusive” after a white student called police on a black classmate who had fallen asleep [Read More…]
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This Toy Story plane is to infinity and beyond
Disney(ORLANDO) — This Toy Story plane is #familytravelgoals. As we hold our collective breath waiting for Toy Story Land to open at Walt Disney World Resort — which opens June 30 — fans of the [Read More…]
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Nebraska cattleman scales back his cow herd
Galen Frenzen and his son operate a cattle ranching and farming operation near Fullerton, Nebraska. Their operation includes seedstock Angus and Polled Hereford cattle, as well as both fall and spring-calving herds. Frenzen says they [Read More…]
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American prisoners freed by North Korea meet with Donald Trump
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.) — Three American prisoners just freed from North Korea met with President Donald Trump early Thursday morning after landing at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The three men — [Read More…]
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Three Americans held by North Korea back in US, Trump soon to announce summit details
iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — President Trump said he will announce the time and place for his upcoming summit with Kim Jong Un “within three days.” While Trump did not reveal where the meeting will be, [Read More…]
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Three Americans held by North Korea headed back to US, Trump soon to announce summit details
iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — President Trump said he will announce the time and place for his upcoming summit with Kim Jong Un “within three days.” While Trump did not reveal where the meeting will be, [Read More…]
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NCGA sees great potential in bio-based chemicals from corn
A consultant hired by the National Corn Growers Association says developing new bio-based chemicals from corn is “where the money is.” Nathan Danielson with BioCognito tells Brownfield technology and company demands for “sustainable” products have [Read More…]
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Farmland disappearance linked to low-density housing
The American Farmland Trust says U.S. farmland is disappearing at an alarming rate. A new report by that group says that in a twenty-year period ending in 2012, more than 30 million acres of farmland [Read More…]
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Cattle futures pressured by heavy supply
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed lower. The lack of direction from the cash cattle trade, softer wholesale values, and concerns over a heavy cattle supply are all contributing to the sluggish cattle [Read More…]
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A contrast of soil moisture across the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, rain is maintaining a slow pace of planting progress in parts of the upper Midwest. In contrast, dryness has begun to develop in the southwestern Corn Belt, where topsoil moisture [Read More…]
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Iowa cellulosic ethanol plant is still on the market
DowDuPont continues to look for a buyer of its cellulosic ethanol plant in Iowa. The plant, which was heralded as the biggest cellulosic ethanol plant in the world, has been closed since last November. A [Read More…]
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Pilots who safely landed Southwest flight remember moment they knew there was trouble
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The pilots behind the controls of a Southwest flight that turned deadly in April when an engine failed midair, talked to ABC News recently about the moment they knew there was [Read More…]