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Pompeo cites ‘increasing and specific threats’ for closing US consulate in Iraq
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. is temporarily closing its consulate in Basra, Iraq, citing “increasing and specific threats and incitement to attack our personnel and facilities” by Iran, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. He [Read More…]
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Federal prosecutors seeking rare death penalty for New York City terror attack suspect
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors in New York are seeking the death penalty for Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City terror attack that killed eight people — a rare punishment that hasn’t [Read More…]
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Downed corn yielding 220bpa in SE Minnesota
A Minnesota farmer says he’s harvesting downed corn that’s yielding well over 200 bushels per-acre. Several tornadoes and damaging winds stormed through southeast Minnesota last week, flattening buildings and crops. Kurt Schrader of Nerstrand tells [Read More…]
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Palmer Amaranth confirmed in Redwood County
Palmer Amaranth has been found in a fifth Minnesota County. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture scouted a field in Redwood County, located in the southwestern part of the state, and found four plants in a [Read More…]
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Milk futures lower, cash dairy mixed
Class III milk futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed lower Friday while the block premium over barrels in the cash market climbed to the second largest on record. September milk closed unchanged at $16.11. [Read More…]
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U.S. farm leaders meet with Cuba’s president at U.N.
A group of U.S. ag leaders met with Cuba’s new president at the United Nations this week. Mark Albertson with the Illinois Soybean Association was one of them. He says they talked with Cuban President [Read More…]
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Northey: Issues blocking farm bill passage are small
A USDA undersecretary says except for politics, the sticking points standing in the way of farm bill completion are small. Bill Northey says the farm bill is hung up primarily on partisan and regional differences, [Read More…]
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Suspect in 2012 murder of NYC youth soccer coach arrested in Mexico, authorities say
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Mexican authorities have arrested the suspect in the 2012 stabbing murder of a youth soccer coach in New York City. Orlando Orea, 38, was captured in the Mexican state of [Read More…]
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Tesla is heading into a ‘challenging period’: Experts
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Tesla CEO and chairman Elon Musk for securities fraud on Thursday, it marked the beginning of a “challenging period” for the [Read More…]
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Federal Bureau of Prisons has failed its female inmates: Report
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A government watchdog agency is pointing to systemic problems in the way federal prisons treat the women in their custody. In a review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ management of its [Read More…]
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USDA numbers pressure corn, soybeans, and wheat
Soybeans were lower on commercial and technical selling, with the most active contracts pulled to a weak week to week finish. Quarterly stocks were larger than expected with slow fourth quarter demand and an upward [Read More…]
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Missouri Dept of Agriculture Vietnam Forestry Buyers’ Mission
Brownfield’s Tom Steever will be on the ground for the Missouri Dept of Agriculture Vietnam Forestry Buyers’ Mission on Wed. October 17 at Missouri Forest Products Association in Jefferson City, MO. Continue reading Missouri Dept [Read More…]
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Frustration abounds with 2014 Farm Bill set to expire
One of the lead farm bill negotiators is frustrated by the prospect of an extension. House Ag Committee Chairman Mike Conaway says differences remain on several issues. “It’s really frustrating because not one of (the [Read More…]
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Forbes Ag Tech summit highlights investment opportunities in the Midwest
Investments in ag and food tech startups are on the rise and the Forbes Ag Tech Summit is highlighting opportunities in the Midwest. Beth Bechdol, the CEO and president of AgriNovus Indiana, says ag innovation [Read More…]
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2018 U.S. wheat crop 8% larger than 2017
The USDA says 2018 U.S. wheat production was up 8% from 2017 at 1.885 billion bushels. Producers planted more wheat, harvested acreage was also higher, and the average yield improved to 47.6 bushels per acre, [Read More…]
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GoFundMe campaigns to support Christine Blasey Ford raise more than $700K
Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — More than $700,000 has been donated to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford through a number of GoFundMe campaigns set up on her behalf. At least two GoFundMe sites associated with Ford’s name [Read More…]
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‘I will now and forever be a broken man:’ Maddox Ritch’s dad writes emotional post after a boy’s body is found
iStock/Thinktsock(GASTONIA, N.C.) — The father of 6-year-old Maddox Ritch said he will “forever be a broken man” after a body believed to be his young son was recovered on Thursday. Maddox, who has autism and [Read More…]
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Cutting-edge F-35 stealth fighter crashes in South Carolina
iStock/Thinkstock(BEAUFORT, S.C.) — A Marine F-35B joint strike fighter has crashed close to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in Beaufort, South Carolina — marking the first-ever crash of the costly stealth aircraft, which will become [Read More…]
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Facebook says it has found security ‘issue’
(NEW YORK) — Facebook said on Friday it has found a security “issue” affecting almost 50 million accounts. “Attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code that impacted ‘View As,’ a feature that lets people see [Read More…]
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Facebook says it has found security ‘issue’ exposing 50 million accounts
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Facebook said on Friday it has found a security “issue” exposing almost 50 million accounts relating to its “View As” feature, but as many as 90 million total accounts may be affected. [Read More…]