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Section 179 conformity a step closer for Minnesota farmers
Conforming Section 179 depreciation to federal law could soon be a reality for Minnesota farmers and business owners. Amanda Bilek is senior public policy advisor for the Minnesota Corn Growers. “The conformity of Section 179 [Read More…]
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Wisconsin tillage and planting slowed by rains
Wisconsin farmers got a good start on fieldwork last week, but rain brought many to a stop halfway through the week. The USDA’s reporters say manure spreading, tillage, and planting started at a fast pace, [Read More…]
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Nebraska corn 42 percent complete; pastures slow
Corn planting in Nebraska, as of Sunday, was 42 percent complete, slightly behind average, while soybean planting reached 16 percent, slightly ahead of average. Winter wheat condition rated 61 percent good to excellent, 32 percent [Read More…]
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Cattle futures lower on supply concerns
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures closed sharply lower on technical selling. While demand typically increases this time of year, the trade is worried about increased production. June live cattle closed $.87 lower at [Read More…]
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Coal miners being taught HTML coding as a second career
ABC News(CHARLESTON, W.V.) — Billy Jack Buzzard, a seventh-generation miner from rural West Virginia, had been working in the coal mines for several years before he lost his job. He told ABC News last week [Read More…]
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Active shooter incidents are on the rise: FBI
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Twenty-one states around the country, from California to Maryland, saw active shooter incidents in the two-year period from 2016 to 2017, ten more than in the previous two-year period, according to a [Read More…]
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There were 4.2 million anti-Semitic tweets over the course of a year, new report finds
Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — There were about 4.2 million anti-Semitic tweets posted on Twitter last year, according to a new report. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday released a study that it said [Read More…]
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Newspaper ads take administration biofuel policies to task
Growth Energy has an open letter to President Trump in Monday’s New York Times, New York Post, and Wall Street Journal urging him to “cut red tape holding back homegrown energy.” The letter also takes [Read More…]
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MSU recommends reassessing management strategies if planting becomes too delayed
An agronomy specialist is reminding farmers to wait until soil conditions are ideal to beginning planting. Dr. Manni Singh with Michigan State University Extension says planting in too wet of soils can cause lower [Read More…]
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Research concludes swine viruses can spread through feed
More than four years of research concludes the majority of animal viruses listed on the Swine Health Information Center Disease Matrix are transmittable through feed. Following the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) outbreak in 2014, [Read More…]
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Groups glad judge won’t dismiss suit on “misleading” RoundUp label
Two non-profit groups suing Monsanto over labeling of its glyphosate herbicide say they are pleased a federal judge has allowed their suit to go forward. Beyond Pesticides and The Organic Consumer Association filed suit against [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets mostly up Monday
The dairy markets were mostly up Monday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Class Three May milk was up $.17 at $15.28 a hundredweight. June was up $.21 to $15.77. July was up $.16 to $16.14. [Read More…]
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Putin sworn in as president for fourth term at lavish Kremlin ceremony
Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Vladimir Putin on Monday was sworn in for a fourth term as Russia’s president in an elaborate ceremony at the Kremlin, opening another six years ruling the country where he has [Read More…]
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Why your next sports car will be an SUV
Porsche(NEW YORK) — It all started with the Porsche Cayenne. In 2002 the German carmaker sent shock waves through the Paris auto show when it presented the Cayenne, a bulkier version of its venerated 911 [Read More…]
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Drone footage gives terrifying glimpse of Hawaiian volcano damage
ABCNews.com(HONOLULU) — New drone footage gives a glimpse of the damage that parts of Hawaii’s Big Island sustained in the wake of volcanic explosions in recent days. Smoke can be seen billowing off the lava [Read More…]
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Lin-Manuel Miranda aims to ‘raise millions’ more by taking ‘Hamilton’ to Puerto Rico in 2019
Paul Morigi/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the Broadway smash-hit “Hamilton,” appeared live on “Good Morning America” today and opened up about bringing the show to Puerto Rico in 2019. “We’re trying [Read More…]
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Roberts gets farm bill input from Nebraskans
Senate Ag Committee chair Pat Roberts participated in a farm bill roundtable discussion Friday in Grand Island, Nebraska. Roberts heard from farmers on a variety of farm bill-related issues. Pork producer Kevin Peterson of Osceola, Nebraska [Read More…]
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Iranian-backed Hezbollah appears set to gain in Lebanese elections
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A decisive election victory appears certain for Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shia party, alongside its political allies, in Lebanon’s parliamentary vote. Sunday’s election was the first time in nine years Lebanese voters were [Read More…]
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Lava flow intensifies in Hawaii eruptions, spews 200 feet in air
U.S. Geological Survey(HONOLULU) — After a day of relative calm, Kilauea roared back in full force on Sunday, spewing lava 300 feet in the air, encroaching on a half mile of new ground and bringing [Read More…]
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Record temperatures skyrocketing into triple digits in Southwest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — It is only May but temperatures are already skyrocketing in the Southwest. The highest temperature in the nation Sunday was in Thermal, California, where it reached a daily record of [Read More…]