Steve Nedved
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Mar 22
Flood Warning issued March 22 at 8:00PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon West Fork Vermillion River Near Parker Vermillion River Near Vermillion Split Rock Creek Near Corson
Mar 22
Flood Warning issued March 22 at 8:00PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon West Fork Vermillion River Near Parker Vermillion River Near Vermillion Split Rock Creek Near Corson
Mar 22
light attendant set for release from immigration detention
iStock_dkfielding(WASHINGTON) — A flight attendant detained by immigration authorities for more than a month after traveling to Mexico for work was set for release Friday, her lawyer and husband said. Selene Saavedra Roman was living in the U.S. under the Obama-era program known as DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA is a program …
Mar 22
Flooding creates problems but brings good will
A lot of northwest Missouri farmers had to scramble to get livestock, grain and hay out of way of rising water. Atchison County farmer Richard Oswald was among those surprised by the rapid increase in flows following a dam failure in Nebraska. “I think Monday morning nobody in my area really suspected anything like this …
Mar 22
Hog futures take a breather heading into the weekend
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day mixed. Contracts were overbought and needed a correction. The Cattle on Feed report was neutral to bearish. April live cattle closed $.17 lower at $129.72 and June live cattle closed $.40 lower at $123.50. April feeder cattle closed $.12 lower at $148.80 and May feeder …
Mar 22
Farm Bureau FUSION conference brings to light priorities for next gen leadership
The opioid crisis, depression, and succession planning are top of mind for the next generation of Farm Bureau leaders. Minnesota Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher committee member Ava Breise attended the recent FUSION conference in Milwaukee hosted by AFBF. “There was a speaker talking about opioids in rural communities. It’s kind of crazy (because) …
Mar 22
Facebook staff suspected Cambridge Analytica was harvesting data months before public reports, court filing says
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Facebook employees discussed Cambridge Analytica harvesting unwitting users’ data as early as September 2015, months ahead of any public disclosures about the practice, which later became one of the troubled tech giants largest scandals to date. The disclosure comes as part of a lawsuit filed by Washington D.C.’s Attorney General Karl …
Mar 22
FFA, 4-H members could save more money through new legislation
A bill introduced in the U.S. House aims to provide an economic boost to youth 21 and younger who earn money through their agriculture related FFA or 4-H projects. Jennifer Sirangelo, President of the National 4-H Council tells Brownfield this would help young people who have projects outside of production agriculture as well. “We know …
Mar 22
PEDv discovered at Oklahoma livestock show
The porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) has been discovered at a junior livestock show in Oklahoma. Roy Lee Lindsey, director of the Oklahoma Pork Council, says pigs at the Oklahoma Youth Expo started getting sick earlier this week. “We asked a veterinarian to walk through the barn and see what they thought, and our vets …
Mar 22
Milk production up slightly in February
A dairy markets expert says milk production climbed again, even with fewer cows. Mark Stephenson with the University of Wisconsin’s Dairy Profitability Center says, “We did have milk production in the latest report that actually ticked up a little bit. We’re still under a 1% increase, but it was up from the last two months. …
