Steve Nedved
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Apr 08
Vietnam increasing efforts to control African Swine Fever
African Swine Fever continues to spread throughout Asia. Cases have now been identified in China, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Cambodia. According to the USDA’s Foreign Ag Service, the disease has spread quickly through Vietnam since it was first detected in February. In just over a month, the cases have been reported in 23 of 63 municipalities …
Apr 08
Opportunities and risks of emerging hemp industry
In times of tight margins farmers are looking for ways to diversify their operations and add additional forms of revenue. For some farmers – that means adding hemp into their crop rotation. In this Managing for Profit, Stephen Nicholson grain and oilseed analyst with Rabobank talks about some of the risks farmers should consider before …
Apr 08
Feds charge DC-area man accused of plotting to ram stolen truck into pedestrians, sources say
krblokhin/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Federal authorities have charged a man they believe was plotting to ram a stolen truck into pedestrians at the National Harbor development in Maryland, just outside the nation’s capital, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The Justice Department is expected to announce details from the case later Monday.This is a developing …
Apr 08
London introduces Ultra Low Emissions Zone for vehicles with charges up to $130
BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — London introduced a new Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) on Monday, a radical new step to clean up the city’s air and improve public health that the mayor’s office described as the “world’s toughest vehicle emissions standard.” The low pollution zone will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, …
Apr 08
Winter Storm Watch issued April 08 at 11:05AM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…POTENT SPRING STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION MID-LATE WEEK… …WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 inches or more possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Apr 08
Flood Warning issued April 08 at 9:47AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… Vermillion River Near Davis Vermillion River Near Wakonda Big Sioux River Near Brookings Big Sioux River below Dell Rapids
Apr 08
IL State FFA Officer Selection Committee Meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Rhiannon Branch will be in Springfield on April 13, 2019 as a member of the committee to select the 2019-2020 Illinois State FFA Officer team. Continue reading IL State FFA Officer Selection Committee Meeting at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 08
Kudlow expresses “guarded optimism” on U.S.-China trade talks
White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow says the U.S. and China are getting “closer and closer” to a trade deal. He says progress was made when the Chinese Vice Premier was in Washington last week, and talks are continuing with top trade officials through teleconferencing. Kudlow says a lot of the difficult topics that have …
Apr 08
Diana and Doria: How the 2 grandmothers are expected to influence the royal baby
Ben Stansall – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — As Prince Harry and his wife Meghan prepare to welcome their first child any day now and become first-time parents, many royal watchers are looking at how the baby’s two grandmothers — Princess Diana and Doria Ragland — will play a role in the child’s life as they …
Apr 08
Winter Storm Watch issued April 08 at 5:55AM MDT until April 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS
…POTENT SPRING STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION MID-LATE WEEK… …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING… * WHAT…Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 inches or more possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and