Steve Nedved
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Mar 25
Great Lakes report declining veggie production
Wet planting and harvesting conditions throughout the Great Lakes resulted in a smaller vegetable crop for most growers last year. Total vegetable and melon production in the U.S. declined one percent in 2018 while harvested acres were down three percent. Vegetable crops were valued at nearly $13 billion, down 12 percent. The top yielding crops …
Mar 25
Presidential Dialogue: Purdue Ag Week
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in West Lafayette, Indiana Tuesday, April 2 for a Presidential Dialogue with Mitch Daniels and Sonny Perdue during Purdue Ag Week. Continue reading Presidential Dialogue: Purdue Ag Week at Brownfield Ag News.
Mar 25
Short-term drying across much of the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, a chilly rain is falling early Monday in the Ohio Valley, especially in the southern half of Ohio. Below-normal temperatures cover all of the Midwest, limiting evaporation from still-soggy fields. Early Monday, the Missouri River crest is near Waverly, Missouri, just over 11 feet above flood stage and very close to …
Mar 25
North Korean staff return to Kaesong inter-Korean liaison office without explanation
Korea Pool/Getty Images(KAESONG, North Korea) — Several North Korean officials returned to the inter-Korean liaison office on Monday, just three days after the entire North Korean staff was withdrawn due to unspecified orders from “superiors.” North Korea’s seemingly sudden decision to pull its officials from the Kaesong office alarmed the region, causing speculation that North …
Mar 25
Prince Charles has been a rock for Prince Harry and Meghan during 1st year of marriage, director says
Richard Pohle – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Charles has helped his son and daughter-in-law, Prince Harry and Meghan, “soldier on” in their first year of marriage, according to the director of a documentary about the Prince of Wales. During the past year, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have gotten married …
Mar 25
Blake Shelton invites you to visit “God’s Country” this Friday
Warner Music NashvilleBlake Shelton will unveil the lead single from his next album this Friday. “God’s Country” was written by his label mate Devin Dawson, with Michael Hardy, and Jordan Schmidt. “‘God’s Country’ is a song that has a strong and deep meaningful lyric, but at the same time it leaves it up to the listener’s interpretation,” Blake explains. “But no matter …
Mar 25
Dad of Sandy Hook school shooting victim dies in apparent suicide: Police
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Jeremy Richman, the father of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim, was found dead Monday morning from an apparent suicide, according to police in Newtown, Connecticut. The body of Richman, 49, was found at Edmond Town Hall in Newtown, where he had an office, authorities said. Richman’s 6-year-old daughter, Avielle Richman, was …
Mar 25
Trinity Love Jones, 9-year-old found dead in duffel bag, to be laid to rest
LA County Sheriff’s Office(LOS ANGELES) — Nine-year-old Trinity Love Jones, whose body was found in a duffel bag in Hacienda Heights, Calif., will be remembered at an interfaith memorial service on Monday. Trinity’s body was discovered by county workers on March 5 near an equestrian trail. She was unidentified at the time and investigators released …
Mar 25
Rural Mainstreet Index is up despite flooding, low commodity prices
The Rural Mainstreet Index for March shows the rural economy is expanding even though the ag industry continues to face challenges. “Agriculture continues to limp along,” he says. “It has a lot to do with trade agreements and agriculture commodity prices continue to be weaker than we’d like to see.” Ernie Goss with Creighton …
Mar 25
Global water demand will increase, create competition
A new report says the global demand for water will continue to increase because of a growing population and will also create a competition across agriculture and urban sectors. Mark Rosegrant, the lead author of study by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, says water scarcity impacts food security and threatens economic and political security …