Steve Nedved
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Apr 04
Vice President Pence talks trade with Indiana farmers
Vice President Mike Pence met with farmers in central Indiana today to discuss the importance of Congress ratifying the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement sooner rather than later. Pence says farmers expressed the need for certainty when it comes to trade with Canada and Mexico “What I heard here today consistently is real urgency that farmers …
Apr 04
U.S. Congresswoman agrees with Perdue on importance of disaster aid
A U.S. Congresswoman from Minnesota hopes her colleagues listen to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue so farmers can get access to disaster relief. Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield the Secretary was not out of line when he urged Congress to put politics aside to help victims of Midwest flooding. “I sure hope the Secretary is right …
Apr 04
Merger creates largest Case IH commercial applicator equipment dealership in North America
Two newly joined implement dealerships have become the largest Case IH commercial application equipment distributor in North America. Last month, the entities of Hutchinson, Minnesota-based AG Systems officially merged with Heartland Ag of Ames, Iowa, to form Heartland AG Systems. President Arnie Sinclair says both companies focus on the custom applicator segment but share no …
Apr 04
DWU Campus Ministry aiding flood victims
Dakota Wesleyan University’s Campus Ministry team is leading an effort to collect supplies to aid flood victims on the Pine Ridge Reservation and throughout Nebraska. Campus Ministry’s supply drive includes cleaning supplies and hygiene items which will be donated to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for distribution. Donations can be dropped off at …
Apr 04
Tuna revolution: A new market for soybeans
Tim Scates, an Illinois Soybean Association leader and soybean producer from Carmi, Illinois, feeds a soy-based formulation to ranched tuna near the Coronado Islands of Mexico during ISA trials. A new market for soybeans will soon be available through North America’s first tuna hatchery. Mark Albertson is with the Illinois Soybean Association which helped fund …
Apr 04
Trade talk optimism supports soybeans, corn
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. There’s more talk about a deal with China, but nothing’s been confirmed. China has reportedly acknowledged U.S. hacking and intellectual property concerns, two big sticking points in recent negotiations. Weekly export sales were larger than expected, with China last week’s big buyer. Soybean meal and oil were …
Apr 04
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 4, 2019
May corn closed at $3.65 and 1/4, up 2 and 1/2 cents May soybeans closed at $9.06 and 1/2, up 7 and 3/4 cents May soybean meal closed at $311.90, up 90 cents May soybean oil closed at 29.20, up 40 points May wheat closed at $4.70 and 3/4, down 1/4 cent Apr. live cattle …
Apr 04
Beyoncé partners with Adidas for new sportswear line
Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Beyhive, buckle up! Beyoncé has officially joined Adidas in a brand new partnership to create new footwear and apparel, which will include a relaunch of Beyoncé’s popular athleisure line Ivy Park. “This is the partnership of a lifetime for me,” Beyoncé said in a press release. “Adidas has had …
Apr 04
Family of Ralph Nader’s niece killed Ethiopian Airlines crash files the first lawsuit
Courtesy Clifford Law Offices(NEW YORK) — The first lawsuit stemming from the Ethiopian Airlines crash was filed in Chicago on Thursday by the family of a 24-year-old American woman killed in the disaster, who is the great niece of consumer advocate icon Ralph Nader. The federal lawsuit was filed by the family of Samyo Stumo, …
Apr 04
‘Breaks your heart’: Stranger running marathon to honor Sandy Hook dad who died by apparent suicide
Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images(BOSTON) — A stranger is running this month’s Boston Marathon to honor Jeremy Richman, the father of a Sandy Hook school shooting victim who died last week by apparent suicide. “I just want this to be in honor of Jeremy, in honor of Avielle, in honor of everybody that …