Steve Nedved
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Mar 12
Fog threatened Old Dominion’s “Make It Sweet” video, but Matthew Ramsey says it made it even sweeter
RCA Nashville Old Dominion‘s picturesque video for “Make It Sweet” captures a perfect day spent at the beach and in the mountains. But when the band arrived on location, the weather didn’t seem to want to cooperate. “That was one of the coolest days ever,” lead singer Matthew Ramsey recalls. “We showed up for that …
Mar 12
Flood Watch issued March 12 at 2:23AM MDT until March 14 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS
…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING… The Flood Watch continues for * Portions of southwest Minnesota and South Dakota, including the following areas, in southwest Minnesota, Cottonwood, Lincoln MN, Lyon MN, Murray, and Pipestone. In South Dakota,
Mar 11
Travelers asking airlines: Is the Boeing 737 MAX 8 safe to fly?
Stephen Brashear/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Travelers asked airlines on Monday whether a new plane that’s now been involved in two deadly crashes since October — the Boeing 737 MAX 8 — is safe to fly. On Sunday, one of those planes, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, crashed just minutes after taking off from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. …
Mar 11
Carriers around the world ground Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after crash
Ethiopian Airlines(LONDON) — A growing list of airline carriers around the world are grounding their fleets of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in the wake of a crash of the same model that killed all 157 people on board. A new Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Ethiopian Airlines went down in clear weather …
Mar 11
Ricketts emphasizes ag’s importance to Nebraska’s economy
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts says he’ll emphasize the importance of agriculture to the state’s economy during Agriculture Week stops across the state this week. Ricketts says when agriculture is struggling financially, it affects everyone in the state. “When that happens to our largest industry, we see that show up in our state revenues,” Ricketts says. …
Mar 11
Modified ‘fake meat’ labeling bill receives Nebraska ag committee approval
A bill in the Nebraska legislature that would ban the labeling of plant-based or lab-based food products as “meat” has been modified to avoid some of the legal challenges those laws have faced in other states. State Senator Carol Blood of Bellevue says the new bill, LB 594, acts as an amendment to the existing …
Mar 11
Agencies differ on labeling cell-based agricultural products
A USDA official says how to label cell-based foods still needs to be worked out between the USDA and the FDA. USDA Acting Undersecretary for Food Safety, Carmen Rottenberg, says USDA wants labels that are truthful and not misleading so consumers know what they’re purchasing. “As an agency, we look at things like economic adulteration. …
Mar 11
Extended winter causing transportation concerns
The wet fall followed by a winter of heavy snow is causing concern about inland waterway shipping. Tom Steever spoke to Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, who says anticipated high water in the spring also threatens wash-outs on the farm to market roads and railroads that farmers depend on. To find out …
Mar 11
Missouri Ag Dept. kicks off Ag Week by feeding people
Missouri FFA members and Missouri’s First and Second Ladies opened National Agriculture Week by feeding people at the Columbia, Missouri, Ronald McDonald House. Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn tells Brownfield the governor’s wife Teresa Parson and the lieutenant governor’s wife Claudia Kehoe were among those helping with the kick-off event. “We all came together …
Mar 11
Thank God for this teacher, Amen: Dierks Bentley to help CMA honor 30 educators from across the U.S.
ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley’s set to host the fourth annual Music Teachers of Excellence Awards Tuesday, April 30 in Nashville. In all, thirty music educators will be honored: ten from the Nashville metro area, ten more from across Tennessee, and ten from elsewhere in the United States. The event is put on by the CMA …