Steve Nedved
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Mar 21
Navigating the ongoing volatility in the pork market
Hog markets are anything but stable right now and a livestock economist says that’s likely to continue. In this Managing for Profit, Scott Brown outlines how China will continue to play a role in the ups and down in the hog market. AUDIO: Managing for Profit, Scott Brown Continue reading Navigating the ongoing volatility in …
Mar 21
NREC funds saturated buffer research
Research is being done in Illinois to compare the benefits of two different saturated buffer systems used to reduce nutrient loss and increase soil saturation. “A standard system compared to one we are calling the pitchfork design, it has three dispersion lines that go out laterally instead of the traditional one dispersion line out of …
Mar 21
Get ready for a “Rival”: LANCO delivers motivation to fight with new anthem
ABC/Image Group LA If there’s ever been a country equivalent of Survivor‘s Rocky smash, “Eye of the Tiger,” it just may be LANCO‘s driving new single, “Rival.” Lead singer Brandon Lancaster and drummer Tripp Howell wrote the song one night after hitting on a universal theme. “It doesn’t matter who you are or where you come …
Mar 21
Local Sports for Thursday March 21st
The Class A All-State Girls Basketball teams have been announced and one area player made it on the 3rd team as a Sophomore. Madison Koepsell of McCook Central/Montrose was named to the 3rd Team Class A All-State. The Fighting Cougars placed 4th after being seeded 6th at the State A Tourney last weekend. The Class …
Mar 21
FBI joins Boeing 737 MAX 8 criminal investigation as new questions about pilot training emerge
Yin Liqin/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The FBI is joining a criminal investigation to look into the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX 8, as new details from last year’s Lion Air crash raise questions about pilot training on the now-sidelined plane. Sources familiar with the matter said the FBI is working with …
Mar 21
Facebook’s Oculus launches new virtual reality headset and console
Facebook(SAN FRANCISCO) — Facebook unveiled new virtual reality devices on Wednesday, the latest in the company’s efforts to take the technology to the mass market. Oculus, the virtual reality (VR) company Facebook acquired in 2014, revealed the new Oculus Rift S headset and its portable VR console called Quest at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) …
Mar 21
Three killed when car crashes into New Orleans beauty salon, authorities say
New Orleans Fire Department(NEW ORLEANS) — At least three people were killed in New Orleans on Wednesday night when a vehicle crashed into a beauty salon, engulfing the car and building in flames, authorities said. The crash occurred a short time after police began pursuing a vehicle that matched the description of one reported stolen. …
Mar 21
Heavy rain to fall during both commutes in Northeast; flooding worsens in Plains
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A coastal storm is forming near the North Carolina coast and is expected to move up the coast Thursday into Friday. The nor’easter will bring heavy rain, damaging winds and heavy wet snow to the Northeast. Ahead of the storm, numerous states from Virginia to Vermont, are under flood and heavy …
Mar 21
Passenger sues Royal Caribbean after 20-foot fall on bungee attraction
Obtained by ABC News(MIAMI) — A passenger is suing Royal Caribbean for $75,000 over injuries sustained in a bungee trampoline accident on the company’s Mariner of the Seas cruise ship. Casey Holladay, 26, said he fractured his pelvis in a 20-foot fall on the ship’s “Sky Pad,” a bungee trampoline activity, in February when the …
Mar 21
Powerball jackpot climbs to $625 million as no one wins again
LPETTET/iStock(NEW YORK) — The largest Powerball jackpot of the year rose to over half a billion dollars on Wednesday. But if you were hoping to take it home, you’ll have to wait another few days. For the 24th time in a row, no one hit the winning numbers on Wednesday night. The drawing on Saturday …