Steve Nedved
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Apr 04
AFBF anxious about potential border closing
American Farm Bureau is urging the Trump Administration not to adversely affect agriculture by following through on the threat to close the Mexican border. President Zippy Duvall says members are nervous about what ‘closing the border’ could mean and how it could impact the arrival of H-2A workers or international trade. USDA Deputy Secretary Steve …
Apr 04
Pork industry running practice ASF drills
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the agency is daily tracking African Swine Fever and encouraging vigilance in the U.S. “From an alarm standpoint, we’re working with our states in developing a network of early detection and certainly the most important thing we have is our APHIS workers working at the borders to make sure these …
Apr 04
Flood Warning issued April 04 at 10:51AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland
Apr 04
Meant to Be: Florida Georgia Line expand Las Vegas residency
ABC/Image Group LA Florida Georgia Line have added four new dates to their limited Las Vegas residency, Live From Las Vegas. The duo launched the show in December 2018 with five dates at the Zappos Theatre at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. They’ll return to the venue for a four-show run at the end of the year, performing on …
Apr 04
Dan + Shay most nominated country act for 2019 “Billboard” Music Awards
dick clark productionsDan + Shay have scored the most nominations in the country categories at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. The duo, who helped announce the nominees with Kelly Clarkson on NBC’s Today show Thursday morning, received a total of seven nominations in categories including Top Duo/Group, Top Country Artist and Top Country Song. In fact, they were nominated twice in that …
Apr 04
Barometer: Farmers less optimistic about financial future
AFinancial stress is taking its toll on farmers as seen in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert, director of Purdue’s Center for Commercial Ag, says farmers are less optimistic about their financial future. “60 percent said the reason their operating debt was going up was an increase in input costs, which …
Apr 04
Keeping your crop protected
Uncertainties in farming like weather, yield, and grain prices has farmers looking for ways to reduce risk while improving the bottom line. In this Managing for Profit, Todd Landsman talks about ways growers can mitigate risk as they head into the new crop year. Continue reading Keeping your crop protected at Brownfield Ag News.
Apr 04
Maren Morris isn’t worried about awards, she’s just ready to party with “All [Her] Favorite People” at the ACMs
Columbia Nashville With all the awards shows ranging from the CMAs to the ACMs to the Grammys, plus the BBMAs, the AMAs and the CMT Awards, it can be hard to keep them all straight. But Maren Morris says this weekend’s Academy of Country Music Awards are unique. “I love the ACMs because they’re really …
Apr 04
Inside the nightmarish world of Alabama prisons and the DOJ’s attempt to fix them
iStock(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) — The Department of Justice blasted Alabama’s men’s prisons on Wednesday, saying in a report that the system fails to protect inmates from violence and sexual assault, and detailing a litany of nightmarish incidents. “Our investigation found reasonable cause to believe that Alabama fails to provide constitutionally adequate conditions and that prisoners experience …
Apr 04
Body found in New York City storage facility; police investigating connection to missing teacher
(NYPD) Jeanine Cammarata, 37, a substitute teacher and mother of three, has been missing on Staten Island since Saturday, March 30, 2019. (NEW YORK) — A body discovered Thursday morning at a New York City storage facility is being investigated in connection with a public school teacher who went missing on Saturday, police said. The …