Steve Nedved
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Jan 30
Wisconsin’s specialty crop acres, values down
Jed Colquhoun, a professor of horticulture at UW–Madison, speaks during the 2019 Wisconsin Agricultural Outlook Forum. Photo by Michael P. King/UW–Madison College of Agriculture & Life Sciences A University of Wisconsin economist says the state’s specialty crop growers are feeling the financial pinch of lower prices. Jed Colquhoun from the University of Wisconsin says, “We’ve …
Jan 30
Interest in traceability programs on the rise
The president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says interest in a national disease traceability program is on the rise. It’s an issue that has been divisive in the cattle industry. But, NCBA president Kevin Kester says attitudes are changing. “Maybe a few years ago if I would have wanted to come and talk about …
Jan 30
Brutal cold paralyzes Midwest, frigid temperatures soon heading east
ABC News(CHICAGO) — Brutally cold and extremely dangerous below-zero wind chills are paralyzing major Midwest cities. Chicago is forecast to reach an actual temperature of minus 26 degrees Wednesday night — just one degree away from the city’s all-time coldest temperature, which was set in 1994. And soon, freezing temperatures will take over the Northeast. …
Jan 30
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 30 at 1:42PM MST until January 31 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa.
Jan 30
FGL to debut new tunes from their new album, “Can’t Say I Ain’t Country,” February 19 in L.A.
ABC/Image Group LAFlorida Georgia Line will play a special show at L.A.’s Wiltern Theatre on Tuesday, February 19, to celebrate the release of their new album, Can’t Say I Ain’t Country, which comes out the previous Friday. It’s sponsored by Spotify, who named the duo their most-streamed country act of 2018. Pre-sales for the February 19 concert …
Jan 30
Homeless among most vulnerable as brutal cold takes over
JamesBrey/iStock(NEW YORK) — The homeless are among the most vulnerable as dangerous and brutally cold wind chills target the Midwest cities Wednesday. In Chicago and Minneapolis, where schools are shuttered and everyone is urged to avoid the outdoors, warming centers and buses are available for homeless residents. Wind chills clocked in at minus 52 degrees …
Jan 30
Dems renew push for equal pay for equal work: ‘Time that we pay people what they are worth and not how little they are desperate enough to accept’
adrian825/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Ten years after President Barack Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law, House Democrats rallied to renew the push towards equal pay for equal work, stressing that while there has been progress towards pay equality, women still earn just 80 cents to the dollar a man makes for the same …
Jan 30
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 30 at 11:02AM MST until January 31 at 8:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY… …WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 to 35 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota,
Jan 30
Local Sports for Wednesday January 30th
The Mitchell Kernel girls’ and boys’ basketball teams had their games last night postponed to a later date. The Kernel girls, 6-6 overall, will travel to Pierre, 2-9 overall, on Tuesday February 12th while the Kernel boys, 0-11 overall, will host the Pierre boys, 4-7 overall, on Saturday February 23rd at the Palace. Next action …
Jan 30
US swine vet calls ASF a long term concern
The Chief Veterinarian for the National Pork Producers Council says although African Swine Fever has not reached the US, she expects it to be a concern for a long time. “China has not been able to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease or Classical Swine Fever for years and years and those are diseases that have …
