Steve Nedved
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Mar 29
Ohio senate votes in favor of establishing industrial hemp program
The bill legalizing hemp and related products like CBD oil passed the Ohio Senate Thursday. Ohio Senator Brian Hill says the bill would create an industrial hemp program in Ohio administered by the Department of Agriculture. Hill says it’s an exciting opportunity for farmers to expand the crops they plant and could also improve soil …
Mar 29
Crouch discusses rural broadband growth in D.C.
Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch is discussing rural broadband growth with legislators this week in Washington D.C. Crouch is also speaking at the National Lieutenant Governors Associations roundtable. She says it’s critical to share the progress Indiana has made with other state leaders and continue the conversation on how to close the digital divide across …
Mar 29
ISA celebrates 25 years of making new products out of soybeans
Twenty-five years ago, Indiana soybean farmers started a program to encourage Purdue University students to find new uses for soybeans. Jane Ade Stevens, CEO of the Indiana Soybean Alliance, has been part of the program since its inception. “It’s been one of the most exciting programs the soybean checkoff has ever funded,” she says. “This …
Mar 29
George Strait’s six-year-old grandson couldn’t wait to board his “Honky Tonk Time Machine”
MCA Nashville George Strait‘s thirtieth album, which comes out today, turned out to be a family affair. Most of the songs on Honky Tonk Time Machine were written by the Country Music Hall of Famer, along with his son, Bubba Strait, and his longtime collaborator, Dean Dillon. One track even features vocals from Strait’s grandson, Harvey. King …
Mar 29
Gov. Noem Announces Nearly $1.3 Million of Additional Loans for Mitchell Water Projects
Gov. Kristi Noem says the state Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved an additional $1,295,750 to the funding package for Mitchell to make storm water, sanitary sewer and drinking water system improvements on Sanborn Boulevard and for nonpoint source projects in the Firesteel Creek watershed upstream of Lake Mitchell. The board previously awarded …
Mar 29
Dad accused of killing his 8-year-old son; police still searching for boy’s body
Corona Police Dept.(CORONA, Calif.) — Weeks after 8-year-old Noah McIntosh vanished, his father has been charged with first-degree murder, police announced Friday. But authorities are still searching for the boy’s body. The case began on March 12, when police in Corona, California, responded to a welfare check on Noah after his mother, Jillian Godfrey, contacted …
Mar 29
Local Sports for Friday March 29th
The Mitchell Kernel track and field teams headed to Brookings for an indoor event at the SJAC on the campus of SDSU. Eight teams participated in the events of indoor track and field. Payton Olson and Ryley Johansen both had a pair of top-eight finishes for the Kernel boys. Olson took sixth in the 200-meter …
Mar 29
‘Fake’ Botticelli masterpiece found to be authentic after more than a century
IKvyatkovskaya/iStock(LONDON) — A painting assumed to be an imitation of one of Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli’s most famous works has been revealed to be an original from Botticelli’s own studio, according to the conservation charity English Heritage. The work is a copy of Botticelli’s Madonna of the Pomegranate, which was painted around 1487 and is …
Mar 29
Analyst expects negative reaction to Friday’s USDA reports
Later today, USDA will release its 2019 Prospective Plantings forecast and quarterly stocks figures for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Analyst Jamey Kohake with Paragon Investments does not expect a positive response by the market, and says the most bearish signal will likely come from an anticipated increase in soybean ending stocks. Continue reading Analyst expects …
Mar 29
Study: Having a craft brewery nearby hops up property values
izusek/iStock(NEW YORK) — If you have a craft brewery in your neighborhood, drink up — your property value may just have gotten a boost, according to University of Toledo researchers. Craft brewery operations are springing up everywhere. In fact, the Brewers Association reported that in 2017, the craft brewery industry poured more than $76.2 billion …