Steve Nedved
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Feb 28
New video shows final seconds of Amazon cargo jet crash as investigation continues
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEW YORK) — Investigators hope newly-surfaced video showing the final seconds of Saturday’s Boeing 767 cargo jet crashing into Trinity Bay in Anahuac, Texas, will bring clues as to what caused the famously-reliable jet to fall out of the sky while approaching Houston. The video, from a security camera at a nearby school, is the …
Feb 28
US share of Japan’s beef import market drops
Beef producers from the 11-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership are gaining ground over the US in Japan’s beef market. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, January beef imports from the US increased 21 percent year over year, but its share of the market dropped 6 percent. Beef producers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Mexico benefited from …
Feb 28
USDA index of prices received dropped in January
The USDA says producers made less in January than in December, while paying nearly steady money. The index of prices received dropped 4.5%, with a 10.8% drop in the crop price index cancelling out a 6.4% rise for livestock. Prices were down for market eggs, cotton, lettuce, and broccoli, and up for cattle, hogs, milk, …
Feb 28
NAWG happy with WTO ruling
National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule says they are very happy with the WTO ruling on China’s ag subsidies which is the first major ruling against them in agriculture. “This artificial support in China is roughly costing the U.S. wheat grower about $64 million a year,” he says. “This has been going on …
Feb 28
Old Dominion puts a country spin on Dave Grohl’s rock throne
RCA Nashville “Sittin’ but rockin’”: That pretty well sums up Matthew Ramsey’s situation on Old Dominion’s Make It Sweet Tour right now. That was also the caption of the first photo the band shared of their lead singer sitting on the famed rock throne, which they borrowed from the Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl. In the picture, Matthew and Brad Tursi are doing …
Feb 28
After second Trump-Kim summit collapses, the road ahead for the US and North Korea
ANNECORDON/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were not able to come to a formal agreement during their second summit in Hanoi this week. So what happens next? Experts say it’s likely the U.S. will return to “working-level” talks with North Korean officials, as countries in the region urge a …
Feb 28
Ticket to Vegas: Brett Young and pal Gavin DeGraw to co-headline show in Sin City
BMLGBrett Young’s history with pop star Gavin DeGraw goes back more than a decade, as the California native evolved from fan, to fellow artist, to friend. Now, they’ll be sharing a stage. The two pals are set to play their first co-headlining show together Friday, March 22 at The Joint in Las Vegas. Tickets are on sale …
Feb 28
Young mom allegedly kidnapped after leaving birthday celebration at nightclub, police ask for help
(Released by Boston Police) Boston police are searching for 23-year-old Jassy Correia who went missing after leaving a nightclub early on Feb. 24, 2019. (BOSTON) — Boston police are asking for help to find a young mother who was allegedly kidnapped by a 32-year-old man after she left her birthday celebration at a nightclub early …
Feb 28
Cold wave pattern to expand into the deep South
During the weekend, a surge of cold air will replace lingering warmth across the Deep South. By Monday morning, sub-zero temperatures should occur as far south as northern sections of Kansas and Missouri. The following day, March 5, freezes could reach into winter agricultural areas of Deep South Texas. Much of the Southeast, excluding …
Feb 28
Minnesota rancher concerned about gas tax proposal
A north-central Minnesota rancher is concerned about a 20 cent per-gallon gas tax proposed by Governor Tim Walz. Miles Kuschel, who runs a beef cow/calf ranch 20 miles east of Sebeka, says fuel is a costly input. “In the last three days we’ve probably burned over 500 gallons of fuel, so a 20-cent tax increase, …