Steve Nedved
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Feb 19
CME dairy & Global Dairy Trade index up Tuesday
Milk futures were higher and cash dairy prices were mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday. February Class Three milk was up $.01 at $14.00. March was up $.17 at $14.71. April was up $.12 to $14.55. May was up $.07 to $14.88. The milk futures from June through next January ranged from zero to …
Feb 19
Maple takes over as president of Indiana Pork
Nick Maple is the new president of the Indiana Pork Producers Association. Maple, who is part of a family farrow-to-finish operation in Miami County, says he is looking forward to following in the footsteps of previous leaders of Indiana pork. “I’ve had great teachers to get me to this point and I want to …
Feb 19
U.S. Senate attempt to de-list gray wolves fails
Wisconsin U.S. Senators made another attempt to have the gray wolf removed from the Endangered Species List, but failed. Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin proposed an amendment to the Natural Resources Management Act, but the amendment was defeated. The final legislation passed the U.S. Senate, but without the support of Johnson, who said …
Feb 19
Feds investigating whether Jussie Smollett played a role in sending threatening letter sent to ‘Empire’ studios addressed to him
tupungato/iStock(CHICAGO) — The FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service are currently investigating whether Jussie Smollett played a role in sending a threatening letter addressed to him at “Empire’s” Chicago studio prior to the alleged attack, two federal officials confirm to ABC News. The accusation, made by the two brothers who were persons of interest, …
Feb 19
Black, natural hair gets new protections in New York City
Delmaine Donson/iStock(NEW YORK) — Black men and women in New York City will have new protections for their hair thanks to new guidance announced Monday. The country’s most populous city is banning policies that penalize black people based on their natural hair and hairstyles. Employers and public places like libraries, gyms, schools and nightclubs “cannot …
Feb 19
Here’s how you can work out with Tim McGraw…and check out his new music, too
ABC/Image Group LAIf you’ve ever wanted to get in on one of Tim McGraw’s legendary workouts, now’s your chance — and you can help out a good cause too. The “Thought About You” hitmaker has just launched a new Omaze campaign to raise money for the Neighbor’s Keeper Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, …
Feb 19
Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association celebrates 40th anniversary
The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Lauren Ketcham, communications coordinator with OEFFA, says the organization has covered a lot of ground over the past four decades. “We really were part of the movement to create an organic label and a federal organic program,” she says. “We started with just …
Feb 19
Correlation between dairy testing and farm income
A Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) manager in southeast Minnesota sees a correlation between on-farm research and income. Murl Niebuhr is based at the Zumbrota DHIA laboratory. “It’s interesting, sometimes when the farm economy starts to go south, dairymen tend to test more to get rid of those cows.” DHIA labs take milk samples, test …
Feb 19
More farmland for sale in the Fed’s Tenth District
Cortney Cowley An economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City says they are seeing more farmland on the market this winter. Cortney Cowley says while farmland prices have been surprisingly stable, the question is whether demand will keep pace with the increased supply in 2019. “Even though we still appear to be in …
Feb 19
Morgan Wallen puts on his “Whiskey Glasses” for a Thursday stop on “Today”
Big LoudMorgan Wallen will be wearing his “Whiskey Glasses” Thursday morning on NBC’s Today show. The native of East Tennessee is set to make his Today show debut on February 21, performing his top 25 hit “Whiskey Glasses.” It’s the second single from his If I Know Me album, and the follow-up to his #1, “Up Down.” You can tune in to watch …