Steve Nedved
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Feb 08
Listen now: Luke Combs sparks a Brooks & Dunn “REBOOT”
Arista NashvilleAll week, Brooks & Dunn have been teasing a #Reboot on their socials, and now the mystery is solved: the legendary country duo has secretly been back in the studio for the first time since 2007 to record new versions of their biggest hits with some of the hottest names in country music. You …
Feb 08
Indiana dairy farmer says challenges continue in the industry
A northeastern Indiana farmer says there are many challenges facing the dairy industry. Andrew Kuehnert works on his family’s sixth generation dairy farm in Allen County. He says the main issue dairy farmers are facing is financial stress. “What farmers are getting paid right now is very minimal for what it could be and it’s …
Feb 08
More milk good for farmers, not industry
An ag economist says what’s best for individual farmers isn’t exactly what’s best for the dairy industry today. Kevin Dhuyvetter with Elanco Animal Health tells Brownfield if dairy farmers aren’t making incremental milk growth, they’re falling behind. “What that means is if I’m not doing some of those things to keep getting better and better …
Feb 08
Organic dairy expansion possible with partnerships
One of the nation’s largest organic dairy farmers says growth is still possible in the sector given the right partners. Texas dairy farmer Donald De Jong manages conventional and organic dairy farms that encompass more than 23,000 milking cows and 50,000 acres. He tells Brownfield the organic sector is feeling the same pressures as conventional. …
Feb 08
Section of Italy’s collapsed Genoa bridge being removed
Luca Reina Mafaraci/iStock(ROME) — Nearly six months after the deadly collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, the demolition of the remainder of the span began in earnest Friday. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Danilo Toninelli, the country’s minister of infrastructure and transport, and other officials — donning hard hats — listened as the chief …
Feb 08
Vigil held for Valerie Reyes, 24, whose body was found in suitcase
ABC News(NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.) — Tears, embraces and prayers filled a candlelight vigil Thursday for a 24-year-old woman whose body was found in a suitcase along a Greenwich, Connecticut, road. Valerie Reyes, 24, of New Rochelle, New York, was found Tuesday with her hands and feet bound, authorities said. The cause of death has not …
Feb 08
“National Enquirer’s” parent company says it will probe Jeff Bezos’ extortion allegations
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The parent company of the National Enquirer said Friday it will “promptly and thoroughly” investigate claims against the tabloid, made by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, of a blackmail and extortion plot against him involving compromising photographs. Bezos described the claims in a post on Medium Thursday. In January, the billionaire …
Feb 08
Maren Morris on her multi-genre Grammy noms: “You don’t have to be one thing… You can still be true to yourself and your sound”
Columbia Maren Morris could take home five Grammys at Sunday’s ceremony in L.A. — an even more impressive feat when you consider that none of her nods are for her own recordings. She has pop and all-genre noms for “The Middle” with Zedd and Grey, one country mention for her cover of Elton John‘s “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” from …
Feb 08
Local Sports for Friday February 8th
Due to the blizzard conditions yesterday, the following Mitchell Kernel activities have been rescheduled as follows. The Kernel wrestling tri-angular in Watertown yesterday has been moved to Brandon Valley today. Mitchell will wrestle Brandon Valley at 4:00pm followed by Mitchell against Watertown at 5:15pm. After today the Kernel wrestlers will wrestle in the Region Meet …
Feb 08
“Minimum wage increase will be detrimental to Illinois agriculture”
The Illinois Farm Bureau says with the already struggling ag economy, an increase in the state’s minimum wage would be detrimental to farmers. “We are opposed to the minimum wage increase to $15. An over 86% increase in the minimum wage, we feel this is very high and very detrimental to agriculture.” Kevin Semlow, Farm …