Steve Nedved
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Feb 18
GMO chocolate? Yes!
A Fresh Look gave away GMO chocolate bars the week before Valentine’s Day. Why GMO? The question is, “Why not?” Continue reading GMO chocolate? Yes! at Brownfield Ag News.
Feb 18
Diversifying markets promotes profitability
Trade rifts, growing supplies of protein, and opportunity for demand are just a few of the reasons diversifying markets help improve the bottom line for livestock producers. In this Managing for Profit, Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the US Meat Export Federation talks about the opportunities new markets present for both beef and pork. …
Feb 18
Payless to close all 2,100 stores in US, Puerto Rico
tupungato/iStock(NEW YORK) — Payless Shoe Source will soon be closing the doors to all of its stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. After filing for Chapter 11 protection less than two years ago, the discount shoe store chain is filing for bankruptcy again. In all, 2,100 stores will close and 18,000 employees will be …
Feb 18
China closes its Mount Everest base camp to tourists due to garbage, waste
DanielPrudek/iStock(BEIJING) — China has closed its Mount Everest base camp and the area just beyond it to tourists for the foreseeable future, with authorities blaming a growing waste and garbage problem on the mountain. In December 2018, the local government in Dingri County in Tibet began posting notices that because of a new national environmental …
Feb 18
British lawmakers call Facebook ‘digital gangsters’ in new report
bombuscreative/iStock(NEW YORK) — A new report by British lawmakers accuses Facebook of intentionally violating data privacy and competition laws, and likens the social media giant to “digital gangsters.” “Companies like Facebook should not be allowed to behave like ‘digital gangsters’ in the online world, considering themselves to be ahead of and beyond the law,” the …
Feb 18
Local Sports for Monday February 18th
It was a pretty good weekend for the Mitchell Kernel wrestlers at the Region 3A Tourney in Huron as the Kernels placed 3rd overall as a team and will be sending 12 wrestlers to the State Tourney this weekend in Rapid City. Pierre won the Region again with 198 points followed by Aberdeen Central with …
Feb 18
Powerful storm takes aim this week as major flooding threat grows
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The latest winter storm tracked from the Midwest to the Northeast overnight, delivering snow from the Plains into New England. Des Moines, Iowa, saw 8 to 10 inches of snow on Sunday, as Wisconsin, northern Illinois and parts of Michigan each saw a few inches, creating low visibility and hazardous traveling …
Feb 18
Mountain lion rescued from 50 feet above home in Southern California
California Department of Fish and Wildlife(HESPERIA, Calif.) — Firefighters helped rescue a large mountain lion from a tree outside a home in Southern California over the weekend, authorities said. The homeowner spotted the wild cat on Saturday afternoon while doing yard work around the residence in Hesperia, a city in the Mojave Desert near the …
Feb 17
Pence accuses Iran of advocating for ‘another Holocaust’ during Europe trip
Alexandra Beier/Getty Images(MUNICH) — Vice President Mike Pence accused Iran of advocating for another Holocaust on Saturday as he finished up a European tour in which he threatened tougher U.S. sanctions against the country, and asked for other countries to follow America’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal. “The Iranian regime openly advocates …
Feb 17
Snow Removal Update from the City of Mitchell
UPDATE:The plowing of north – south streets within the City will begin at 6:00 p.m. this evening. Any vehicles parked on the north – south streets at that time will be subject to ticket and towing. The City of Mitchell Street Department will also continue to plow emergency snow routes. For up to the minute …