Steve Nedved
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Jan 04
Nebraska’s AFAN selects new executive director
Steve Martin The Alliance for the Future of Agriculture in Nebraska (AFAN) has a new executive director. He is Steve Martin, who has been serving as ag promotion coordinator in the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Martin replaces Kristen Hassebrook, who took a position with the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce. AFAN works with livestock producers and …
Jan 04
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: January 4, 2019
Mar. corn closed at $3.83, up 3 1/4 cents Jan. soybeans closed at $9.09 and 1/2, up 9 and 1/4 cents Jan. soybean meal closed at $315.10, up $2.40 Jan. soybean oil closed at 28.41, up 23 points Mar. wheat closed at $5.17, up 3 and 1/4 cents Feb. live cattle closed at $121.92, down …
Jan 04
Japanese beetle nets in the works
A way to stop crop damage from Japanese beetles without spraying is in the works. As they move westward, Japanese beetles are among the biggest crop problems causing economic damages in corn and soybeans. University of Missouri researchers are working on a solution. Kevin Rice, entomology & extension specialist, says scouting of crops is essential …
Jan 04
Watch now: Morgan Wallen is “Chasin’ You” as he sells out his first show of 2019
ABC/Image Group LAThe opening date on Morgan Wallen’s If I Know Me Tour is a sell-out, and to celebrate, he’s releasing a new video of a song from his album of the same name. In the dreamy black-and-white clip for “Chasin’ You,” Morgan travels down a picturesque country road in a vintage convertible which is haunted …
Jan 04
Meteorologists dig way out of building through heavy snow in Poland
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — A few feet of snow in the weather forecast may be enough to keep many people inside, but a group of meteorologists dug through a snowdrift to escape a weather station in Poland and report the weather. In a video that’s captured a lot of attention, one of the meteorologists can be …
Jan 04
Listen now: Chris Young was “Raised on Country” by Merle, Willie, Diffie and Strait
RCA NashvilleChris Young name checks country greats Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Joe Diffie, and George Strait in his new single, “Raised on Country.” “This is a country anthem and so much fun,” Chris says of the song he co-wrote. “I couldn’t be happier to kick off a brand new year with brand new music I love this much.” In the weeks …
Jan 04
Randy Houser will leave “No Stone Unturned” as he celebrates the release of “Magnolia” Friday on “GMA”
BBR Music GroupRandy Houser will visit ABC’s Good Morning America next Friday — the day his new album Magnolia arrives — to play “No Stone Unturned,” his favorite track from the album. The record — which was originally supposed to come out in November — borrows its name from the Magnolia State, the nickname for Randy’s home state of Mississippi. …
Jan 04
The good new days?
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA) is the most powerful woman in American politics. The San Francisco lawmaker made history in 2007, when she was elected the first ever female Speaker of the House. Until 2011, she ruled that roost with an iron hand, managing the House Democrat majority in much the way her predecessors from …
Jan 04
Getting Healthy: A New Year’s Resolution for Soil and Business
“Getting healthy” is often near the top of the list of New Year’s Resolutions. There is an equal need for soil to be healthy. The new year is a great opportunity to set goals for getting your soil healthy, which can help with managing extreme weather, it can increase profitability and it can sequester carbon. …
Jan 04
Shutdown complicates work of ag economist
The government shutdown is complicating the work of agricultural economists like Todd Hubbs at the University of Illinois. “Well I’m a fundamentalist, so I like to see the USDA data come in. I do projections on what I think is going to happen, and whether you like it or not the market moves off USDA …
