Steve Nedved
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Jan 31
Wisconsin Corn Program launches education foundation
Mark Hoffmann The Wisconsin Corn Program is starting a new organization to focus on agricultural education. Mark Hoffmann with Wisconsin Corn Growers tells Brownfield the new Wisconsin Corn Foundation will offer scholarships as well as stipends to attend Corn/Soy Expo and Commodity Classic. “The goal is to raise money for scholarships. We’ll use it for …
Jan 31
Charles Manson disciple Leslie Van Houten recommended for parole for a third time
MivPiv/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A former disciple of the notorious 1960s cult leader Charles Manson has been recommended for parole for the third time, but it will be up to California’s new governor to decide if Leslie Van Houten will go free after serving more than 40 years in prison for murder. The California Board of …
Jan 31
Border protection agents make largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history
RiverNorthPhotography/iStock(NEW YORK) — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Thursday that they made the largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history over the weekend, seizing hundreds of pounds of the drug along the U.S.-Mexico border. Officers at the Port of Nogales in Arizona arrested Juan Antonio Torres-Barraza and charged him with two counts of possession with …
Jan 31
Lighthizer reports ‘substantial progress’; Trump says China will buy more beans
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says “substantial progress” was made as American and Chinese negotiators finished two days of trade talks Thursday in Washington. Adding to the optimism, President Trump announced that Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin would travel to China in the next few days to continue negotiations between the two countries. Trump …
Jan 31
Johnson House Ag Committee priorities are nutrition, farm bill implementation
South Dakota Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson says one of two priorities on the House Agriculture Committee is implementation of what he calls “a good farm bill.” “I think there’s a sense of good feeling throughout the House about that bill,” Johnson told reporters Thursday, “but I just don’t think we can declare victory and go …
Jan 31
MO-AG supports fee increase bill
The Missouri Agribusiness Association (MO-AG) is pleased with a bill introduced this session (HB 588) to increase pesticide registration and some other agriculture fees. Mo-Ag director Steve Taylor tells Brownfield they worked with the Ag Department and a task force last year to improve last year’s proposed legislation, “For some years now, the department receives …
Jan 31
Despite questions, Trump touts ‘tremendous progress’ ahead of new summit with North Korea’s Kim
ABC News(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump on Thursday teased expectations ahead of his next summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, just as his top envoy is set to meet his North Korean counterpart to hammer out details of a new document for the two leaders to sign. That envoy, Special Representative Stephen …
Jan 31
Jake Owen goes down to the racetrack for the Daytona 500
ABC/Randy HolmesJake Owen may be going “Down to the Honkytonk” in his latest hit song, but he’s headed down to the racetrack in real life. The “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” hitmaker will play the Pre-Race Show before this year’s 61st running of the Daytona 500. The Sunday, February 17 event is considered to be …
Jan 31
“Small Town Boy” Dustin Lynch thrills fans with a shirtless pic
ABC/Image Group LADustin Lynch’s latest Instagram post is sending his fans into a frenzy. In the photo, the “Small Town Boy” is standing chest-deep in a pool of water, which looks like it might be under a waterfall. It’s a rare glimpse of Dustin without a hat, and an even rarer chance to see the muscular hunk …
Jan 31
Brooklyn women file lawsuit alleging NYPD is ‘failing sexual assault victims’
tzahiV/iStock(NEW YORK) — The New York City Police Department is “failing sexual assault victims across the city,” two Brooklyn women alleged Thursday in a lawsuit that accused the nation’s largest police department of a “male-dominated culture” unwilling to address “an entrenched gender bias.” Jennifer Welch Demski and Alison Turkos said they were ridiculed and mistreated …