Steve Nedved
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Feb 27
Red meat production down in December
The USDA says commercial red meat production during December 2018 totaled 4.368 billion pounds, down 1% on the year. Beef production declined 2% to 2.116 billion pounds, with a slight decrease in the slaughter to 2.580 million head and a 12-pound loss for the average live weight at 1,368 pounds, while pork production was modestly …
Feb 27
Wheat production forecast up despite historically low winter wheat acres
USDA is projecting an increase in U.S. wheat production despite winter wheat acreage at its lowest level in more than a century. Jennifer Bond, an analyst with the department, says production should be up about one percent year-to-year because of a larger percentage of harvested acres combined with trend yields. “And also a bit of …
Feb 27
Perdue pressed on trade with Canada and Mexico
Members of the House Agriculture Committee pressed Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue on trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada during a hearing Wednesday. In his first appearance before Congress in more than a year, Perdue called the new trade pact between the three countries a major upgrade to NAFTA. “From labor to ag, phytosanitary provisions …
Feb 27
Girl Scout ‘hero’ Detric McGowan now an alleged cookie monster indicted on federal drug-trafficking charges
Kayla Dillard via Storyful(GREENVILLE, S.C.) — He was hailed a hero when he bought out a South Carolina Girl Scout cookie stand so two young troop members didn’t have to stay out in the cold selling thin mints and do-si-dos. But, now federal drug agents are portraying Detric Lee McGowan as a cookie monster. Just …
Feb 27
Brett Young and Boyz II Men to meet at the “Crossroads” of country and R&B
CMTThe newest installment of CMT Crossroads is sure to be soulful: It features Brett Young teaming up with R&B legends Boyz II Men. Expect to hear the ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year trading lines on Boyz II Men classics like “End of the Road,” “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday,” and …
Feb 27
FedEx testing robots to make short-distance deliveries
FedEx(NEW YORK) — The number of companies exploring the possibility of using robots to deliver products to homes grew on Wednesday with the announcement that FedEx hopes to change the way you get a hot pizza, groceries or even auto parts. The delivery giant calls its new initiative the “FedEx SameDay Bot,” and the idea …
Feb 27
Man whose estranged wife, daughter allegedly killed son in murder spree wants them in jail for life
Bucks County District Attorney’s Office(MORRISVILLE, Pa.) — A North Carolina man is speaking out after his son was killed, allegedly by his own daughter and estranged wife. Shana Decree, 45, and her daughter, Dominique Decree, 19, allegedly killed five of their relatives whose bodies were found in the Decrees’ Morrisville, Pennsylvania, apartment Monday, the Bucks …
Feb 27
Matthew Ramsey is ready to hit the stage again — with help from Dave Grohl’s rock and roll throne
ABC/Mark LevineFor Old Dominion’s first show since Matthew Ramsey’s surgery, the OD lead singer will be ascending to the rock throne. The “Make It Sweet” hitmakers were forced to reschedule three dates on their tour earlier this month so their front man could take some time to repair an injury. But to make Matthew more comfortable onstage, …
Feb 27
After meetings with Kim Jong Un, is President Trump hoping for Nobel Peace Prize?
Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Beyond denuclearization and a transformation of relations on the Korean peninsula, President Donald Trump after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un may be hoping for the Nobel Peace Prize. In the Rose Garden at the White House weeks before his trip to Hanoi, Trump suggested that Japanese Prime Minister …
Feb 27
Lighthizer: Progress is being made with China
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told the House Ways and Means Committee this morning President Trump remains committed to protecting American workers, farmers and ranchers, and economic system from China’s unfair trade practices. He says one of the biggest areas they’ve addressed throughout the trade negotiations are the non-tariff trade barriers. Lighthizer says he’s hopeful …