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Jan 25
Research proving less nitrogen is often better
Nitrogen recommendations are being lowered in many cases. Brad Carlson is an extension crops educator with the University of Minnesota. “Our nitrogen recommendations are not an average, they actually encompass most situations. And in most situations you could apply less nitrogen and still get the same yield.” He tells Brownfield university research is telling. “In …
Jan 25
Approval of Illinois hemp regulations expected by 2019 growing season
Photo Credit: IL Department of Ag The Illinois Department of Agriculture expects the state’s proposed industrial hemp regulations, released last month, to be complete in time for the 2019 growing season. “The typical planting season is around June 1st. So, we are hopeful that we can get these rules approved in time for people to …
Jan 25
Ross tempers expectations for end to trade war
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is tempering expectations for an end to the trade war when U.S. and Chinese officials meet in Washington in a few days. During a CNBC interview Thursday, Ross said, “we’re miles and miles from getting a resolution” and that trade is a very complicated issue. The vice premiere of China is …
Jan 25
Harvey Weinstein gets approval to use Casey Anthony’s lawyer Jose Baez
Raymond Hall/GC Images(NEW YORK) — The Harvey Weinstein legal drama is entering a new chapter as the disgraced movie mogul is now working with a new lawyer. Weinstein, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the face of his sexual assault and misconduct allegations, will be represented by attorney Jose Baez going forward. Baez is best …
Jan 25
Florida SunTrust Bank shooting victims, from a mother of 7 to a newlywed
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(SEBRING, Fla.) — Among the five people gunned down in a Florida bank were a mother of seven and a woman married for less than one month. The five victims — all women — were killed in an apparent “random” mass shooting Wednesday at the SunTrust Bank in Sebring, police said. The 21-year-old …
Jan 25
Flights delayed in New York and Florida due to air traffic control absences: FAA
Jevgenij Kulikov/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed on Friday that there is a ground stop at LaGuardia Airport and that flights are delayed in New York and Florida airports due to air traffic controller absences. The ground stop, which mean flight cannot fly into the Queens airport, is in effect until 10:45 a.m. …
Jan 25
Women need to network differently than men to succeed, study finds
Tinpixels/iStock(NEW YORK) — Women who want to excel at their jobs and break the glass ceiling have to go one step further than men when it comes to networking, a new study found. Women who form a tight-knit inner circle of other women who can share career advice and experiences are nearly three times more …
Jan 25
Berlin police confiscate paintings said to be by Hitler on forgery suspicion
cbies/iStock(BERLIN) — Three watercolors said to be painted by Adolf Hitler were set to go up for auction in Berlin at the Kloss Auction House on Thursday. But in a turn of events, Berlin police confiscated the paintings in a raid later that day on the suspicion that they are forgeries. “The commission for art …
Jan 25
Local Sports for Friday January 25th
Last night in Brookings the Mitchell Kernel boys’ basketball team wanted to forget about the lackluster offensive output at Watertown on Tuesday. Well after scoring one point in the first quarter Tuesday, Mitchell scored two points last night and trailed 11-2 after one quarter. Mitchell played catch-up all night but came back from 14 points …
Jan 25
British explorer’s remains found nearly 200 years later under London train station
Imagno/Getty Images(LONDON) — The excavation of a centuries-old cemetery beneath a London train station has led to an exciting discovery: a long-lost British explorer. The remains of British explorer Matthew Flinders, who led the first expedition to sail around the entire coast of Australia, have been found beneath a London train station, according to the …