Steve Nedved
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Jan 21
Soil Health Summit addresses questions about feeding the world
The Soil Health Summit, held January 15-16 in St. Louis, was opened by Soil Health Partnership Executive Director Dr. Shefali Mehta, speaking about her vision for the National Corn Growers Association initiative. “How do we feed a growing population in the face of increasing stresses on our resources and on our land?” is the question …
Jan 21
O Christmas Tree: Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini still “need a little Christmas”
ABC/Image Group LA Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini have been so busy they haven’t had time to take down their Christmas tree — but it’s not bothering them a whole lot. “So, our Christmas tree is still up,” Morgan tweeted on Sunday. “We are both home for the first time this year and we both still like it.” “How long …
Jan 21
Google slapped with more than $56 million in fines over advertising in Europe
JHVEPhoto/iStock(NEW YORK) — Google has been fined more than $56 million over its advertising in Europe. French data regulator CNIL released a statement Monday saying it was imposing a sanction of 50 million euros on the tech company due to “lack of transparency, unsatifactory information and lack of valid consent for the personalization of advertisement.”This …
Jan 21
Death of second skier in avalanche at New Mexico’s Taos ski resort confirmed by family
RoschetzkyIstockPhoto/iStock(TAOS, N.M.) — The death of a second skier who was trapped under snow after an avalanche at the Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico last week has been confirmed by his family. Corey Borg “loved the mountains, no matter what season,” his grandmother, Deb Bowers Borg, wrote on Facebook Sunday. “The mountain took his …
Jan 21
Keith Urban says “The Upside” is that Nicole’s latest movie is “so good”
ABC/Image Group LAIt’s no surprise Keith Urban is a huge fan of his Oscar-winning wife, Nicole Kidman, but now he’s taken to his socials to praise one of her latest efforts. Nicole co-stars as Yvonne Pendleton in The Upside, a film that follows a wealthy paraplegic, played by Bryan Cranston, who hires an ex-parolee, portrayed by Kevin Hart, to be his …
Jan 21
12-year-old girl dies after makeshift snow fort collapses on her: Police
cweimer4/iStock(ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill.) — A 12-year-old girl has died and a 9-year-old girl is hurt after their makeshift snow fort collapsed on top of them, police said. The two girls were at church with their families in Arlington Heights, Illinois, on Sunday when they went outside to play, the Arlington Heights Police Department said. When …
Jan 21
Like a prayer: Pope Francis launches ‘Click to Pray’ app to unite young Catholics
Giuseppe Ciccia/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images(ROME) — The pope signaled his intention to harness the power of technology to reach out to young people by launching a prayer app three days before he will attend a Catholic youth festival in Panama. The app, called Click to Pray, is available on both Android and iOS devices …
Jan 21
Morgan Evans braves the sharks for a surfing expedition Down Under, while he lures Kelsea Ballerini outside with wine
ABC/Image Group LAThis weekend, Morgan Evans spent his first weekend of 2019 on the road with Old Dominion for the Make It Sweet Tour. The Aussie native is just back from a holiday trip Down Under with his wife, Kelsea Ballerini. “I had a great trip home,” Morgan says. “It was my first Christmas with my family in a few …
Jan 21
PepsiCo in legal battle with moonshine distillery over ‘Mountain Dew’ trademark
NoDerog/iStock(NEW YORK) — PepsiCo, one of the world’s largest food companies, is in a legal battle with a Tennessee distillery, Ole Smoky Moonshine, over the distillery’s trademark application for the term “Mountain Dew.” PepsiCo filed a Notice of Opposition with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in 2016 opposing Ole Smoky’s trademark for “Ole Smoky …
Jan 21
Smith: “Timing is everything” when spraying for soybean white mold
University of Wisconsin plant pathologist Dr. Damon Smith answers questions from agronomists during the Wisconsin Agribusiness Association’s 2019 Agribusiness Classic in Madison, WI. A crop disease expert says timing is everything when it comes to spraying for white mold in soybeans. Plant pathologist Dr. Damon Smith from the University of Wisconsin-Madison says, “Going between R-1 …