Steve Nedved
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Dec 18
Todd Gibson Retires
Todd Gibson, Retired United Soybean Board Director, says he’s grateful for the nine years that he’s spent as a director on the United Soybean Board. Gibson says his impression of checkoff investments was only strengthened by his time as one of the decision makers. To learn more, visit mosoy.org. Brought to you by Missouri’s soybean farmers …
Dec 18
‘This doesn’t happen here’: Images, video shows damage from tornado that ripped through Washington state
KOMO-TV(SEATTLE) — A massive tornado that ripped through Washington state left a path of destruction in its wake, videos and images posted to social media show. The tornado pummeled through Port Orchard as torrential storms clouded over the Pacific Northwest Tuesday afternoon. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado based on the radar and video …
Dec 18
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner calls influx at remote areas of the border a ‘new phenomenon’ in wake of 7-year-old’s death
Scott Eisen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Migrants are showing up in groups of 100 or more at remote parts of the U.S.-Mexico border that aren’t equipped to handle the influx, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said Tuesday. It’s a new phenomenon to challenge the agency’s resources shortly after a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in …
Dec 18
FBI wiretap recorded suspect in 2017 Halloween truck attack for 3 years prior
St. Charles County Department of Corrections via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The day before he allegedly took a rented truck for a deadly drive down New York City’s West Side Highway bike path, Sayfullo Saipov was secretly recorded on an FBI wiretap, according to newly filed court documents. The contents of the recorded conversations were …
Dec 18
Mother, daughter arrested for using a drone to deliver contraband to prison rooftop
Martin County Sheriffs Office(MIAMI) — A mother and daughter were arrested for trying to deliver contraband to the roof of a Florida state prison, according to authorities. Casandra Kerr, 40, and her daughter, Cencetta Didiano, 22, were “hoping to spread some holiday cheer” to a relative who has been housed at the Martin Correctional Institute …
Dec 18
Crop specialist recommends not stressing soybeans
Crop management specialist Emerson Nafziger says his research shows soybeans with less stress yield better. “My point here is don’t create stress on purpose,” said Nafziger, during an Illinois Soybean Association-sponsored webinar Tuesday. “Some people have said soybeans love stress; if you stop it, they’re so happy they yield more, (but that) doesn’t seem to …
Dec 18
MU Crop Conference: All things dicamba
A leading university weed scientist says 2018, overall, was not a better year for off-site dicamba damage in Missouri and his concerns remain. Dr. Kevin Bradley says although Missouri will not have a 2019 state label, he has concerns about the EPA’s federal label saying he believes the risk is too great to spray dicamba in …
Dec 18
Supply, demand concerns pressure hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day higher supported by sharply higher wholesale values at midday. The market is still waiting for direction from the cash trade. February live cattle closed $1.02 higher at $122.57 and April live cattle closed $.75 higher at $124.60. January feeder cattle closed $.82 higher at $146.20 and …
Dec 18
ot just Facebook: Other apps store unposted photos, too, and there’s a reason
coffeekai/iStock(NEW YORK) — When Facebook announced its latest privacy-related blunder last Friday, one detail alarmed users: third-party apps could have accessed photos that were never even posted. “The bug also impacted photos that people uploaded to Facebook but chose not to post,” Tomer Bar, an engineering director at the company, wrote in a blog post …
Dec 18
She wanted to see the world before she went blind, now Michigan woman is missing in Peru
Yuri_Arcurs/iStock(NEW YORK) — A visually impaired Michigan woman, who was on a quest to see the world before she went completely blind, vanished while vacationing in Peru, just a day after she climbed the highest peak of Machu Picchu, her worried family said. Carla Valpeoz, 35, of Detroit hasn’t been heard from since Wednesday, Dec. …
