Steve Nedved
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Jan 01
Child falls into exhibit during ‘Rhino Encounter’ at Brevard Zoo in Florida
iStock/Coscarella Gianfranco(MELBOURNE, Fla.) — A child fell into a rhino exhibit on Tuesday at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. The child was rushed to a pediatric hospital in Orlando hospital for treatment, Brevard County Fire Rescue Department and zoo officials said. “During a Rhino Encounter, a hands-on, educational experience with Brevard Zoo’s white rhinoceroses, …
Jan 01
Child falls into rhino exhibit at Florida zoo
iStock/Coscarella Gianfranco(MELBOURNE, Fla.) — A child fell into a rhino exhibit on Tuesday at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. The child was rushed to a pediatric hospital in Orlando hospital for treatment, Brevard County Fire Rescue Department tweeted. Copyright © 2019, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Jan 01
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 01 at 10:46AM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY… Temperatures continue to warm slowly on New Years day across the region. Highs will climb into the single digits above or below zero in most locations. Wind chills may remain as cold as 20 below in the Buffalo Ridge areas, with other areas between 0 and …
Jan 01
Focusing on fungicides in 2019
A Bayer Crop Science representative focusing on fungicide says they are battling disease resistance and new diseases in Midwest corn going into 2019. “Controlling diseases is harder and choosing the right products is more important than ever.” Ray Lello, Product Manager for Corn and Soy Fungicides, for Bayer Crop Science says the landscape for growers …
Jan 01
CPTPP increases pressure to begin negotiations with Japan
With the CPTPP agreement—the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement—now in effect, there is increased pressure on the U.S. to negotiate a bilateral trade agreement with Japan. USDA undersecretary for trade Ted McKinney says Japan is a top priority in 2019. “You can’t put enough importance on Japan. In fact, we’ve talked about the ‘trifecta’, as …
Jan 01
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 01 at 8:03AM MST until January 01 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… * WHAT…Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below to 35 below zero. * WHERE…Portions of east central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN…Until noon CST Tuesday.
Jan 01
In ‘unprecedented’ speech, Kim Jong Un says North Korea is ready for another summit with US, but warns against sanctions
Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — Kim Jong Un says he is ready to sit down again with President Donald Trump — but also warned the United States against imposing more sanctions. During his annual televised New Year’s speech, the North Korean leader said he hopes a follow-up summit meeting will “produce an outcome …
Jan 01
‘We have had a lion attack’: 911 call released from deadly mauling as employees left ‘traumatized’
Courtesy family of Alexandra Black(BURLINGTON, N.C.) — “We have had a lion attack,” a woman calmly told 911 when a young, newly-hired intern was mauled at an animal center in North Carolina. The lion was contained, the caller told 911, but the victim was “incapacitated,” according to the emergency call obtained by The News & …
Jan 01
Market analyst looks ahead to 2019
A market analyst is expecting 2019 will have some challenges for agriculture. Rich Feltes with R.J. O’Brien says, “South America is on their way to a large crop. Twenty-million ton plus increase in corn, same in soybean for 2019 over 2018. We know that this China situation is still very dicey, uncertain, (and) the market is …
Jan 01
A look ahead into 2019
The New Year brings with it a great deal of hope, but it is starting out with some uncertainty because of trade issues and a government shutdown, which impacts USDA reports and services. We’ll take a look at 2019 on Managing for Profit. Continue reading A look ahead into 2019 at Brownfield Ag News.