Steve Nedved
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Nov 19
Mixed week for export inspections
The USDA says corn export inspections as of the week ending November 15th remain ahead of projections for the 2018/19 marketing year. Wheat came out at 509,118 tons, up 163,377 from the week ending November 8th and 248,520 higher than the week ending November 16th, 2017. For the 2018/19 marketing year to date, wheat inspections …
Nov 19
USDA and FDA will regulate cell-cultured meat
USDA and FDA have announced they will work together to regulate cell-cultured meat. In a joint statement, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb say FDA will oversee the cell collection, cell banks and cell growth and USDA will regulate cell harvesting, production and labeling of food products. Lia Biando with the United …
Nov 19
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Ag Conference
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Ag Conference in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, November 27. Continue reading Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Ag Conference at Brownfield Ag News.
Nov 19
Kane Brown achieves chart milestone with “Experiment”
Sony Music NashvilleKane Brown finds himself on the top of two charts this week with the success of his sophomore album, Experiment. The singer debuted at number one on the all-genre Billboard 200 and Billboard Top Country Albums charts this week with 124,000 units sold. The singer is the third country artist this year to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, …
Nov 19
Girlboss panelists discuss the top career mistakes women make and how to avoid them
Hannah Bronfman at the Girlboss Rally. Cindy Ord/Getty Images for GirlBoss Rally NYC 2018(NEW YORK) — Over a 1,000 women from 31 countries gathered in New York City this weekend for the GirlBoss Rally, a two-day women’s career and networking conference organized by Sophia Amoruso’s Girlboss platform. The GirlBoss Rally featured panels on topics ranging …
Nov 19
‘You don’t go to jail for lying on TV’: GoFundMe scam suspect allegedly says in bombshell recording
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The lawyer for one of the suspects in an alleged GoFundMe scam released a secret bombshell tape recording Monday that he says shows his client’s ex-boyfriend and the homeless veteran they were purportedly helping duped her into joining the $400,000 swindle. Kate McClure’s attorney played the tape on ABC’s Good Morning America, …
Nov 19
Amazon to start delivering fresh, full-sized Christmas trees
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Starting Monday you can not only order all your holiday presents on Amazon, but also get a full-sized, fresh Christmas tree delivered to your doorstep as well. The tech site CNET and Good Morning America got a first look at the process. “Everything is easy to order on Amazon, so I think …
Nov 19
Nissan chairman, representative director arrested on fraud charges
Nissan(TOKYO) — Nissan Motor’s chairman and another top executive have been arrested in Japan on fraud charges. In a statement Monday, Nissan said an internal investigation found that for several years its chairman, Carlos Ghosn, and representative director, Greg Kelly, “have been reporting compensation amounts in the Tokyo Stock Exchange securities report that were less …
Nov 19
California wildfires leave 80 dead, almost 1,000 missing
Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/TNS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California remains close to 1,000 as of early Monday morning. The two blazes, which both ignited last week, have claimed a total of 80 …
Nov 19
Khalid’s “Location,” Chris Stapleton, Imagine Dragons, Beyonce all hailed at Waffle House’s Tunie Awards
ABC/Kelsey McNealWith more than 1,900 restaurants spread across 25 states, it’s safe to say Waffle House is popular — so popular, in fact, that its jukeboxes have spawned their own music awards. That’s right, the first-ever Tunie Awards show happened in Georgia Friday night, and based on the plays from the eateries’ TouchTunes Jukeboxes, Khalid‘s “Location” was named …
