Steve Nedved
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Dec 14
Macron calls for calm as France prepares for fifth weekend of protests
Photo by Gustavo Muñoz/Getty Images(BRUSSELS) — French President Emmanuel Macron urged for calm on Friday, as his country prepares for another day of expected protests this weekend. While Macron announced an increase to the minimum wage next year and cancelled a tax hike for the poorest pensioners, many remain unsatisfied. That in response to the …
Dec 14
Most farms are family farms
The annual USDA Diverse Family Farms report says most U.S. farms are owned by families. “Ninety-eight percent of farms are family farms, and they account for 87 percent of farm production,” said Chris Burns, economic researcher at the USDA. Small farms make up 89 percent of the total farm count and represent half the country’s …
Dec 14
Merck to acquire Antelliq
Merck says it’s acquiring Antelliq Group, a company that does digital animal identification, traceability and monitoring. Merck is paying almost $2.4 billion for Antelliq’s outstanding shares and will assume Antelliq’s debt of about $1.3 billion. Antelliq is formerly AllFlex. The technology is driven by the growing demand for food traceability and food safety, according to …
Dec 14
Climate change will impact agriculture in the Midwest
A Cornell-led study shows that Midwestern agriculture is especially vulnerable to climate change. Ariel Ortiz-Bobea says the region’s reliance on corn and soybeans could cause challenges in the future. “In a way it’s like putting all the eggs in the crop basket and that crop basket is becoming more vulnerable to this free input that …
Dec 14
Watch now: Netflix offers drag queen “Jolene” to promote “Dumplin'”
RCA NashvilleOf all the incarnations of Dolly Parton‘s classic “Jolene” — and there have been quite a few — this may very well be the most outrageous. Netflix has created a new video of Dolly’s #1 hit from 1973 to promote the new Jennifer Aniston film, Dumplin’. In it, a troupe of female impersonators from RuPaul’s Drag Race lip sync to …
Dec 14
“Burning Man” Dierks Bentley will close out 2018 on “The Voice”
ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley will deliver his final TV performance of the year Tuesday night on the season finale of The Voice. He’ll do his current top ten single that features Brothers Osborne, “Burning Man.” Tune in at 8 p.m. ET on December 18 to see Dierks sing. “Burning Man” is the second single from Dierks’ The Mountain album, which …
Dec 14
Border Patrol defends handling, medical care of 7-year-old girl who died in custody
iStock/Thinkstock(EL PASO, Texas) — Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol officials made a concerted effort Friday to explain the circumstances surrounding the death of a 7-year-old girl in government custody after she and her father were apprehended attempting to cross the southern border into New Mexico. Since The Washington Post first reported …
Dec 14
Arkansas draft 2019 dicamba regs under review
The Arkansas State Plant Board has drafted a regulation that would restrict “over-the-top” dicamba applications in 2019 in place of an all-out ban. The proposed rule includes a one-mile buffer zone around research stations, and, organic and other sensitive crops from April 16th to May 20th. The proposal would also restrict mixing glyphosate with dicamba …
Dec 14
Nothing historic about this Farm Bill
The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) and its Washington Post apologist Kathleen Parker, who writes “a twice weekly column on politics and culture,” would have us believe the recently approved 2018 Farm Bill will “do more for animal rights – therefore for humanity – than any previous legislation in recent history.” Never has a …
Dec 14
Watch now: Luke Bryan engages in a little cowgirl craziness on “American Idol'”s Road to Hollywood
ABC/Craig Sjodin Season 2 of American Idol won’t premiere until March 3 on ABC, but you can get a preview of The Road to Hollywood on Twitter now. “Can’t wait for y’all to see this season,” Luke Bryan added as he shared the video with his fans. The one minute clip recaps the 12,901 miles the Idol bus traveled for auditions, including stops …