Steve Nedved
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Dec 10
Soybean export inspections stay slow
The USDA says soybean export inspections as of the week ending December 6th continue to trail expectations. Wheat came out at 418,460 tons, down 56,020 from the week ending November 29th, but up 63,833 from the week ending December 7th, 2017. Just over halfway through the 2018/19 marketing year, wheat inspections are 10,999,794 tons, compared …
Dec 10
Hope for better pork prices in 2019
There’s some cautious optimism surrounding pork prices in 2019. Minnesota Pork Producers CEO David Preisler says various projections point to better days for pig farmers. “Feed costs, and then also with the futures market offers, if we look at the next 12 months it offers a slight profit on average. We’re under water right now.” …
Dec 10
‘Your daughter should have been safe’: New Zealand PM apologizes for tourist’s murder
Courtesy Lucie Blackman Trust(LONDON) — The prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, issued a heartfelt apology Monday on behalf of her country for the death of a female British tourist who was killed while backpacking in the country. Ardern opened a weekly news conference by directly addressing the death of Grace Millane, 22, by …
Dec 10
Outrage grows over ‘troubling’ video showing NYC police ripping baby from mother’s arms
tzahiV/iStock(NEW YORK) — New York City police officers are coming under fire after a “troubling” video surfaced showing them ripping a baby from the arms of a mother who went to a social services office to apply for day-care vouchers so she could work, police and the woman’s relatives said. Jazmine Headley, 23, was arrested …
Dec 10
Dan + Shay are “Home” for tonight’s “CMA Country Christmas” on ABC, and they’re ready to rock
ABC/Mark LevineIf you notice a little something different about Dan + Shay tonight on ABC’s CMA Country Christmas special, it’s probably because they’re still on a bit of high after the year they’ve had: In 2018, “Tequila” became the biggest song of their career so far, and the follow-up, “Speechless,” is now nearing the top of the chart. Dan Smyers and Shay …
Dec 10
Search for missing Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth intensifies
Woodland Park Police Department(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — The search for a young Colorado mother who vanished on Thanksgiving Day is intensifying with local police enlisting help from law enforcement nationwide and worried loved ones asking for prayers that she be found safely. Kelsey Berreth, 29, a pilot and the mother of a 1-year-old girl, was …
Dec 10
VA, NC and more digging out after snowstorm slams Southeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The major winter storm that just pummeled the Southeast brought 2 feet of snow to Whitetop, Virginia, and up to 20 inches of powder in North Carolina. Richmond, Virginia, had its second-snowiest December day on record and double-digit totals were reported in South Carolina, Tennessee and as far west as Texas. …
Dec 10
242 swimmers hit the water in Mitchell
Mitchell’s new indoor aquatic center hosted 242 swimmers representing 10 communities during this weekend’s the 2018 South Dakota Mitchell Aquatic Club Winter Invitational. The three-day event began Friday afternoon and wrapped up early Sunday evening. Mitchell Aquatic Club coach Clyde Smith was pleased. “We’re really excited we got to do this and it basically went …
Dec 10
NFU’s Johnson concerned about grain data sharing
A farmer organization is concerned about how improper use of technology might hurt farmers when it’s time to sell what they grow. National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson tells Brownfield the announcement by grain traders Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge, Louis Dreyfus, and Cargill to use integrated data technology has the potential for collusion, which would …
Dec 10
Local Sports for Monday, December 10, 2018
The Mitchell Kernel boys’ basketball team lost their season opener to Huron 49-48 Saturday night at the Corn Palace. The Kernels had a chance to tie the game with a free throw with 1.2 seconds left despite scoring droughts to start the first and third quarters. Huron jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the …