Steve Nedved
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Dec 19
Multi-year approach to weed management
Farmers continue to manage weeds with a multi-year approach. Winfield United agronomist Andy Schmidt says herbicide-resistance makes planning ahead essential. “My strategy is looking at the current weed spectrum I’m working with. Do I have giant ragweed (or) marestail? Am I no-till or working my ground?” He tells Brownfield weeds are becoming more detrimental to …
Dec 19
Cattle, hog futures mixed ahead of USDA reports
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were mixed in limited trade volume on position squaring ahead of Thursday’s Cattle on Feed report and Friday’s Cold Storage report. Feeder cattle futures closed weak, pressured by lack of buying interest. February live cattle closed $.32 lower at $122.25 and April live cattle closed $.02 lower at …
Dec 19
Relive the “Greatest Moments” from the “CMA Awards Live” with new set arriving in January
Time LifeYou may’ve seen the infomercial for Time Life’s extensive CMA Awards retrospective that’s available through the mail, but now a special three-disc version is coming to retail. CMA Awards Live: Greatest Moments 1968-2015 will arrive in stores on January 8, and sell for about $30. The set boasts history-making moments from Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Trisha Yearwood, Reba …
Dec 19
New text-to-911 feature helps police save suicidal man: Report
iStock/Preto_perola(BOSTON) — A new text-to-911 feature recently released by a Massachusetts police department helped officers to save a suicidal man, according to a report. On Wednesday morning, the Randolph Police Department received 911 texts detailing a 23-year-old who was threatening to kill himself, ABC Boston affiliate WCVB reported. A police officer and detective entered the …
Dec 19
Girl with cochlear implants gets classroom elf just like her
iStock/goodmoments(JOHNSON CITY, N.Y.) — When a little girl who wears cochlear implants was out of school, magic happened. Ann Redmore is a first grader at St. James School in Johnson City, New York. Earlier this week she had to miss school for an appointment related to her implants. And on that very day, Holly the …
Dec 19
‘This holiday will never be the same’: Officers killed by train leave behind daughters 1 week before Christmas
Twitter/@AJGuglielmi(CHICAGO) — Two Chicago police officers who were chasing a suspected gunman when they were hit and killed by a train Monday have left behind wives and children just one week before Christmas. “For these two families, this holiday will never be the same,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told reporters Tuesday. Eduardo Marmolejo, 36, survived …
Dec 19
South Dakota woman found dead in vehicle was shot and killed, officials say
iStock/Thinkstock(COLUMBIA, Missouri) — A South Dakota woman found dead in her vehicle earlier this month had been fatally shot, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Officials said in a news release Tuesday that troopers responding to a traffic accident late on Dec. 13 found 40-year-old Melissa Peskey dead in the driver’s seat on I-70 …
Dec 19
Military dad feels ‘blessed’ to be reunited with wife and son days before Christmas
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Many military families are preparing for a holiday with a loved one far away, but for the Black family, their Christmas wish came early. Sgt. Tyler Black, who has been deployed in Iraq since May, was prepared to spend another Christmas apart from his wife Holly and 9-year-son Will who live …
Dec 19
US withdrawing troops from Syria, as White House declares victory over ISIS
Mark Wilson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon announced it has started the process of withdrawing 2,000 U.S. troops from Syria, following White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders’ statement declaring victory over ISIS. Earlier on Wednesday, U.S. officials indicated that President Donald Trump would announce he was pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, though a timeline …
Dec 19
Water quality: “Keep the stinkin’ soil in place”
A soil health specialist with NRCS says farmers have five years to make soil changes on their own before they are forced to make changes for water quality. Doug Peterson, who covers the Iowa and Missouri region, says the four Rs need to be followed but together they only reduce nitrogen run-off, for example, by …