Steve Nedved
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Dec 08
Study: Women in ag say there has been progress but challenges remain
Women in agriculture around the world say that although there has been progress, there is still gender discrimination in the ag industry, according to a study by Corteva Agriscience. Krysta Harden, senior vice president of external affairs and chief sustainability officer, says more than 50 percent of women surveyed in the U.S. and nearly 80 …
Dec 08
Hemp can diversify operations as farmers face a down farm economy
Mark Boyer is the first Indiana farmer to grow industrial hemp in a production setting since World War II. The northwestern Indiana farmer was able to grow hemp this year through a research agreement with Purdue University. “This past growing season I was able to secure a permit to grow for-research industrial hemp on my …
Dec 08
Suspect arrested in kidnapping and killing of 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar
FOTOKITA/iStock(NEW YORK) — A suspect has been arrested in the kidnapping and killing of 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar, who was snatched from her front yard in North Carolina last month, authorities announced Saturday. The FBI and the Lumberton Police Department arrested 34-year-old Michael Ray McLellan in connection with the case. He was already being held …
Dec 08
Astronaut Nick Hague is ‘ready to go’ again after failed launch to space station
NASA/Bill Ingalls/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Almost two months after NASA astronaut Nick Hague and his Russian counterpart Alexei Ovchinin survived a failed launch from Kazakhstan to the International Space Station, Hague told ABC News’ David Kerley Friday he is ready to try again. “I can tell you nothing has changed about my confidence in the …
Dec 08
Inmate steals prison van, honks goodbye to fiancee as he escapes from custody
WAPT-TV(NEW YORK) — An inmate in Mississippi managed to hop out of a prison van while handcuffed and shackled and drive away from police — all while pausing to honk at his dumbstruck fiancee looking on. Timothy Clinton Moudy, 46, from Canton, Mississippi, was still on the loose late Friday and is considered armed and …
Dec 08
Major storm to bring heavy rain to South, snow to North Carolina
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Heavy rain was already falling in the South on Saturday morning as western North Carolina prepares for the potential for as much as a foot of snow this weekend. A major storm in the southern U.S. dumped significant amounts of rain in Texas on Friday night into early Saturday morning. Areas …
Dec 08
Mother, brother of double murder suspect arrested for alleged plot to kill witnesses
South_agency/iStock(NEW YORK) — The mother and brother of a double murder suspect are now under arrest themselves after allegedly conspiring to kill witnesses to their family member’s slayings. Joseph Federico and Wendy Federico, both of Chesterfield, Virginia, were arrested on Friday after police alleged they took part in the murder-for-hire plot. The murder-for-hire plot was …
Dec 08
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou will remain in jail as Canadian court outlines case against her
VCG/VCG via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer and heir apparent to Chinese tech giant Huawei, will at least be spending the weekend in a Vancouver jail after a bail hearing on Friday. Court was adjourned at about 4 p.m. local time with no decision made on bail, so the daughter of …
Dec 08
Dense Fog Advisory issued December 08 at 1:00AM MST until December 08 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 10 AM CST this morning. * VISIBILITY…Several areas with 1/4 mile or less at times. * IMPACTS…Freezing fog could lead to patchy black ice and difficult …
Dec 07
Pork cutout props up hog futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed mixed ahead of widespread direct cash business. Contracts were pressured by less than stellar weekly export sales totals and weakness in the stock market. December live cattle closed $.05 lower at $117.80, February live cattle closed $.27 lower at $121.52, and April live cattle closed $.15 higher …