Steve Nedved
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Dec 07
Beef board will spend more on producer communications
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board, which administers the one dollar per head national beef checkoff, has increased its budget for producer communications in 2019. Board chair Joan Ruskamp of Nebraska says they haven’t done a very good job of communicating “the great story of the checkoff”. “What concerns me, as I’ve watched thing unfold around our …
Dec 07
Farmers Union official hopes farm bill provides ‘stability’
A vote on the 2018 farm bill is expected next week. National Farmers Union senior vice president of public policy, Rob Larew, says passage of the bill should help provide some certainty for farmers at a time when it is badly needed. “Even though we don’t expect to see dramatic changes—and we would certainly prefer …
Dec 07
Charlottesville car rammer found guilty of first-degree murder
AndreyPopov/iStock(NEW YORK) — The man who rammed his car into a crowd at the Charlottesville rally in 2017 where one counter-protester was killed and others injured has been found guilty of first-degree murder. Suspect James Alex Fields was on trial for the death and injuries he is accused of causing when he drove his car …
Dec 07
Rascal Flatts plays their pop-rock favorites on new Jukebox EP
Big MachineYou can hear Rascal Flatts covering some of the biggest names in pop-rock music on their new, surprise Jukebox EP. The trio does Foreigner’s “Feels Like the First Time,” “You Make My Dreams” by Hall & Oates, and Kenny Loggins’ “Heart to Heart” on their new passion project, which is available to stream or download now. A fourth track, their take …
Dec 07
NASA: InSight probe captured sound of Mars winds
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech (NEW YORK) — NASA’s InSight lander, which landed on Mars just over one week ago, has transmitted back to Earth audio of the Martian winds, the first time humans have heard these “sounds.” On December 1, sensors on the lander “captured a haunting low rumble caused by vibrations from the wind,” according …
Dec 07
Girl Goin’ to the Grammys: Ashley McBryde brings home Best Country Album nod
Atlantic/Warner Music NashvilleIn 2018, Ashley McBryde went from going nowhere to going everywhere. Following the success of her breakthrough single, “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega,” the Arkansas native now has her first Grammy nomination for Best Country Album for her debut, Girl Going Nowhere. “I’m stunned and humbled and just blown away,” she shared on Twitter. “And I’m …
Dec 07
USGS: Kilauea eruption, considered ‘continuing’ since 1983, could be considered over
Frizi/iStock(NEW YORK) — After three months without surface lava activity, the U.S. Geological Survey says the eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea can be considered over. The USGS notes that Kilauea remains an active volcano, and eruptions are likely in the future. Kilauea erupted in May, throwing ash into the atmosphere and releasing lava into the ocean …
Dec 07
Kelsea Ballerini and her mom are “Unapologetically” emotional over her Best Country Album Grammy nod
ABC/Image Group LAIf you want to see what Kelsea Ballerini’s Grammy nomination for Best Country Album for Unapologetically means to her, all you have to do is watch the Facetime with her mom she posted on social media. Though there’s no sound on the clip, Kelsea and her mom both break into tears of happiness as the Knoxville native …
Dec 07
Livestock sector unsure if Farm Bill will require FMD vaccine bank funding
The livestock sector still isn’t sure if the Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank will be funded in the next farm bill. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president-elect Jennifer Houston of Sweetwater, Tennessee, says she expects the vaccine bank to be authorized with some degree of funding in the 2018 Farm Bill. “Obviously, we asked for …
Dec 07
The ‘incoherence’ of White House trade talk
If you, as I, watch the noontime financial shows to track investments, retirement accounts and such, you’ve had serious stomach issues the last 10 days or so. If I hear one more trader or investment analyst explain 500-point drops in the stock market by pointing to “uncertainty” relative to U.S.-China trade, I’m going to do …