Soil moisture levels in Nebraska are above a year ago heading into March. The USDA says 92% of topsoil and 90% of subsoil have adequate to surplus soil moisture, helping the winter wheat crop improve to 60% good to excellent, compared to 43% good to excellent this time last year. Nebraska farmers planted record low …
Feb 26
What Makes You a Country “Idol”: Luke Bryan celebrates his 22nd #1 ahead of Sunday’s season 2 premiere
ABC/Image Group LAIt’s a big week for Luke Bryan: He’s currently sitting at #1 on the country chart with the title track of his latest album, and he’s counting down to the premiere of the second season of American Idol on ABC. “Thank you for making ‘What Makes You Country’ #1 at country radio,” Luke tweeted. “Grateful for the …
Feb 26
Man buys over $500 worth of cookies from 2 young Girl Scouts so they could ‘get out of the cold’
Courtesy Shannen Ludwig(GREENVILLE, S.C.) — Two Girl Scouts from Troop 1574 made the cookie sale of the season when one man bought their entire supply on their first night! Kayla Dillard, the troop’s cookie manager, first shared the story of a man’s incredible act of kindness on Facebook last Friday night after she volunteered with …
Feb 26
Big pharma defends rising cost of drugs, lawmakers say they are gaming the system
busracavus/iStock(WASHINGTON) — In a rare show of bipartisan consensus, Republican and Democratic senators on Tuesday grilled seven top executives from the world’s biggest drugmakers on why prices remain historically high. The most heated exchanges came from Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden and Sen. Maggie Hassan, with several Republicans signaling they, too, were prepared to regulate the …
Feb 26
Inside the realities of the human trafficking that allegedly happens in massage parlor brothels
Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The recent reports of several high-profile men being among the lists of hundreds of massage parlor patrons set to face prostitution charges in Florida may draw attention to and lead to more insights about the dark underbelly of human trafficking that police said may have happened …
Feb 26
‘Game of Thrones’ Oreos are coming ahead of HBO series’ final season
TheCrimsonMonkey/iStock(NEW YORK) — “Hold the door!” Game of Thrones Oreo cookies will apparently be available before the show’s eighth and final season. Oreo made the announcement in an Instagram video this week, where the word Oreo transforms into the series’ hashtag, #ForTheThrone. “Cookies are coming,” Oreo captioned on Instagram. HBO’s fantasy drama will air its …
Feb 26
LinkedIn software engineer killed by falling rocks and ice on closed trail at Yosemite National Park: Officials
Courtesy Dylan Qian(YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif.) — A California outdoors enthusiast killed by falling rocks and ice at Yosemite National Park this week became the second hiker in two months to die on Mist Trail, a steep, 3-mile path that has been closed to the public since a Los Angeles man died there on Christmas …
Feb 26
Garth Brooks unveils his elaborate vinyl “Legacy” collection, with pre-orders starting tonight
ABC/Image Group LAStarting tonight at 7 p.m. ET, Garth Brooks steps into the vinyl world in a major way. That’s when you’ll be able to pre-order the five-album, seven-record set known as Legacy. Garth unveiled the artwork for the collection — which shows an astronaut in space with Earth in the background — on Monday during his weekly Inside Studio G chat …
Feb 26
U.S. ag trade officials on potential U.K. trade deal
Top U.S. ag trade officials say a bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom would be welcomed. Gregg Doud is the U.S. Trade Representative’s Chief Ag Negotiator. “Come on in the water’s fine,” he says. “We remind people all the time the United States is a major food producer, a major food exporter, and …
Feb 26
Ohio Gov. DeWine says budget will reflect commitment to water quality
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine says there will be increased funding for improving water quality in his upcoming budget proposal. “We have to be willing to put money behind it,” he says. “We can’t expect farmers to carry the whole burden and we’re going to have to make that commitment over a long period of time.” …