Columbus, OH

Indiana State

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Indiana's soybean pod count is the largest seen on the Pro Farmer crop tour in 22 years and the state's corn yield prospects are at a three-year high, scouts on the annual U.S. Midwest tour reported Tuesday. The four-day tour of top U.S. grain...

Crop tour finds massive Indiana soybean potential, corn at 3-yr high

CHICAGO/OTTAWA, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A looming stoppage of freight railway operations across Canada would disrupt North America's agricultural supply chain, snarling shipments of everything from wheat to fertilizer and meat. Unless last-minute labor agreements are reached, both Canadian National Railway CNR.TO and Canadian Pacific Kansas City CP.TO, an effective...

Canada rail stoppage poised to disrupt North American agriculture

The U.S. farm sector would be the first in the world to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with the assistance of projects such as the USDA’s climate-smart agriculture initiatives, said the Democratic Party platform released on Monday. Delegates to the party’s national convention in Chicago were scheduled to vote on the platform on Tuesday.

Democratic platform calls for net-zero agricultural emissions by 2050

The Guardian

Andrés Manuel López Obrador warns ex-president that campaign pledge will hurt $325bn Mexicans bring to US

Mexican president to ‘friend’ Trump: close the US-Mexico border at your peril

December corn ended the day down 2¼¢. November soybeans closed unchanged. December wheat contracts closed higher. CBOT wheat was up 4¼¢ at the close. KC wheat was up 4¾¢. Minneapolis wheat was up 3¢. "Market volatility picked up today and generated choppy trade...

Wheat ends the day higher | Tuesday, August 20, 2024

The Independent

 A smuggler was caught trying to move more than $5m worth of meth into California last week by disguising the drugs as watermelons. US Customs and Border Patrol announced on Tuesday that agents intercepted a smuggler on Friday during a secondary inspection at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility at the Otay Mesa crossing. The incident began when a 29-year-old man driving a truck pulled up to the border. When asked what the man was hauling, the said they were watermelons. The CBP agents sent him for a secondary inspection. The watermelons were unloaded from the truck for further inspection....

$5m of meth disguised as watermelons seized at border

New York Post

Somewhere in solitary at the Florence Supermax prison in Colorado where he’s jailed for life, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán must be smiling.

That’s because US officials say Guzman’s son, Joaquín Guzmán López, apparently tricked the world’s savviest and most powerful drug kingpin, Sinaloa cartel founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, into boarding a small plane in Hermosillo, Mexico that ultimately landed in the US — where both were arrested.

It was a dramatic end to Zambada’s career as a cartel kingpin. 



He was once El Chapo’s greatest ally and co-founded the cartel with him — but then turned on him. When El Chapo...

Inside the cartel coup that saw El Chapo’s son lure rival drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ to the US to be arrested: ‘Once-in-a-lifetime caper’

Latin Times

In a dramatic and unexpected statement, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the elusive leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, is claiming that his recent apprehension by U.S. authorities was not a voluntary surrender but the result of a betrayal by Joaquín Guzmán López, the son of the infamous Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.

Sinaloa's Mayo Zambada breaks his silence and drops bombshell: kidnapped by U.S., betrayed by El Chapo's son

Mexico has sent hundreds of additional troops to Culiacán following the capture of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and violent episodes that followed. Concretely, 600 army members were deployed to the state, joining 400 others who were sent to the state less than a month ago. State governor Ruben Rocha Mora said that at least 10 murders committed during the past days are related to the capture of Zambada, which took place on July 25.

Mexico sends hundreds of additional troops to Sinaloa as violence soars after El Mayo's capture

El Paso, TX

 The U.S. ambassador to Mexico confirmed on Friday that drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was brought to United States against his will when he arrived in Texas in July on a plane along with fellow drug lord Joaquín Guzmán López. Zambada's attorney had earlier claimed the long-time chief of the Sinaloa cartel had been kidnapped. But officials had not confirmed that and Zambada's age and apparent ill-health had led some to speculate he turned himself in. U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar on Friday said “the evidence we saw ... is that they had brought El Mayo Zambada against his...

US ambassador confirms Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada was brought to US against his will

Texas State

The US Sun

TWO top leaders of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most dominant criminal groups in Mexico, have surrendered to American law enforcement and are in custody in the United States. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the notorious Mexican drug kingpin and co-founder of the Sinaloa Cartel, along with Joaquín Guzmán...

Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada & Sinaloa cartel ally ‘arrested in Texas after surrendering to authorities

CBS Sacramento

The United States managed to arrest Mexico's most-wanted drug lord, but Mexican prosecutors - and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over.It's part of the long, strange saga of Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, who unexpectedly appeared on a flight that landed near El Paso, Texas, in July. That private plane flight was arranged by another drug capo who decided to turn himself in.U.S. officials say Joaquín Guzmán López — a son of imprisoned cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán — flew to the United States to turn...

Sinaloa cartel leader's case takes strange twist after U.S. arrest

Georgia State

Clayton County, GA

CDLLife

The third largest meth seizure in Drug Enforcement Administration history was made from a farmer’s market bound tractor trailer earlier this month.  The 2,380 pounds of meth was discovered inside of a tractor trailer hauling celery to a Clayton County, Georgia farmer’s market, reported Fox 5 Atlanta. “This is the largest meth seizure at DEA […]
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DEA’s 3rd largest meth seizure ever found in “very confident” Georgia-bound tractor trailer

Missouri State

Here’s a closer look at the progress and condition of the two crops, along with farmer and climatologist perspectives on where the crop is and where it’s headed. As of Aug. 18, Missouri’s corn is the best in the country. According to the USDA’s Crop Progress report released Monday, 79% of the Show-Me State’s corn was rated good to excellent. That’s the most in those two categories combined of all top corn-growing states.

What’s going on with Missouri’s corn and soybeans?

Forest Park, GA

Scripps News

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says the discovery is one of the largest seizures of its kind.

More than 2,500 pounds of meth found hidden in celery at Georgia farmer's market

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) sent a letter to the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, warning him that shutting down the border should he win the November elections would cause a "rebellion" on both sides. AMLO, who has called Trump a "friend," said that while he...

Mexican president warns Trump of a 'rebellion' if he shuts down the border

A video released by the Mexican Sinaloa State Attorney General's Office has stirred significant controversy in the country as it directly contradicts statements made by Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, one of the most powerful leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel. The video, which shows the assassination of Culiacán Mayor Héctor Melesio...

Video released by Mexican authorities debunks 'El Mayo' Zambada's account of his own capture

The situation in Sinaloa, with winds hinting at an impending war within factions of organized crime, and the recent arrests of El Mayo Zambada and the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera, has sparked significant curiosity about the people surrounding these notorious drug lords. Notably, there is interest about the women in their lives.

Behind Los Chapitos: the women in the lives of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel leaders

The EPA has released their final Herbicide Strategy for protecting more than 900 endangered and threatened species from the potential impacts of herbicides. More than a year in the making, the strategy will be used by the EPA when registering new herbicides and reevaluating registered herbicides. The new strategy comes...

What does EPA’s finalized herbicide strategy mean for the ag industry?

AGCO Corporation has announced the Gleaner T Series combine. “This series delivers lightweight performance, superior control, and premium grain quality for the best value in your field,” Marketing Manager Robert Ross says. Key benefits. The new Dura Drive system improves performance and reliability by getting to the field faster,...

AGCO launches Gleaner T Series combine

NewsBreak

Is America's No. 1 Corn Export Market at Risk?

A Mexican presidential decree outlawing genetically modified (GM) corn has put the U.S.’s largest corn export market at risk. And if the situation is left unchecked,...

Is America's No. 1 Corn Export Market at Risk?

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