December corn closed down 4½¢ at $4.06¼ a bushel. Despite ending the day lower, this was the contract's second consecutive higher close week-over-week, up 5¼¢ since last Friday's close. November soybeans closed down 18½¢ at $10.05 a bushel. For the week, the contract closed up...

Soybeans close down 18¢ | Friday, September 6, 2024

Wisconsin State

Across the U.S., many corn farmers are in the process of harvesting the crop for silage. Here’s a look at progress in the nine states that harvested the most corn silage acres last year. Wisconsin. According to USDA’s annual Crop Production reports, Wisconsin farmers have long led the country...

From field to feed: Corn silage harvest progress in 9 top states

Soybeans were lower overnight as traders can't shake the thought of large crops this year. U.S. production of the oilseeds is expected to reach 4.59 billion bushels in the 2024-2025 marketing year that started on Sept. 1 on yield of 53.2 bushels an acre, according to the Department of Agriculture.

3 Big Things Today, September 5, 2024

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Emily Standley Allard

Are people getting more high maintenance or is it just me? One thing that you can't deny is that CERTAIN people require a lot more TLC and attention, on the daily and especially during trying times. This applies to both platonic relationships and romantic. We usually call these people high maintenance because, well, they usually require (or demand!) all of your efforts and then some to be satisfied. These characteristics are closely linked to their zodiac sign temperament, so read on to see who is on the list!

5 Zodiac Signs that are the Highest Maintenance and Most Demanding

North Carolina State

According to USDA’s most recent Crop Progress and Condition report for North Carolina, the state’s corn harvested for grain fell further behind historical trends the week ending Sept. 1. Corn for grain harvest reached 18%, 7 percentage points behind a year ago when the state’s harvest for grain...

What’s different about this year’s corn harvest in North Carolina?

Maine State

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Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Iowa State

Gregory, SD

The XtremeAg farmers are navigating dry spells, evaluating soybean readiness, and preparing for wheat planting as the 2024 growing season continues. Lee Lubbers is a fourth-generation farmer in Gregory, South Dakota. Lubbers Farms includes more than 17,000 acres of dryland soybeans, corn, and wheat. Lubbers says he is always trying to learn and challenge himself.

Farmers begin corn harvest, reflect on summer’s end

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Starting in late September, the federal government will relaunch its at-home COVID-19 test program that makes every U.S. household eligible for four free COVID-19 tests to be sent directly to their home.

Every household can get four free COVID-19 tests by mail, starting late September

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 1,467 children have been reported missing in the U.S. since January 1, 2024, a drop since the figure of 1,533 previously reported. That drop indicates 66 cases were resolved.

15 missing children in Missouri since June 2024: some cases resolved and more added

Massachusetts State

Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

Georgia State

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Daily Coffee Press

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

Colorado State

Denver, CO

David Heitz

They're shaped like a potato and tend to bake in hot weather, biologists say. That's why you will find cheeky little pikas in Colorado's mountains. But climate change could cause these critters' numbers to dwindle, according to wildlife experts. Like polar bears, Pikas may predict warmer temperatures, scientists say.

Potato-shaped critter visible now may predict climate change in Colorado

Fremont County, IA

Four tracts totaling 295.61 acres, four miles east of the southwest Iowa community of Sidney, sold at public auction via the buyer’s choice method. Of the four tracts, Tract 3 stood out for selling for $16,250 per acre, or $185 per CSR2 point. A total of 79 of its 84.05 acres were tillable. Tracts 1 and 2 also were highly tillable, with 66.6 acres selling for $15,900 per acre and 72.6 acres selling for $14,100 per acre, respectively. Tract 4 comprised 72.36 acres, with 68.5 acres enrolled into CRP and expiring this year. It sold for $10,600 per acre.

Southwest Iowa farmland brings over $16,000 per acre

Jefferson County, KY

Louisville, KY

Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

Salem, OH

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

South Carolina State

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In 2022, fewer Americans moved overall, but when they did, 1 in 5 chose to relocate to a different state, according to recent Census data. Population growth has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with Southern states continuing to attract new residents, while the Northeast, particularly New York and Pennsylvania, saw the largest declines.

Where people in North Carolina are moving to most

DeanLand

(This is a first person, true account of a recent internet scam. All details included are factual. Though their business name was used nefariously by scammers, Dick's Sporting Goods was NOT involved in this incident.)

Inbox Scammers Exposed: My Recent Internet Fraud Experience

Alameda Post

Refined by New York chemist Robert Chesebrough almost 150 years ago, petroleum jelly is still widely used today in topical applications. Even with the myths that abound online about it being carcinogenic, it has withstood the test of time.

Wonder Jelly

West Lafayette, IN

More than a month into its meetings, the Purdue University National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) team hadn’t selected a product for the association’s annual Student Chapter Marketing Competition. The competition allows students interest-ed in marketing to apply what they learn in the classroom to build real-world marketing campaigns for...

Wine leftovers make pasta: The perfect product to market

Wyoming State

Cheyenne, WY

WyoFile

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

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USDA reports to watch in August

The last several years, August has been very volatile. A lot of information comes at you. What should you do with it all?. In late June,...

USDA reports to watch in August

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