Survivors of Portage tornado recount panic, fear during tornado that devastated Michigan city
Fox WeatherTue May 7, 9:46PM CDT
PORTAGE, Mich. – People in Portage, Michigan, told terrifying stories of surviving a tornado that they said hit with almost no warning. It was the first of two tornadic storms that moved through the city just south of Kalamazoo.Amanda Miller was in the break room at Jude's Barber Shop when...
National Sheep Summary
USDATue May 7, 9:05PM CDT
SA-LS850 San Angelo, TX Tue May 07, 2024 USDA Market News National Sheep Summary for Tuesday, May 07, 2024 Compared to last week at New Holland, PA slaughter lambs 15.00-30.00 lower; slaughter ewes steady. At San Angelo, TX slaughter lambs 10.00- 20.00 lower; slaughter ewes...
Cherry production lower, cranberry production higher in 2023
Brownfield Ag NewsTue May 7, 8:28PM CDT
Tart cherry production was down in the United States last year. Overall, 41 million fewer pounds were produced in 2023, with just 200.2 million pounds grown. USDA says there was about one-thousand fewer acres in production, and yield-per-acre was about one-thousand pounds per acre less than 2022. Michigan leads the...
Shipping Point Fruit Recap Report - Washington, DC
USDATue May 7, 7:45PM CDT
WASHINGTON, DC 7-MAY-2024 WA_FV101 ...
Shipping Point Vegetable Recap Report - Washington, DC
USDATue May 7, 7:45PM CDT
WASHINGTON, DC 7-MAY-2024 WA_FV102 ...
National Watermelon Report
USDATue May 7, 7:27PM CDT
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Iowa towns hit by another tornado just 10 days after deadly twister
Fox WeatherTue May 7, 7:22PM CDT
MINDEN, Iowa – Twice in less than two weeks, tornado sirens terrified residents of Minden and Shelby in Iowa. Monday's scare came after a deadly EF-3 tornado flattened half of Minden and killed a man just ten days earlier.The alarms blared a little after 7 p.m. when NWS meteorologists reported...
Michigan Tornado Damages FedEx Facility | Weather.com
Weather ChannelTue May 7, 7:00PM CDT
Michigan Tornado Damages FedEx Facility | Weather.com
Should Amazon Stock Follow The ‘Magnificent 7’ Trend and Start Paying a Dividend?
BarchartTue May 7, 6:30PM CDT
While fellow 'Magnificent 7' peers like Alphabet and Meta Platforms have recently initiated dividends, Amazon might not do so for at least the next couple of years.
AgDay Markets Now: Arlan Suderman says Grains Consolidate as Funds Pause and Farmers Sell
AgWebTue May 7, 6:28PM CDT
USDA Announces 28 Host Organizations to Train Future Conservation and Climate Leaders, as part of President Biden’s American Climate Corps
Fri May 3, 7:00AM CDT
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected 28 organizations to host members of USDA’s Working Lands Climate Corps (WLCC), an effort that will train the next generation of conservation and climate leaders, providing technical training and career pathway oppor...
U.S. Paves Way for UN to Declare 2026 as International Year of the Woman Farmer
Thu May 2, 10:30AM CDT
NEW YORK, May 2, 2024 – Today, in the presence of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield and U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small, the UN General Assembly declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer. The resolution, and the U...
USDA Celebrates President Biden’s 105,919-acre Expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Thu May 2, 2:00AM CDT
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2024 — Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join President Biden as he signs a proclamation expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.