China media welcomes U.S. trade truce, markets surge (@Reuters)
National News
Trump to notify Congress in 'near future' he will terminate NAFTA (@Reuters)
National News
U.S., China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit (@Reuters)
National News
Former President George H.W. Bush died on Friday. He was 94 (@USAToday)
National News
It's shocking Kareem Hunt was not arrested or charged, but that's only where the differences he shares with Ray Rice begin (@SINow)
National News
Almond, soy, oat, pistachio - milk alternatives have never been so popular (@Reuters)
National News
Kareem Hunt released by Chiefs after graphic video of attack on woman surfaces (@Reuters)
National News
Patriots QB Brady finally joins 1,000-yard rushing club (@Reuters)
National News
Kelce has career game vs. Raiders; Gruden says sometimes you just 'tip your hat' (@KCStar)
National News
The cremated remains of 100 people are going to be launched into space on a SpaceX rocket (@CNN)
National News
Amid fog of losing Kareem Hunt, Chiefs show their grit by fending off Raiders (@KCStar)
National News
The official statements released by the United States and China essentially disagreed over what was agreed to by Presidents Trump and Xi (@NYTimes)
National News
For the first in franchise history, the Steelers blew a 14+ point lead at home (@NFLonFox)
National News
Longtime Kansas State coach Snyder retires (@Reuters)
Kansas State University (Ag Manager)
Former President George Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush were married longer than any other presidential couple (@USAToday)
National News
Former Chiefs' RB Kareem Hunt officially went unclaimed on waivers, per source (@ESPN)
National News
A storm that will originate in the western United States is expected to dip through the southern Plains at the end of the week (@BreakingWeather)
National News
Children return to school 3 weeks after Camp Fire (@SFGate)
National News
The Packers decided to part ways with Mike McCarthy midway through the season, showing the scale of the riff between him and Aaron Rodgers (@SINow)
National News
Pope says gay clergy must stay celibate or get out (@Reuters)
National News
24 Amazon warehouse workers were hospitalized this week after a robot mishap released bear spray in their work area, according to a report.
Hot Topics
President Trump said on Friday he had chosen former U.S. Attorney General William Barr to once again lead the Justice Department (@Rueters)
Hot Topics
Former Miss Kentucky charged with sending nude photos of herself to 15-year-old student (@CNN)
Hot Topics
"Roma" was named best picture of the year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (@LATimes)
National News
Nick Ayers, the leading candidate to replace John Kelly as President Trump's chief of staff, will not be taking the job, a White House official says (@CNN)
Hot Topics
President Trump, without evidence, accuses former FBI Director James Comey of lying to House Judiciary Committee (@CNN)
National News
Tokyo prosecutors indict Nissan, ex-chairman Ghosn, board member Kelly for alleged financial crimes (@Reuters)
National News
The first winter storm of the season is fading away, but it has left behind canceled flights, icy roads and thousands without power (@CNN)
National News
Texas' largest nursing home operator files for bankruptcy, sparking concerns about patients, jobs (@DallasNews)
National News
Global stocks extend slump as growth worries mount (@Reuters)
Hot Topics
Former Nixon White House lawyer John Dean says he thinks Congress will have "little choice" but to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump (@CNN)
Hot Topics
Longtime closer Lee Smith and smooth-swinging Harold Baines have been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. Smith record 478 saves in his career and Baines had 2,866 career hits. (@FoxSports)
National News
3 carnival workers have been charged with murder of a Wichita couple at a Barton Co Kansas fair. The bodies were found days later in shallow graves in a national forest in Arkansas. (@FoxNews)
National News
Wilfred DeFour, Tuskegee Airman during World War II, dies at 100. DeFour joined the Air Corps in 1942 and was assigned to the 366th Air Service Squadron, serving in Italy.
National News
CBS News settles lawsuit with three women who accused Charlie Rose of harassment (@WashingtonPost)
National News
Trump said he thinks 'the people would revolt' if he were impeached (@WashingtonPost)
National News
Gunman Opens Fire in Brazilian Cathedral, Killing at Least 4 (@NYTimes)
National News
Dollar near one-month high on bounce in U.S. yields, weak pound (@Reuters)
National News
Sheen's year of sobriety comes after multiple bouts of rehab and a once-unfavorable view toward Alcoholics Anonymous (@USAToday)
National News
For months, the Trump administration hid a report showing that banks charged high fees to college students who opened accounts and held debit cards (@CNN)
National News
McDonald's wants to curb the use of antibiotics in its beef supply over the next few years (@WSJ)
National News
Television icon Kathie Lee Gifford will bid farewell to NBC's "Today" show next April (@CNN)
National News
The Ebola outbreak in Congo (DRC) is now the 2nd-largest in history. The current outbreak, has 471 infected, 225 confirmed deaths (@Breitbart)
World News
The surging price of gold is fueling an epidemic of illegal gold mining in the Amazon (@NYTimes)
National News
The Trump administration plans to unveil a new strategy for Africa this week focusing on countering China's growing influence on the continent (@NBCNews)
National News
Mexico to invest $30 billion to boost growth, stem migration, foreign minister says (@Reuters)
National News
U.S. Marine Corps declares five missing Marines dead, concludes search operation off the coast of Japan (@Reuters)
National News
Dallas-Fort Worth will warm slightly before a cold front brings lows in the 30s and rain (@DallasNews)
National News
Canadian court weighs bail for jailed Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou of China's Huawei (@Reuters)
National News
Two American nuns have admitted to embezzling around $500,000 from a California school in order to gamble in Las Vegas. (@BBC)
National News
Plans to expand Valley Oaks's feedlot SE of Kansas City rejected by Missouri Clean Water Commission’s ruling. The Feedlot near Lone Jack, MO wanted to grow from <999 head to <6,999 head.
Hot Topics
Boy Scouts of America looks to bankruptcy as membership falls, lawsuits mount (@Marketwatch)
National News
Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner has interviewed for chief of staff job: report (@MarketWatch)
National News
Philip Rivers leads Chargers to last-second comeback win over KC 29-28. Chargers clinch playoff birth. (@AP)
National News
Georgia police officer shot, killed during traffic stop, K-9 critically wounded, police say (@FoxNews)
National News
Marlboro cigarette maker, one of the world's biggest tobacco companies, is diving into the cannabis market (@LATimes)
National News
Mystery donor fulfills more than $600,000 worth of Dallas-area teachers' wishes in time for Christmas (@DallasNews)
National News
Insurance claims for latest California wildfires top $9 billion (@Reuters)
National News
Canadian Michael Spavor being investigated in China for suspicion of harming China's national security (@Reuters)
National News
Pound holds most gains after PM May survives vote but Brexit still in peril (@Reuters)
National News
House approves farm bill without tightened food stamps criteria (@Reuters)
National News
Canada issues a stern warning to US President Donald Trump: don't use the arrest of a Chinese executive as a bargaining chip in trade talks (@CNN)
National News
Driver dressed as Santa shot at in Tarrant County while on way home from Christmas party (@DallasNews)
World News
A planned stretch of new wall in South Texas may be the first to be built under the Trump administration. It's likely to be opposed by landowners (@NYTimes)
National News
University extension services in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are teaming together to offer the 5th Annual Driftless Region Beef Conference to be held Jan. 24-25 in Dubuque, IA
National News
Trump in a Reuters interview on Tuesday when asked about the possibility of impeachment “I’m not concerned, no. I think that the people would revolt if that happened.”
National News
Trump Tweets: "The Democrats and President Obama gave Iran 150 Billion Dollars and got nothing, but they can’t give 5 Billion Dollars for National Security and a Wall?"
National News
Former Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen gets 3yrs, says Trump's 'dirty deeds' led him to 'choose darkness'. He pled guilty to 9 charges of tax evasion, violating campaign finance laws, lying to banks and to Congress. (@NBC)
National News
House Passes Farm Bill In Landslide 369-47, Next Stop Trumps Desk
National News
China on Wednesday made its first major purchases of U.S. soybeans since the trade war. The purchase of over 1.5 million tonnes of beans is evidence that China is making good on pledges. (@Reuters)
National News
McDonald's announced a policy to reduce the use of antibiotics important to human health, as defined by the World Health Org. (WHO).
National News
China: Factory robot impales worker with 10 foot-long steel spikes after horror malfunction (@theSun)
National News
Apple Announces Plans to Build a $1 Billion Campus in Austin, TX. The site will have the capacity to accommodate 15,000 employees. (@AP)
National News
CA State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Fran) introduced a bill that would guarantee a “right to shelter” and provide housing for every homeless person in the state.
National News
Merck buys Antelliq for $2.4B to boost animal health unit. Antelliq produces digital technology that monitors animals and helps predict disease. ((@FoxBusiness)
National News
USDA issues new release date for Dec. livestock reports - Dec. Cattle on Feed and Hogs and Pigs reports will be released on Dec. 20 at 3:00 pm ET. They were previously scheduled for release on Dec. 21 at Noon ET.
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - TX - 108 hfrs @ 119.00 - 88 hfrs @ 119.00 - 33 hfrs @ 119.00 - 40 strs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 9:19 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - TX - 65 strs @ 119.00 - 90 strs @ 119.00 - 156 strs @ 119.00 - 60 hfrs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 9:20 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - KS - 304 strs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 9:34 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - CO - 201 strs @ 119.00 - 188 strs @ 119.00 - 308 strs @ 119.00 - 300 Strs @ 119.00 - 60 hfrs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 11:48 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
Negotiated cash cattle trade - WY - 268 hfrs @ 119.00 - 249 hfrs @ 119.00 Reported by Consolidated Beef Producers @ 11:46 AM - 14 Dec 2018
Consolidated Beef Producers
California has scrubbed a scheduled vote to levy a tax on text messaging after the FCC ruled that such messaging is not taxable. (@DailyWire)
National News
Former CBS CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after sexual misconduct allegations. (@FoxNews)
National News
Patrick Mahomes officially signs an endorsement deal with Hunt's Ketchup (@BleacherReport)
National News
U.S., China spar at WTO, blame each other for trade crisis (@Reuters)
National News
Ron Howard reportedly making a film about Camp Fire (@SFGate)
National News
Raiders light Twitter on fire after signing QB Nathan Peterman (@SFGate)
National News
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan to investors: 'Run for cover' (@CNNBusiness)
National News
The Fed is a bigger risk to Trump than the Russia investigation (@Forbes)
National News
Ricky Williams believes it will be tough for Kareem Hunt to get a second chance in the NFL (SINow)
National News
Golden State Warriors have a travel budget unlike other teams and it makes playing for them like 'a fantasy land' (@SFGate)
World News
Juul's 1,500 employees may receive million-dollar bonuses (@SFGate)
National News
Trump: Defense Secretary Mattis will retire in February (@SFGate)
National News
U.S. retailers hoarding Chinese imports amid tariff uncertainty (@Reuters)
National News
Trump reminisces about 'Green Acres,' signs farm bill (@SFGate)
National News
Farmer, Randy Constant of Chillicothe, Missouri, pleads guilty to $140M in false organic grain sales of corn, soybeans and wheat. Facing 12 or more years in prison. (@AP)
National News
LeBron and AD met for dinner after their matchup in LA (@BleacherReport)
National News
Two members of Russian protest group Pussy Riot have been denied asylum in Sweden, meaning the couple and their two young children could be deported (@NBCNews)
National News
Josh Norman and Taylor Lewan got into an altercation after the Titans' win over the Redskins (@ESPN)
National News
Johnson and Travis combined to score 43 points in the Wildcats' victory over the Tar Heels (@SINow)
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: 221 hfrs @ 123 - 145 hfrs @ 123 - 75 hfrs @ 123 - 214 hfrs @ 123 - 166 hfrs @ 123 - 80 mxd @ 123 @ 3:12 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: 61 mxd @ 123 - 192 strs @ 123 - 77 strs @ 123 - 179 strs @ 123 - 249 strs @ 123 - 115 strs @ 123 - @ 3:10 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 83 strs @ 123 - 96 strs @ 123 - 72 strs @ 123 - 54 strs @ 123 - 84 mxd @ 123 @ 3:08 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 64 strs @ 123 - 106 hfrs @ 123 - 56 hfrs @ 123 - 78 hfrs @ 123 - 41 mxds @ 123 @ 3:04 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas 82 strs @ 123 - 86 mxd @ 123 - 60 strs @ 123 - 72 strs @ 123 89 strs @ 123 - @ 3:02 PM - 28 Dec 2018 Reported by CBP
Beef
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 28 mxd @ 123 - 53 mxd @ 123 - 75 strs @ 123 - 103 hfrs @ 123 - 50 strs @ 123 @ 3:12 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 87 hfrs @ 124 - 68 hfrs @ 124 - 45 strs @ 124 - 26 mxd @ 124 - 71 mxd @ 124 - 69 strs @ 124 - 20 hfrs @ 124 @ 2:55 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 35 strs @ 123 - 181 hfrs @ 123 - 44 strs @ 123 - 55 hfrs @ 124 - 139 hfrs @ 124 - 78 hfrs @ 124 @ 2:52 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
National News
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Texas: 52 strs @ 123 - 66 mxd @ 123 - 128 strs @ 123 - 55 strs @ 123 - 220 hfrs @ 123 - 121 strs @ 123 @ 2:49 PM - 28 Dec 2018 reported by CBP
Beef
The Warriors and Sacramento Kings hit a total of 41 3s tonight, the most ever in the NBA (@ESPN)
National News
Double shooting leaves 1 person dead in Northland, KC police say (@KCStar)
Crime
Elliott, Prescott help Cowboys hold off Seahawks (@Reuters)
National News
A man allegedly trying to kidnap a woman followed her when she ran for help into a karate studio. It went about as well as you might think (@CNN)
Crime
3 killed, 4 injured in California bowling alley shooting (@SFGate)
Crime
U.S. anti-Islamic State meeting turns to damage control after Syria decision (@Reuters)
National News
33 years ago today, the Space Shuttle Challenger was lost 73 seconds into its 10th flight, killing all the astronauts on board (@NBCNews)
Space
Negotiated cash cattle trade - Kansas: KS 218 strs @ 125; 278 strs @ 125; 167 strs @ 125; 195 hfrs @ 125; 240 strs @ 125; @ 2:49 PM - 15 Feb 2019 Reported by CBP
Consolidated Beef Producers
Major to historic river flooding will continue across parts of the Mississippi and Missouri River Basins (WPC)
Weather
WEATHER FLASH: 83.47% of the U.S. is experiencing no drought, the highest on record since the series began in 2000
WEATHER FLASH
A “credible threat” of Iranian attacks on US interests in the Middle East led Pres. Trump to bump up the deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region (@WashTimes)
World Ag News
CEO Mag Ranks Best States & Worst States For Business: 1.) Texas 2.) Florida 3.) Tenn. 4.) N. Carolina 5.) Indiana .... Worst 50.) California
National News
North Dakota Grain Growers To Leave National Association of Wheat Growers Due to Lack of ROI on Dues Investment
Grain Network
A new 17.5% tariff on Mexican fresh tomatoes starts. Your salsa might cost up to 85% more! (@WashPost)
National News
VP Mike Prence said Thursday that the White House is considering providing additional assistance to farmers to compensate them for the trade war with China. (@Agripluse)
Trade
For Midwestern farmers, times were already tough. The breakdown in trade talks makes things worse (@NYTimes)
Trade
Gillett, Texas; cops bust a cockfight - 32 people were arrested, 22 vehicles impounded, 5 handguns, a rifle, and $37,002 in cash confiscated
Crime
New York city has the largest billionaire population globally (105 individuals), followed by Hong Kong (87), San Francisco (75), Moscow (70), London (65) and Beijing (55)
Money
Investigator says cattle rustling on the rise in Oklahoma. In the first 3 months of the year 1,210 hd stolen compared to 975 hd in all of 2018. (@AP)
Cattle Theft
Get Your Own Channel Today! Email Dusty Markham for pricing options at dmarkham@dvauction.com
FEATURED
Walmart posts strong 1Q sales, but CFO warns that "as we get tariffs, we will take prices up" (@TheStalwart)
National News
AG WIRE: Please send your company releases to media@nationalbeefwire.com (CLICK HERE TO VIEW)
AgWire
RUSERIOUS: 4-year-old child calls 911 to report being left in hot car with windows rolled up, along with 6 other children; mother arrested (@NBCNews)
RUSERIOUS
Aldi, a discount grocery chain, is on an aggressive growth spurt in the United States, pressuring even Walmart on low food prices (CNN)
Food & Drink
Reed Timmer survives wild close-up encounter with powerhouse tornado in Nebraska (AccuWeather)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
RUSERIOUS: Nearly half of all calls to US cell phones are expected to be robocalls this year (@CNNBusiness)
RUSERIOUS
Officials say a dog disease that can be passed to humans has been confirmed in Iowa (@NBCNews)
Health
A man was arrested for attempted murder for allegedly throwing a stolen tripod from a highway overpass. The object impaled a man (@MSNBC)
RUSERIOUS
The trend toward human-grade food for pets is taking the $32.7 billion pet food and treats market by storm (Forbes)
Animal
Chris Long, two-time Super Bowl champ and Walter Payton Man of the Year, has announced his retirement from the NFL (@YahooSports)
NFL
There's a massive manhunt underway in Alabama for a heavily-armed suspect, who opened fire on police officers (@NBCNews)
Most Wanted
Alabama's recently signed abortion ban - the most restrictive in the nation - is meant to serve as a vehicle to challenge Roe v. Wade at the Supreme Court (USAToday)
Health
Ford Motor Co. to eliminate 7,000 jobs, or 10% of workforce, by end August (@MarketWatch)
Transportation
Bayer's market capitalization has shrunk over 40% since it closed the Monsanto deal a year ago (@WSJ)
Money
It’s been reported that Chick-fil-A will likely become the third-largest fast-food chain within the next two years, surpassing Wendy’s, Burger King and Taco Bell (Entrepreneur.com)
Fast Food
Nike, Adidas call tariffs 'catastrophic' in letter to Trump (@SFGate)
Trade
Andrea kicks off the Atlantic hurricane season early for the fifth consecutive year (@WeatherChannel)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Doubling down on a strategy that was pivotal to his 2016 win, Trump is outspending every Democratic presidential candidate on Facebook advertising (@Reuters)
Trump
SPORTS CHANNEL: Yoenis Cespedes will likely miss the remainder of the season after breaking his right ankle in a fall on his Florida ranch this weekend (@SINow)
Sports
CNN, MSNBC have given Stormy Daniels Lawyer Michael Avenatti $175 million in earned media (FoxNews)
Entertainment
Strange high temperature forecast today for late May in the Southwest: High today in Phoenix will be close to that in both Seattle & Portland. (Phoenix avg. high is 97˚) (@wxjerdman)
Weather
WEATHER FLASH: Over 91% of the United States has no drought, this is the first time on record to reach the 91% mark
Weather
'American Soil' Is Increasingly Foreign Owned - today nearly 30 million acres of U.S. farmland are held by foreign investors. (@NPR)
Real Estate
More than 300 tornadoes have ravaged the U.S. Midwest in the last two weeks, during an unusual onslaught of extreme weather (Reuters)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Building a car in the United States, and buying one, could get a lot more expensive. Every American auto factory depends on Mexican parts (@CNN)
Trade
Dozens of goats released into New York park to fight invasive plants (Reuters)
AgVideos
Andy Ruiz stopped heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua with 1:33 left in the seventh round to pull off one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history (@WSJ)
Boxing
U.S. moving toward major antitrust probe of tech giants - Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google (@Reuters)
National News
State Economy Rankings 1.) Washington 2.) Utah 3.) Massachusetts 4.) California 5.) Colorado (@WalletHub)
Money
Baseball Legend Yogi Berra, just 19 years old, was on a small attack boat launching rockets during the Allied invasion of Normandy (@NYtimes)
National News
Amazon says drones will be making deliveries in 'months'. The drones are electric, can fly up to 15 miles, deliver in 30 min. and carry up to 5 lbs. (@AP)
Amazon
Mexico’s tequila exporters warily eye US tariffs deadline. 82% of tequila exports went to the United States worth $1.4 billion. (@AP)
AgToday
Beyond Meat stock soars after first earnings report. The stock shot up 16% in after-hours trading, and was up about 24% premarket Friday. (@MarketWatch)
Fake Meat
Trump announced that he had suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting that Mexico “has agreed to take strong measures” to stem the flow of migrants into the US.
Trade
Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. said her country would strengthen enforcement measures to contain illegal immigration (@WSJ)
Border Patrol
Brooklyn Burger King Accused Of Replacing 'Impossible Burgers' With Beef Whoppers (HuffPost)
Fake Meat
Gold is on its longest winning streak in almost a year and a half, another sign investors are preparing for lower growth and rate cuts (@WSJ)
Money
New Study of the U.S. Dairy Industry Shows $620 Billion in Economic Impact and 3 Million+ Jobs (@IDFA)
Dairy
One dead, multiple people injured in crane collapse after severe storms sweep through North Texas (Twitter)
Extreme Weather
Helicopter Crash-Lands on Roof of Midtown Manhattan High-Rise, 1 Dead: NYPD, Senior City Officials
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Tyson Fury (28-0-1, 20 KOs) stays unbeaten, stops Tom Schwarz (24-1) late 2nd round
National News
Bleeding from her eyes, Missouri teen’s illness mystifies doctors and captivates world (KCStar)
Health
LaVar Ball on the Lakers trading Lonzo Ball: ‘I guarantee... it will be the worst move the Lakers ever did in their life and they will never win another championship. Guarantee it” (@NotoriousOHM)
NBA
The Pelicans have agreed to a deal to trade Anthony Davis to the Lakers for Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart, and three first-round picks (@wojespn)
NBA
Shooting at Costco: Off-duty LAPD officer fired fatal shot after man hit him (USAToday)
National News
Carli Lloyd Responds To Stupid Celebration Controversy With Polite Golf Clap After Scoring An Absolute Screamer (DeadSpin)
World Cup
Death of New York man, Vittorio Caruso, 56, becomes 3rd in a 7-day span in June, and he's the 11th American tourist to die in the Dominican Republic since last year.
National News
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., will propose eliminating all $1.6 trillion of student debt held in the United States
National News
U.S. casino operator Eldorado Resorts has agreed to buy Caesars Entertainment in a $17.3 billion cash-and-stock deal, including debt, the companies said on Monday.
Money
Irving, TX - Legendary steakhouse Del Frisco's Restaurants sells to Connecticut private equity firm, L Catterton, for $650 million (@DallasNews)
Food & Drink
Iran warns that latest US sanctions mean end of diplomacy 'forever' calls President Trump Opens a New Window. as “afflicted by mental retardation.” (@FoxBusiness)
World News
Cars.com Ranks Most American Made Cars: 1.) Jeep Cherokee 2.) Honda Odyssey 3.) Honda Ridgeline 4.) Honda Passport 5.) Chevy Corvette
National News
Bank of America Corp said on Wednesday it will no longer finance operators of private prisons and detention centers (@Reuters)
National News
Vanderbilt University beats Michigan to win college baseball's national championship (@CBSSports)
Sports
Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler has been hospitalized after reportedly suffering a self-inflicted knife wound. (@FoxNews)
National News
Former President Jimmy Carter: Trump “lost the election” and became president “because the Russians interfered on his behalf.”(@AP)
Hot Topics
LA Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27, Dies In Hotel Room; Cause Unclear; Foul Play Not Suspected; Rangers-Angels Game Postponed
MLB
CNN Poll Democrats Running for President: 22% Biden, 17% Harris, 15% Warren and 14% Sen. Bernie Sanders. No one else in the 23-person field tested hits 5%.
Election 2020
Ag Economic Insights: Direct Payments To Farmers May Top $20 Billion, Highest In Two Decades
National News
USA Women's Soccer Earns Record 5th Berth To World Cup Final With 2-1 Win Against England In Semifinal (@USSoccer)
World Cup
Lee Iacocca dead at at 94, Past President of Ford and Chrysler, He was know as the father of the Ford Mustang and led the turn around of the once struggling Chrysler (@CNBC)
National News
USDA: Cost of a home-grilled cheeseburger up 8 cents from last year - Hamburger +.04, Cheese +.01, Lettuce and Tomatoes +.03
Cow-Calf Today
Authorities battle massive fire at Jim Beam aging facility in Kentucky
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Another big earthquake has struck California. This one was measured at a preliminary 7.1 magnitude around 8 p.m. Friday (@WeatherNation)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
JCB Tractor powered by a 7.2-liter diesel straight-six making 1000hp and 1844 lb-ft of torque sets new land speed record: 103.6mph!
National News
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' divorce final from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Bezos with $38 billion settlement
Amazon
Kris Kobach kicks off his U.S. Senate campaign by misspelling his own first name on the candidacy declaration forms (@thedailybeast)
Kansas
Torrential rain produces ‘life-threatening’ floods and prompts emergency warning in Washington, DC (Twitter)
Extreme Weather
Connecticut police said they have arrested a man who used a “Jaws of Life” hydraulic tool to break into ATMs across the state, stealing up to $300,000 in cash.
National News
Mets’ Rookie 1st Baseman Pete Alonso wins $1M prize in the Home Run Derby - Gives 5% to Wounded Warrior Foundation and 5% Tunnel to Towers Foundation
MLB
Trump set to raise record $2 billion for reelection, 4-times what he had in 2016 (@WashExaminer)
National News
US women's soccer World Cup winnings: Each of the 23 members is expected to get about $292,119
Sports
Saturday - The oldest person in the US, Alelia Murphy of Harlem, turned 114, credits belief in God, abstaining from alcohol, and homegrown food to her longevity. (@NYPost)
Viral (Channel 64)
Historic 51,000 acre N3 Cattle Co. ranch near San Jose, California goes up for sale... the price just $72 Million
Real Estate
Ross Perot, self-made billionaire, renowned patriot and 2x independent candidate for U.S. president, has died after a five-month battle with leukemia. dies at 89 (@DallasNews)
National News
Willie Nelson brings Farm Aid 2019 concert to East Troy, Wisconsin. Farm Aid has raised $57 million to support family farms since 1985.
National News
Chicago police spot nearly 5-foot-long alligator swimming in lagoon in Humboldt Park lagoon in the city’s busy West Side (@FoxNews)
National News
Ag Tech Being Targeted by International Espionage - “There have been cases of individuals digging up seeds in a field in Iowa, and others trying to steal rice seeds in Arkansas,” says Craig Moringiello, special agent with the FBI.
National News
Lockheed Martin has decided to keep the helicopter plant in Coatesville, PA, open after President Trump pressed its CEO to continue operations, the company said on Twitter
National News
Missouri governor signs GM tax break bill - $50M of tax credits over 10 years if it invests $750M to expand a Wentzville plant
National News
2020 Democrat Primary Poll: 1.) Biden 22% 2.) Warren 18% 3.) Harris 15% 4.) Sanders 12% 5.) Buttigieg 6%
Election 2020
Energy companies have cut crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico by 53%, or 1 million barrels per day (bpd), ahead of Tropical Storm Barry (@Reuters)
National News
Oklahoma: Routine traffic stop yields 1 stolen vehicle, 1 gun, 1 bottle of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey, 1 rattlesnake, and 1 canister of radio active uranium (@CNN)
National News
Video Feature: U.S. Coast Guard Leap Onto Drug Smuggling Submarine Nabbing 16K lbs of Cocaine
Viral (Channel 64)
KC area Valley Oaks Feedyard files for another expansion permit after original request shut down (@KSHB)
AgWire
If you flush drugs down the toilet, you could be creating 'meth gators,' police in Tennessee say
National News
Two 1911 .45 caliber pistols made from a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite could fetch $1.5 million when they are auctioned later this month at Dallas based Heritage Auctions
National News
Shares of home meal-kit company Blue Apron Inc. soared 55% Tuesday, after the company said it would start adding Beyond Meat Inc.’s fake meat to its menus (@MarketWatch)
Fake Meat
Leawood, KS based Aratana Therapeutics' Stockholders Approve Merger Agreement with Elanco Animal Health
Elanco Animal Health
Bison charges - tosses 9 year old girl up in the air at Yellowstone National Park, girl later released from hospital no injuries (@NBC)
National News
Ranking $$$ made per sponsored Instagram post: - 1.) Kylie Jenner $1.27 million 2.) Ariana Grande $996K 3.) Cristiano Ronaldo $975k 4.) Kim Kardashian $910K 5.) Selena Gomez $886K
Viral (Channel 64)
A Georgia woman got cold fries at McDonald's. She pulled out a gun and fired a shot (USAToday)
Fast Food
Puerto Rico Gov. announced that he will resign Aug. 2, after nearly 2 weeks of protests touched off by a leak of crude chat messages between him and top advisers.
National News
Judge dismisses Covington student's defamation suit against Washington Post concluding the newspaper’s characterizations were protected by the First Amendment.
National News
Sen. Mike Rounds says South Dakota has lost half a billion dollars from Trump's trade war (Axios)
Trade
Missouri man charged in connection with Diemel's Livestock brothers death already spent time in prison
National News
The Indiana Board of Animal Health Announcement - January 1, 2023 RFID Tags Mandatory for Indiana Cattle
Cattle ID
16-year-old American Kyle Giersdorf beat 99 other players at the Fortnite World Cup tournament in New York, winning $3 million.
National News
Shooting at California Garlic Festival festival kills 3, including 6 year old boy; wounds 15; suspect is dead
National News
The new 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is, arguably, the biggest change for the model since the sports car was first introduced in 1953 (@CNNBusiness)
Transportation
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus country rap song “Old Town Road” has broken the Billboard record most weeks at No. 1. spending 17 weeks on Top of the Hot 100 chart. (@AP)
National News
Taco Bell announces plan to reduce antibiotics important to human health in its U.S. and Canada beef supply chain by 25% by 2025
National News
You thought forgetting about your pocket knife was bad... TSA screeners find missile launcher in checked luggage at airport
National News
"What's In Your Wallet....." - Capital One customers personal info from 100M customers exposed in hack
National News
Hall of Fame QB Joe Montana's 500 acre Napa Valley Equestrian Villa Lists For $28.9 Million (@Forbes)
National News
A drone made a successful commercial delivery in The Bahamas traveling more than 50 miles over land and water in 28 minutes (@Fox5)
Ag Technology
The Fed is prepared to cut interest rates for the first time in a decade - announcement Wednesday at 1 CST
Politics
The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark rate by a quarter point Wednesday to 2% to 2.25%, or 25 basis points from the previous level. (@CNBC)
Politics
Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti dead at 78, he helped lead the 1972 Miami Dolphins to the NFL’s only perfect season, and played in ther league for 15 years (@AP)
NFL
Human remains found in search for Wisconsin Cattlemen who disappeared on KC area business trip
Cow-Calf Today
Willie Nelson (86) via Twitter, "To my fans, I’m sorry to cancel my tour, but I have a breathing problem that I need to have my doctor check out. I’ll be back Love, Willie"
National News
The 'Rhinestone Cowboy' Glen Campbell dies at age 81. He sold more than 45 million records, 12 gold albums, 75 chart hits, and 2 No. 1 hits.
National News
Puerto Rico bowling team stripped of gold medal at Pan American Games over player's failed doping test (@FoxSports)
National News
Report: Tyson Plant in Holcomb, KS closed for 6-8 weeks due to Friday's fire (@PilarPedrazaTV)
AgWire
Smithfield Foods launches fake meat products. They will be available at Kroger Co, Sprouts Farmers Market, and Target Corp starting next week (@Reuters)
Fake Meat
Bunge, leaders in agribusiness, food and ingredients, fuel and fertilizer, announced that it is relocating its global headquarters from White Plains, NY, to the St. Louis, MO metropolitan area
AgWire
NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been discharged from Tennessee hospital after he and his family escaped the burning wreckage of a crashed plane Thursday PM
NASCAR
Kentucky's Beef Bash 2019 moves to C. Oran Little Research Farm in Versailles, set for Sept. 26
Cow-Calf Today
Former Texas Longhorns, NFL RB Benson dies at 36 in a motorcycle crash. Benson finished his NFL career with 6,017 yards and 33 touchdowns.
National News
Eggless eggs are next in fake food craze. Kroger grocery stores are adding the fake egg "Just Egg" to shelves at 2,100 stores across the country
National News
Smithfield Foods Launches Fake Protein Portfolio Under Pure Farmland™ Brand. Products Include Fake burgers, Fake meatballs, and Fake sausage.
National News
Trump says he's still interested in buying Greenland. Denmark says it's not for sale. President Truman tried to by the island 1946 for 100m and was turned down.
National News
CFTC says Kraft, Mondelez to pay $16 million in wheat price manipulation case (@Reuters)
National News
Week 1 - AP College Football Poll: 1.) Clemson 2.) Alabama 3.) Georgia 4.) Oklahoma 5.) Ohio State
National News
Week 1 - AP College Football Poll Notables: 9.) Notre Dame 10.) Texas 12.) Texas A&M 21.) Iowa State 24.) Nebraska
National News
Elanco Announces Agreement to Acquire Bayer’s Animal Health Business for $7.6 billion (@Elanco)
AgWire
Wildfire acreage down 90% in California this year _ so far
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Elanco to become No.2 in animal health with $7.6 billion Bayer deal; Lead by No. 1 ) Zoetis and followed by 3.) Boehringer Ingelhiem and 4.) Merck (@Reuters)
AgToday
Kansas Ag Network announces retirement of Farm Broadcaster Kelly Lenz. He has been with 580 WIBW since 1978.
National News
Randy Constant, Chillicothe, MO, leader of largest US organic grain fraud sentenced to 10 years in prison dies by suicide
Cow-Calf Today
Trump cancels an upcoming trip to Denmark, after its prime minister dismissed the idea of selling Greenland
National News
A former Walt Disney accountant accuses company of inflating revenue by billions of dollars for years (@FoxBusiness)
National News
24 cattle killed when tractor-trailer overturns after driver fell asleep near Emporia, Kansas (@KMBC)
National News
Trump Signs Order Forgiving 'Every Penny' of Federal Student Loan Debt for Disabled Veterans
National News
Joe Walsh joins Bill Weld as the 2nd Republican to challenge Trump for White House (@Reuters)
National News
China says it's ready to negotiate after Trump tariffs tank Asian equity markets, currency (@FoxNews)
National News
Oklahoma Judge orders Johnson and Johnson to pay $572 million in opioid lawsuit - opioid overdoses killed 4,653 people in the state from 2007 to 2017 (@AP)
Drug World
Kansas City Royals, owner David Glass, in talks to sell the team to Cleveland Indians vice-chairman John Sherman for around $1 billion
MLB
Kirsten Gillibrand has dropped out of the 2020 race for president after failing to qualify for the next Democratic debate (LATimes)
Election 2020
NCBA Statement on Sec. Sonny Perdue’s Call For Investigation Into Cattle Markets Following Kansas Fire
National News
Hurricane Dorian to strengthen, set to slam Florida as major Category 3 storm on Labor Day (USAToday)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Donald Trump canceling Poland trip as Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida (USAToday)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Hurricane Dorian is now forecast to be a Category 4 hurricane when it approaches the east coast of Florida. Since 1900, 8 Category 4-5 hurricanes have made landfall along the east coast of Florida (@philklotzbach)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Tornado Warnings continue across North Carolina and eastern South Carolina as a result of Category 3 Hurricane Dorian off the coast! (@emilyrsutton)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Judge orders Bud Light to remove 'no corn syrup' from packaging, handing MillerCoors a win
National News
Former S. Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford announced Sunday he is entering the race the Republican presidential nomination, in a long-shot challenge to Trump.
National News
Wendy's is launching breakfast nationwide in 2020 and will hire 20,000 new employees (USAToday)
Fast Food
Many U.S. farmers fume at Washington, not Trump, over biofuel, trade policies (@Rueters)
National News
All American Quarter Horse Congress show bans horses from counties in 7 states affected by Vesicular Stomatitis virus
AgToday
Judge lets Facebook privacy class action proceed, calls company's views 'so wrong' (Reuters)
Online
24/7 Wall Street Study: 50 Best Cities To Live in the US: 1.) West University Place, TX 2.) Beverly Hills, CA 3.) Pella, IA 4.) Montecito, CA 5.) Grove City, PA
National News
Today is always a sobering reminder of how fragile live is. Many of us can recall that day like it was yesterday (@DDFalpha)
National News
On this day 18 years ago the world changed forever. As we watched America get attacked. We must never forget (@Reddazza1980)
National News
Amazing timelapse of National Air Traffic Control landing all aircraft on 9/11, something that had never been planned for or discussed (@RichThomasWX)
National News
No Atlantic named storm activity since Gabrielle on September 10. The last time that the Atlantic had no named storm activity on September 11 or 12 was in 1993 (@philklotzbach)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Carolina Panthers slip to 0-2 in their NFL season as they are overcome by the Bucaneers in a rain-struck Thursday night football game (@NFL_Matrix)
NFL
If you are superstitious, beware of a rare #FridayThe13th Full Moon. It hasn't happened since Oct. 13, 2000, and won't happen again until Aug. 13, 2049 (@NWSCLE)
Weather
Singer Eddie Money, who was recently diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer, has died at age 70
Entertainment
How I shot the St. Louis Gateway Arch with a drone after months of planning and paperwork (@thefarmerslife)
Drones
Tropical Storm Humberto forms in the Bahamas as of 11 p.m. ET Friday. It is the 8th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season (@WeatherNation)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
More than 250 employees at two USDA research agencies have quit rather than move to the Kansas City area (@NPR)
Hot Topics
Beto is going to go door-to-door confiscating weapons, but he can't handle this timid bit of blowback? (@THEHermanCain)
Guns
A group of 145 CEOs from some of the largest companies in America have sent a letter to senators demanding they pass stronger gun control laws (@NBCNews)
Guns
Another condo at 15 Central Park West hits the market, this time for $65 million (@WSJRealEstate)
Real Estate
I’m here at a homeless camp in Los Angeles, CA. We’re going to come clean it up on September 21st. The world needs to see this. It’s worse than Baltimore (@ScottPresler)
California
Leave the noise behind you in the serene cabin of the 2020 #LincolnAviator (@LincolnMotorCo)
Transportation
VP Mike Pence says Triple Crown winner American Pharoah bit him during visit to Kentucky farm
National News
5 years ago today, Arkansas State ran the best/worst fake punt of all time (@SportsCenter)
College Football
"I don't know if I've ever been that skinny." The Sixers honored Chuck with a statue outside of their practice facility (@NBAonTNT)
NBA
For the first time, New York State's "Red Flag" law was used. It gives authorities power to seize guns if someone is determined to be a danger to themselves or others (@news4buffalo)
Guns
So nice to see Walmart enforcing their new no open carry policy. I bet many gun lunatics across the country are pissed now (@howroute)
Guns
Stolen pickup truck containing the ashes of owner's daughter returned after search (@AnalyticaGlobal)
National News
Tropical Storm Humberto is strengthening and is forecast to turn east-northeastward, away from the United States (@NHC_Atlantic)
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
President Trump today plans to revoke California’s landmark emissions standards, setting up another sweeping legal fight with the nation’s largest state that may echo beyond his presidency (Axios)
Energy
Trump administration to revoke California’s power to set stricter auto emissions standards (The Washington Post)
Hot Topics
Tropical storm Jerry becomes the 10th named storm in the Atlantic this year
FETVH (Fire, Earthquakes, Tornados, Volcanoes & Hurricanes)
Ryan Clark was not having it from Paul Finebaum this morning when he praised declining Eli Manning and trashed declining Cam Newton (@BillyMHonor)
NFL
Bus crashes carrying country singer Josh Turner’s road crew leaving 1 dead an 7 injured
Entertainment
The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates again on Wednesday to help sustain a record-long economic expansion but signaled a higher bar to further reductions in borrowing costs (Retuers)
Money
U.S. and Chinese deputy trade negotiators were set to resume face-to-face talks for the first time in nearly two months as the world's two largest economies try to bridge deep policy differences and find a way out of a bitter and protracted trade war (Reuters)
Trade
'They're forming like roaches.' The 6 tropical storms whirling at once have set a record (USAToday)
Extreme Weather
Citing consumer demand and market saturation Colt suspends production of AR-15 for civilian market
National News
Tokyo wants written assurances from Washington that it will not impose hefty tariffs on its auto exports when U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meet to clinch a deal on farm goods and digital trade next week (Reuters)
Japan
The U.S. manufacturing sector "already appears in recession" and overall economic growth is expected to slow "in the near horizon," St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said (Reuters)
Money
Aviation industry expects double-digit insurance premium hikes after 737 MAX grounding (Reuters)
Transportation
Allsup’s stores out of famous burritos but expecting new stock soon .... try and remain calm
National News
J&B Group announces it closing Pipestone, Minn meat plant, ceasing operations by Nov. 22
National News
Rising tuition prices and student debt (to the tune of $1.6 trillion across 45 million Americans) are sparking questions about the tradeoffs of higher education (Axios)
National News
Elizabeth Warren takes first lead in respected Iowa poll, followed by Biden and Sanders
Election 2020
Today's Weather: In the Caribbean, Tropical Storm Karen will move northward, passing near or over Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands later today
Weather
National High and Low Temperature: 104 degrees at Ocotillo Wells, CA; 14 degrees at Cowdrey, CO
Weather
Trump says US and Japan have reached an initial trade agreement, 1st part of the deal will open markets for $7B of US products
National News
NCBA Praises Important Step Forward in Japan Trade Deal; Removes 38.5% Tariff; Japan is the #1 Export Market for US Beef
AgToday
Nestlé’s Sweet Earth Foods to Launch Fake Burger Dubbed "Awesome Burger" @ $13 per lbs.
National News
Internet sector contributes $2.1 trillion to U.S. economy, or about 10% of the nation’s GDP
National News
The U.S. is sending one Patriot missile battery and four ground-based radar systems to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Thursday
National News
5 earthquakes in <1 hour Monday AM rattle SE Missouri. This is the same region that had and earthquake so intense it caused the Mississippi River to run backwards in the 1800's.
National News
Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders undergoes procedure for artery blockage, cancels events until further notice
National News
President Trump plans to slap tariffs on $7.5 billion worth of European aircraft, agricultural and industrial goods
AgToday
MGM Resorts settles Vegas shooting lawsuits for up to $800M. 58 people died in the massacre Oct 1, 2017.
National News
New York City Schools Ban Processed Meat including hot dogs, pepperoni, bacon, sausage, and deli meat
AgToday
Trump Delivers on Promise to Farmers as EPA, USDA Announce Agreement on Promoting Biofuels
National News
Cattle losses likely as Montana ranchers dig out from September blizzard (@GreatFallsTribune)
AgToday
A federal judge has DECLINED to block a Missouri law that bans companies from labeling fake meat products as meat.
AgToday
Trappers capture record-setting python in Everglades 18ft 4in and 98lbs.! Burmese pythons add between 30 and 60 hatchlings each time they breed.
National News
Trump loses NY federal court fight to keep tax returns secret from Manhattan DA probe (@CNBC)
National News
Garland Nelson pleads not guilty during an Monday morning arraignment in case tied to missing Wisconsin cattlemen
National News
Credit Union That Will Lend Only to Farmers Opens in Maine. Gov, Janet Mills says the institution "will help keep legacy farmers on their land" in the state.
National News
U.S. senators call for probe of Brazilian meatpacker JBS, for “illicit financial activities” that they alleged were used to buy up US food companies
National News
Garden City Telegram: Kansas cattle producers challenge oversight of $10 million beef checkoff program
Cow-Calf Today
