Closing Grain and Livestock Futures Mar. corn closed at $4.25, up 1 cent Mar. soybeans closed at $12.80 and 1/2, down 36 cents Mar. soybean meal closed at $416.50, down $18.00 Mar. soybean oil closed at 38.10, up 36 points Mar. ...
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Snowpack west of the Continental Divide is looking bleak. However, the east side of the divide has snowpack at or above average, better than it has in years. According to reports by the USDA’s Natural Resources and Conservation ...
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Critical Role of Sirens in Emergency NotificationA Whitepaper from Federal Signal When it comes to emergency warning and mass notification, much of the conversation lately seems to focus on social media and other relatively recent ...
SAVANNAH, Mo. – Beef producers in northwestern Missouri will meet in St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 30, to plan the year in the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the University of Missouri Extension ...
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ATLANTA, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Flu activity was high in the U.S. South last week and was increasing in some states, while it had yet to hit the Northeast, officials say. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly flu report said ...
Rush Enterprises Inc., based in San Antonio, said it has acquired a total of 10 dealer locations in Illinois and Indiana. The company paid a total of about $145 million to buy certain assets of Chicago International Trucks, Indy Truck ...
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Pork exports during November were down 2.9% compared to a year earlier due to almost no pork going to Russia. Pork imports were up 14.3% in November due to more pork from Canada. In November, 22.2% of U.S. pork production was exported. ...
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A selection of health policy stories from North Carolina, California, Michigan and Missouri. The New York Times: Public Hospitals Hope To Attract More Upscale Patients Under Affordable Care Act But to the Health and Hospitals ...
Wednesday's Closing Grain and Livestock Futures Mar. corn closed at $4.25 and 3/4, down 5 and 3/4 cents Mar. soybeans closed at $13.18, up 11 cents Mar. soybean meal closed at $434.50, up $4.40 Mar. soybean oil closed at 37.99, up ...
Soybeans were steady to firm on late fund and technical buying. The near term supply remains tight and demand continues to look strong, especially from China, even if there is continued talk that they'll eventually cancel on some purchases. ...
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday afternoon that, as of Jan. 15, a total of 430 persons infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 23 states and Puerto Rico. ...
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Planting more seeds per acre in an effort to maximize yields won't always maximize your return on investment, says Brent Myers, University of Missouri Extension corn specialist. The drought of 2012 and 2013's roller-coaster weather showed ...
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Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. There was no real fresh news, but the outside markets were supportive and the near term supply remains tight. Conditions in Brazil are generally good for development and harvest, but ...
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ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the main energy source inside a cell and is considered to be the high energy molecule that drives all life processes in animals and humans. Outside the cell, membrane receptors that attract ATP drive muscle ...
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Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, has launched a pilot program in conjunction with Truman Medical Centers, the primary teaching hospital for the University of Missouri-Kansas City Schools of Medicine to test ...