Max Armstrong shares the news of the rising value of the Mega Millions lottery. From This Week in Agribusiness Max shares the rising enthusiasm for hemp since the passage of the farm bill, including its value as wild bird food. There are new laws in force for 2019, like a new wardrobe color choice for Illinois hunters; in Ohio, cursive is not obsolete; in Tennessee local authorities are prohibited from adopting sanctuary status. A Nebraska man was arrested for stealing copper in Iowa, found through GPS tracking.

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