Month: April 2018
Milo Yiannopoulos appearing at Cal Poly amid racially charged climate on campus
Michael Masters/Getty Images(SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.) — Controversy surrounds Milo Yiannopoulos’ speech this evening at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, after the school was at the center of multiple racially charged incidents [Read More…]
Farmers watching livestock after refinery explosion
An explosion at a Superior, Wisconsin oil refinery Thursday has some farmers concerned about livestock. Mark and Cora Liebaert raise beef southeast of Superior. Cora Liebaert tells Brownfield that as of late Thursday afternoon, the [Read More…]
Governor, Ag Secretary, FSA Director tour Wisconsin farms damaged by blizzard
Government leaders want Wisconsin farmers impacted by the recent blizzard they will help them recover. Wisconsin Ag Secretary Sheila Harsdorf tells Brownfield, “The northeast was hit hard with this storm and we, between the federal [Read More…]
Roberts promises Senate farm bill action ‘in early May’
Senate Ag Committee chair Pat Roberts says he expects committee markup of the Senate farm bill to take place in early May—and he says it could reach the Senate floor soon after that. “I will [Read More…]
Missouri extends dicamba deadline for SE Missouri
Farmers in Southeast Missouri now have more time to use new formulations of dicamba. Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn says because of wet weather and slow planting, farmers will need that extra time. The state use label [Read More…]
MFA applicators focus on early dicamba application
Missouri-based MFA cooperative is stressing caution to its applicators when it comes to over-the-top use of newer dicamba herbicides this growing season. Jason Weirich, MFA director of agronomy, tells Brownfield Ag News it’s important to remember [Read More…]
Russia accused of ‘obscene masquerade’ after flying in alleged witnesses to Syrian chemical attack
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Russia has been accused by Britain and France of organizing an “obscene masquerade.” These claims come after Russia reportedly flew in several Syrians to the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition [Read More…]
Parents meet 911 dispatcher who helped them deliver baby at home
iStock/Thinkstock(JESSUP, Pa.) — A couple forced to deliver their fourth child at home with the help of a 911 dispatcher on the line recently got to meet the woman they deemed their “real-life hero.” On [Read More…]
Will the North-South Korea talks be more successful than these historic summits?
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and North Korean leader Kim Jung Un are set to meet in a few hours on the border between their countries amid hopes the [Read More…]
American Airlines sued after passenger who suffered midflight emergency dies
Oswell Family Handou(NEW YORK) — The family of a South Carolina woman who died after suffering a medical emergency midflight is now suing American Airlines alleging wrongful death. Brittany Oswell, 25, suffered an embolism while [Read More…]
Bill Cosby accuser reacts to guilty verdict: ‘Women are being believed, finally’
Mark Makela/Getty Images(NORRISTOWN, Pa.) — A Bill Cosby accuser who’d traveled from California to attend the weeks-long trial in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, told ABC News today that she was “elated” after hearing the guilty verdict. [Read More…]
Bill Cosby conviction: How prosecutors scored a victory against ‘America’s Dad’
Mark Makela/Getty Images(NORRISTOWN, Pa.) — After years of innuendo, allegations and ultimately two criminal trials — the second of which ended with a guilty verdict Thursday — Bill Cosby has been convicted on felony sexual [Read More…]
Trump administration ends humanitarian program for Nepal
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that it will end the humanitarian protection known as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal with a delay of 12 months to “allow for an orderly [Read More…]
Florida deputies have no confidence in sheriff who presided over the Parkland shooting, union says
iStock/Thinkstock(PARKLAND, Fla.) — More than 500 deputies in Florida have voted that they no longer have confidence in the sheriff who presided over the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed [Read More…]
Portraits of some of the ‘Golden State Killer’ victims
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — The suspected “Golden State Killer,” believed to have committed 12 murders, at least 50 rapes and multiple home burglaries in the 1970s and 1980s, is now behind bars. The sudden [Read More…]
Otto Warmbier’s family sues North Korea for ‘barbaric treatment’ of their son
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(NEW YORK)– The parents of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea for 17 months, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against North Korea, charging that the regime [Read More…]
70-year-old Washington woman nabs ‘creeps’ who burglarized her home
KOMO(GIG HARBOR, Wash.) — A Washington state woman said she was determined to catch the “creeps” who recently burglarized her home and made off with electronics, jewelry, credit cards and even her family letters. Instead [Read More…]
Precision Ag bill moves forward in Senate
Bipartisan legislation is moving forward in the U.S. Senate to increase broadband access in rural communities. Introduced by Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of [Read More…]
More than 1,000 cattle die in Oklahoma wildfires; cattle groups ask Trump to survey damage
Oklahoma agriculture leaders says more than 1,100 cattle have died from recent wildfires in Oklahoma. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association have invited President Trump and Vice President Pence to survey [Read More…]
MSGA president says nitrogen rule could be a game changer
As more details emerge, the president of the Minnesota Soybean Growers says the proposed nitrogen fertilizer rule could be a game changer for agriculture. The Minnesota Department of Ag (MDA) will publish the rule–now being [Read More…]