Month: May 2018
Ag News
DuPont/ADM launches plant for potential new market for corn
DuPont and Archer Daniels Midland have begun a first-of-its-kind pilot project to produce a renewable source of FDME at an ADM plant in Decatur, Illinois. “We’ve been working with ADM now for several years to [Read More…]
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Nutrien Ag Solutions a one-stop-shop for crop farmers
The world’s largest provider of crop inputs and services is launching what it calls a one-stop digital platform to assists growers with everything from agronomic decisions to paying bills. Nutrien, formed at the beginning of [Read More…]
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Farm Bureau’s dairy revenue insurance approved
The American Farm Bureau Federation expects to offer dairy farmers a new revenue insurance policy later this summer. AFBF’s market intelligence director John Newton tells Brownfield they’ve partnered with American Farm Bureau Insurance Services [Read More…]
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Cellphone video shows Miami Police officer apparently kicking suspect in the head during arrest
Obtained by ABC News(MIAMI) — A Miami Police officer has been relieved of duty after cellphone video emerged on social media appearing to show him kicking a suspect in the head during an arrest. In [Read More…]
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Twitter warns users to change their passwords
Bethany Clarke/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Twitter is warning users to change their passwords after a bug could have exposed them to prying eyes. The social media company identified a bug that stored passwords “unmasked” (in [Read More…]
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Driver in New York City crash that killed 2 children charged with manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide
Leah Finnegan/Twitter(NEW YORK) — The driver in a New York City crash that killed two children — including the 4-year-old daughter of Tony award-winning Broadway actress Ruthie Ann Miles — has been indicted on several [Read More…]
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Engine cowling, not fan blade, damaged window on fatal Southwest flight: NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board(NEW YORK) — It was apparently a fragment of the engine cowling, not a fan blade, that struck the window of Southwest Flight 1380, resulting in depressurization of the aircraft and the [Read More…]
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Pictures of gun victims will be used to cause ‘peaceful’ disruptions of NRA convention
Alex Wong/Getty Images(DALLAS) — The student-led March for Our Lives inspired adults into action also, including one woman who is helping lead visual demonstrations during the National Rifle Association convention this weekend. Susan Levine told [Read More…]
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Shooting at Nashville mall leaves 1 victim critically injured; suspect in custody
Nashville Fire Dept(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — At least one person has been hospitalized after a shooting at Nashville’s Opry Mills Mall, according to officials. The male victim was taken to TriStar Skyline Medical Center in critical [Read More…]
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Over 150 migrant caravan members cross into U.S. to claim asylum, organizers say
ABCNews.com(SAN DIEGO)– Seventy members of the migrant caravan that reached the United States’ southern border last week crossed into the U.S. Thursday morning, turning themselves in to American authorities in order to claim asylum, organizers [Read More…]
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Why ‘Golden State Killer’ may have stopped murder spree: Investigator
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — The deadly crime spree of the “Golden State Killer” includes a five-year pause that has remained a baffling mystery to this day. But now, with the arrest of 72-year-old Joseph [Read More…]
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Minnesota farmer says strip-till gives him advantage during late spring
A central Minnesota farmer is confident having a strip-till system has given him an advantage as wet, cool conditions delay planting throughout most of the Upper Midwest. Bryan Ryberg of Buffalo Lake says with strips [Read More…]
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Conaway trying to thread the needle to get Farm Bill passed
A policy specialist with American Farm Bureau says amendments could derail Mike Conaway’s House Farm Bill already on shaky ground because of partisan division over the nutrition title. Dale Moore tells Brownfield the Ag Committee [Read More…]
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Another White House biofuels meeting is on tap
Another White House meeting to discuss biofuels policy will take place early next week. The offices of Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley have confirmed to Brownfield that the two Iowa senators have been invited to [Read More…]
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First Bayer ForwardFarm in U.S. launched
The first Bayer ForwardFarm in the United States was launched recently near Rock Hall, Maryland. Bayer ForwardFarming is a global initiative demonstrating sustainable agriculture in practice on independent farms around the world. Harborview Farms is [Read More…]
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Iowa celebrates Soil & Water Conservation Week
This is Soil and Water Conservation Week in Iowa. Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig says they’re highlighting the ongoing work by farmers, landowners and urban residents to protect the state’s soil and water resources. And [Read More…]
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Military plane crash victims identified: Puerto Rico National Guard
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The names of the nine people who were killed in the crash of a military cargo plane in Georgia were released Thursday by the Puerto Rico National Guard. The crash took place [Read More…]
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US files complaint with China over lasers aimed at American pilots in Djibouti
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — The U.S. has filed a diplomatic complaint with China after recent incidents in Djibouti where it’s believed Chinese nationals aimed lasers at the cockpits of U.S. military aircraft resulting in “minor injuries” [Read More…]
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‘Golden State Killer’ suspect’s defense motion to bar prosecutors from collecting evidence rejected by judge
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A California judge this morning rejected an attempt by defense attorneys to bar a request from prosecutors to collect evidence from “Golden State Killer” suspect Joseph DeAngelo. Sacramento County Superior [Read More…]
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Why 2018 could be an especially deadly year for cops
Pool via ABC News(NEW YORK) — When Palm Springs police Officer Jose “Gil” Vega, a married father of eight, was gunned down with his partner while they responded to a domestic disturbance call, the 35-year [Read More…]