Month: June 2018
Ag News
Long-term view to short-term trade uncertainty
A southwest Minnesota pig farmer says with so much trade uncertainty right now, it’s important to have a long-term vision. Randy Spronk of Pipestone tells Brownfield gaining global market-share is not typically done month-by-month or [Read More…]
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Peterson unsure of his conference influence
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson says he’s not sure how much influence he’ll have in reconciling the House and Senate versions of the 2018 Farm Bill. “What I’m going to try to do [Read More…]
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AFBF president says Senate farm bill couldn’t have come at better time
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall says the passage of the Senate Farm Bill couldn’t have come at a better time. “Farm income is down about 52 percent over the past five years, we’re [Read More…]
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Soybeans wilt late on acreage figure, demand concerns
Soybeans were modestly lower on profit taking and technical selling, unable to follow through on the initial post report gains. The USDA says U.S. soybean acreage was down 1% on the year, but up from [Read More…]
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Neighbors who call police on 12-year-old mowing lawn increase his business, customer says
Lucille Holt Colden(MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio) — A 12-year-old Ohio boy who operates his own lawn mowing business has gained more customers after one neighbor called the police one him for mowing part of her yard. [Read More…]
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First of 8 alleged gang members indicted in fatal mistaken identity stabbing
Chief Terence Monahan/NYPDChiefofDept(NEW YORK) — Prosecutors lodged criminal charges against an Indiana man after he allegedly dropped his gun in Ikea and a 6-year-old boy picked it up and fired it. Francis T. Wright, 62, [Read More…]
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Capital Gazette shooting marks deadliest day for news industry in US since 9/11
Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Thursday’s shooting inside the office of a local newspaper was the deadliest day for the media industry in the United States since the 9/11 terror attacks. Five people were killed [Read More…]
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Mechanizing in the face of labor shortages
Specialty crop growers are finding ways to become more mechanized as labor shortages continue. Mark Longstroth with Michigan State University Extension tells Brownfield specialty crop growers continue to be shorthanded and researchers are finding ways [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets mostly up Friday
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly up on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. Class Three June milk was up $.03 at $15.27. July was up $.26 at $14.60. August was up $.13 to [Read More…]
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Quarterly soybean, corn stocks up on year
U.S. corn and soybean stocks on June 1st, 2018 were above June 1st, 2017 levels. Overall, the numbers were within what most analysts were expecting ahead of the report. Corn stocks came out at 5.306 [Read More…]
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La Crosse Seed acquired by DLF Pickseed
La Crosse Seed has been acquired by DLF Pickseed. The deal was announced Friday. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed. In a statement, La Crosse Seed chairman Paul Curran says they look forward to [Read More…]
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Perdue Tries to Calm Farmer Tariff Terrors
Commentary. The Farm Bill sailed to approval in the Senate this week, forwarded on an 86-11 vote – despite all “nay” votes cast by Republicans – and the announcement by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy [Read More…]
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Escape route fails suspect who crashes through store ceiling
iStock/Thinkstock(SPRUCE GROVE, ALBERTA) — A Canadian woman’s attempt to evade police in connection with an allegedly fraudulent purchase came crashing down. Police were called to a minimart in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Monday afternoon after Brittany [Read More…]
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Video of man tased from behind as he sat on curb sparks ‘great concern,’ mayor says
ABC News(LANCASTER, Pa.) — Danene Sorace, the mayor of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, said an investigation is underway after a viral video on social media showed a Lancaster police officer tasing a black man in broad daylight. [Read More…]
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Capital Gazette mass shooting suspect Jarrod Ramos held grudge against paper
Anne Arundel Police(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — The alleged gunman accused of fatally shooting five people inside a Maryland newsroom may have been nursing a longstanding grudge against the newspaper. Jarrod Ramos, a 38-year-old resident of Laurel, [Read More…]
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Livestock producers urged to prepare for extreme activists
Livestock producers are being encouraged to anticipate being targeted by extreme activist groups. Animal Agriculture Alliance communications director Hannah Thompson-Weeman says it’s an unfortunate reality of modern production. “That’s what we’re seeing happening is activist [Read More…]
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Capital Gazette shooting suspect barricaded door, tried to ‘kill as many’ as possible: Officials
WJLA-TV(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — A community is reeling a day after an alleged gunman targeted the local Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland and gunned down five unsuspecting employees. The suspect, Jarrod Ramos, allegedly walked into the [Read More…]
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Capital Gazette intern who called 911 during newsroom shooting: ‘I thought we were going to die’
iStock/Thinkstock(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — When a gunman stormed into the newsroom of the local Capital Gazette newspaper, intern Anthony Messenger made his first-ever call to 911. The college senior continued to call for help as shots [Read More…]
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India is world’s most dangerous country for women, experts say
iStock/Thinkstock(AHMEDABAD, India) — India is the most dangerous country for women, followed by Afghanistan and Syria, according to a poll of experts who focus on women’s issues. The Thomson Reuters Foundation contacted 548 women’s experts, [Read More…]
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Shop talk on farm bill and ag policy with Senator Donnelly
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the ground in Terra Haute, Indiana on Monday, July 2, 2018 for Shop talk on farm bill and ag policy with Senator Donnelly. Continue reading Shop talk on [Read More…]