Month: September 2018
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Southern MN Beet Sugar Coop expects smaller than normal crop
The vice president of agriculture for the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative is anticipating a smaller than normal crop. Todd Geselius says their harvest started about 10 days ago, and it’s common for growers to [Read More…]
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Thompson Farm manager learns from drought
The manager of a beef research farm says dry weather generates valuable data for grazing management. In his 41st year at the University of Missouri’s Thompson Farm, manager Jon Schreffler learns from every drought. “Absolutely, [Read More…]
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Harvest advancing in Minnesota
The harvest of small grains and other specialty crops is advancing in Minnesota. The latest USDA crop progress report shows the sugarbeet harvest, at nine percent, is slightly ahead of the five-year average. More than [Read More…]
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Former ‘Sesame Street’ writer says Bert and Ernie are gay, but the show says otherwise
Peter Timmullstein bild via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Following an interview given by a former “Sesame Street” writer who said he wrote the beloved characters Bert and Ernie as if they were gay, the show [Read More…]
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Florence flooding threat still real: ‘Do not try to return home yet,’ North Carolina governor pleads
@FayettevillePD/Twitter(WILMINGTON, N.C.) — North Carolina’s governor on Tuesday pleaded with residents to remain in shelters until flooding from Florence recedes. “I know it was hard to leave home, and it’s even harder to wait and [Read More…]
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Freeland’s coming back to DC; Grassley says farmers still support Trump
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says she’s returning to Washington later this week to continue NAFTA negotiations. Freeland told reporters she will be meeting with her U.S. counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. Meanwhile, [Read More…]
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NC poultry industry hit by Florence
One of the nation’s largest chicken producers has reported significant losses caused by Hurricane Florence. In a release issued Monday, Sanderson Farms said that at least 1.7-million chickens have died after 60 of the 880 [Read More…]
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CME milk futures down, cash dairy mixed, GDT index down Tuesday
Milk futures were mostly down and cash dairy prices were mixed at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Tuesday. September Class Three milk was up $.01 to $16.13. October was down $.05 to $16.06. November was down [Read More…]
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China says it will retaliate
China says it will take retaliatory tariff action against 60 billion dollars of U.S. goods in response to the latest round of tariffs announced by the Trump Administration. On Monday President Trump said the U.S. [Read More…]
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Farm Bill negotiators remain far apart on SNAP, conservation
The director of government affairs for the National Farmers Union says farm bill negotiators remain far apart on several issues. Zack Clark tells Brownfield for all the talk of compromise, there are still major differences [Read More…]
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‘My flight doesn’t exist’: Discount airline leaves customers stranded
Level Airlines(NEW YORK) — When Erin Levi booked a $179 one-way flight to Paris on Level airlines for a friend’s wedding a few weeks ago, she joked that it was too good to be true. [Read More…]
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Pussy Riot member was poisoned, German doctors say
iStock/Thinkstock(BERLIN) — Petya Verzilov, a member of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot, has likely been poisoned, doctors treating him in Germany said Tuesday. Verzilov, one of the early members of the group that has [Read More…]
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Doctor and woman accused of drugging, raping women and filming alleged incidents
Orange County District Attorney(LOS ANGELES) — An orthopedic surgeon who has appeared on a reality-TV dating show and his purported girlfriend have been accused of drugging and raping at least two women. Dr. Grant William [Read More…]
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Plan now for next season’s seed and inputs
It’s time to think ahead to next year’s seed and inputs. Jeff Berndt with Dairyland Seed says to know the soil type, geography, and don’t be afraid to try new varieties. Continue reading Plan [Read More…]
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Florence dumped about 8.04 trillion gallons of rain on North Carolina: National Weather Service
@FayettevillePD/Twitter(NEW YORK) — Florence, which made landfall as a hurricane Friday, dropped about 8.04 trillion gallons of rain on North Carolina, the National Weather Service said Tuesday, citing “the unofficial, radar-estimated storm total rainfall.” At [Read More…]
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Judge throws out lawsuit filed by horse against former owner
Animal Legal Defense Fund(WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon) — A horse is a horse, of course, of course — even when that horse is filing a lawsuit. A judge in Oregon tossed out a lawsuit filed by [Read More…]
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Duffy introduces new wolf management bill
A Wisconsin Congressman is making a new attempt to get the grey wolf removed from the Endangered Species Act list before Congress adjourns. Seventh District Republican Sean Duffy tells Brownfield, “What my bill will do [Read More…]
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First SpaceX passenger: ‘I choose to go to the moon!’
DAVID MCNEW/AFP/Getty Images(HAWTHORNE, Calif.) — SpaceX announced on Monday night that its first moonshot passenger will be Yusaku Maezawa, a billionaire estimated by Forbes to be the 18th-richest person in Japan. He’ll be the first [Read More…]
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1st SpaceX passenger: ‘I choose to go to the moon!’
DAVID MCNEW/AFP/Getty Images(HAWTHORNE, Calif.) — SpaceX announced on Monday night that its first moonshot passenger will be Yusaku Maezawa, a billionaire estimated by Forbes to be the 18th-richest person in Japan. He’ll be the first [Read More…]
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South Korean president lands in North Korea for latest summit
Pyeongyang Press Corps/Getty Images(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un greeted South Korean President Moon Jae-in with a lavish welcome ceremony Tuesday at Sunan International Airport in Pyongyang, North Korea, as the [Read More…]