Month: September 2018
Ag News
PepsiCo chief scientific officer: Food system must change
The Chief Scientific Officer for PepsiCo says the food production system must make changes to feed the world’s hungry in addition to keeping up with population growth. Dr. Mehmood Khan told Brownfield Ag News that [Read More…]
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Cattle mostly higher ahead of widespread direct trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were mixed, mostly firm, with boxed beef mixed at midday, waiting for the week’s widespread direct cash cattle business. Hurricane Florence is expected to lead to at least some [Read More…]
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Verdesian products show high return on investment
Verdesian Life Sciences, a company focused on nutrient use efficiency, has introduced new products that are more environmentally friendly and have a higher return on investment. Dave Schwartz Executive Vice President of Sales for the [Read More…]
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Visiting with grain market analyst Bryce Knorr
At this week’s Husker Harvest Days farm show in Nebraska, we visited with Farm Futures grain market analyst Bryce Knorr about current market conditions, trade issues, planting intentions and the general ag economy. AUDIO: Bryce Knorr Continue reading [Read More…]
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Hurricane Florence begins lashing North Carolina: ‘Don’t risk your life riding out a monster storm’
NOAA via Getty Images(WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Hurricane Florence’s tropical storm-force winds are starting to lash North Carolina and officials are imploring residents to evacuate before the dangerous storm surges and flooding take over. Here is [Read More…]
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As Hurricane Florence nears, North Carolina town still reeling from Matthew hunkers down
ABC News(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — A town in North Carolina that remained under floodwaters for days after Hurricane Matthew is again bracing for another powerful storm. Hurricane Matthew hammered the southeastern United States in October 2016, [Read More…]
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Trade aid process for pig farmers
The CEO of the Minnesota Pork Producers is reminding pig farmers affected by trade disputes to know their inventory as of August first. David Preisler says the Farm Service Agency will be conducting spot checks. [Read More…]
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New trade talks with China could be in the works
Chinese officials have welcomed an invitation from the U.S. to restart trade talks, according to various media reports. White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Fox Business Wednesday that Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin sent [Read More…]
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Ethanol, farm groups send E15 letter to Trump
A letter addressed to the President is the latest attempt by pro-ethanol groups seeking immediate action on year-round E15 sales. Renewable Fuels Association executive vice president Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield the integrity of the Renewable [Read More…]
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20 percent of Michigan dairies closed since 2014
A dairy industry leader says while there’s been an uptick in the number of dairy farms that have closed, milk production is not declining as much as is needed. “Up till now it would appear [Read More…]
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USDA plans to release trade aid models
The USDA says it will be releasing the models used to calculate payment rates set in the trade aid program this week. “You’d made your crop plans, you’d gotten your financing in order, and this [Read More…]
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Russians accused of poisoning Skripals say they were in Salisbury to visit cathedral
RT(SALISBURY, England) — Two men accused of poisoning ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury have denied carrying out the attack and said they were just visiting the town to see the [Read More…]
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Responding to leaks, Google denies political bias
Google(NEW YORK) — As tech giants face mounting criticism from conservatives, Google is denying political bias after two notable leaks. Breitbart on Wednesday published leaked video of a town-hall-style meeting with employees shortly after the [Read More…]
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Trump: JPMorgan Chase CEO doesn’t have the ‘smarts’ to become president
Scott Olson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump shot back at JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, saying the banker doesn’t have the “smarts” to run for president. “The problem with banker Jamie Dimon running for President [Read More…]
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Sen. Chris Murphy: U.S. ‘turning a blind eye to likely war crimes’ in Yemen
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress late Tuesday that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are taking “demonstrable actions” to minimize civilian casualties in their war against Houthi rebels in [Read More…]
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Pussy Riot member in critical condition after suspected poisoning
Taylor Hill/WireImage(MOSCOW) — A member of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot was listed in critical condition on Wednesday after possibly being poisoned, according to the band. Pyotr Verzilov was rushed to a Moscow hospital [Read More…]
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Preparing for a challenging corn harvest
Weather has been extremely variable throughout 2018, but for growers in the Upper Midwest too much moisture caused problems in the spring and the rains lingered enough to spell trouble this fall. An agronomist in [Read More…]
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Hurricane Florence to deliver ‘life-threatening’ surges, rain despite downgrade
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Florence weakened to a Category 2 on Wednesday, but it’s still expected to bring “life-threatening” surges and rainfall to the Southeast, meteorologists warned. Forecasters downgraded Florence, once a Category 4, to [Read More…]
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Inside the massive Russian ‘war games’ involving 300,000 troops
iStock/Thinkstock(TELEMBA, Russia) — The huge war games that Russia is holding this week are taking place across the vast wilderness of the country’s Far East, close to the borders of Mongolia and China. The drills [Read More…]
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Responding to leaks, Google denies political bias
Google(NEW YORK) — As tech giants face mounting criticism from conservatives, Google is denying political bias after two notable leaks. Breitbart on Wednesday published leaked video of a town-hall-style meeting with employees shortly after the [Read More…]