Month: October 2018
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Is Santa Claus a ninja? Well, he does have a black belt
NHK News(NEW YORK) — An international team of Santa Clauses are training with ninjas in Japan to hone their gift-delivery skills in time for the holiday season. Nearly a dozen Santas from the Greenland International [Read More…]
Ag News
August a big month for beef exports
August was a big month for beef exports. Dan Halstrom, CEO of the US Meat Export Federation says beef exports were up 7 percent on volume and a record on the beef value at 751-million-dollars. He says [Read More…]
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Fuhrmann: The family dairy farm is a business first
A dairy business consultant tells Brownfield many family farmers need to change their way of thinking to keep their farm and family profitable. Dr. Thomas Fuhrmann with DairyWorks Management System says, “‘Dairying is a way of [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa AgriTech Accelerator’s Demonstration Day
Brownfield’s Tom Steever will cover the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator’s Demonstration Day on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 in Des Moines. Continue reading Iowa AgriTech Accelerator’s Demonstration Day at Brownfield Ag News.
Ag News
Wet weather continues across the northern, western Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, locally moderate to major flooding of creeks and rivers is occurring from northern Missouri into southern Wisconsin, following a multi-day rain event. Currently, cool, rainy weather persists in the upper Midwest, [Read More…]
Ag News
A very active pattern Nationwide
Multiple weather events will be a concern for U.S. agricultural interests during the next several days. First, Michael is expected to reach western Florida’s gulf coast as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, resulting in [Read More…]
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Publisher of bizarre Drew Barrymore interview says interview was real, writer well regarded
Linda Spillers/WireImage for Bragman Nyman Cafarelli via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Egyptian publisher of a now-viral in-flight magazine interview with Drew Barrymore issued a statement on Tuesday insisting the interview was real. According to [Read More…]
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‘Monstrous’ Hurricane Michael closing in on Florida with 110 mph winds: ‘This storm can kill you’
iStock/Thinkstock(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael is closing in on the Florida Panhandle, forecast to make landfall as a “monstrous” Category 3 storm with a dangerous storm surge of up to 12 feet, officials said. [Read More…]
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Family of limo driver in crash that killed 20 says the car ‘was neither roadworthy nor safe’
iStock/Thinkstock(ALBANY, N.Y.) — The family of the driver of the limousine that crashed in upstate New York, killing 20 people, said they believe the vehicle “was neither roadworthy or safe.” The driver, Scott Lisincchia, 53, [Read More…]
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Google sprints in the ‘smart home’ race with Home Hub, unveils Pixel 3 phone
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Google debuted its upgraded smart phone, the Pixel 3, the new Pixelbook tablet and an even smarter Home Hub at its annual “Made by Google” event in New York on [Read More…]
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Two-year-old boy is Chicago’s youngest gun violence victim this year
ABC News(CHICAGO) — A 2-year-old boy has been shot dead in Chicago, becoming the youngest gun violence victim in the city this year, police told ABC News. The toddler and an 18-year-old man were standing [Read More…]
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Hurricane Michael to bring dangerous storm surge
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Storm surge poses a deadly threat as “monstrous” Hurricane Michael barrels toward the Florida Panhandle. “We haven’t seen anything like this in the Panhandle in decades,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday. [Read More…]
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit North Korea
Pyeongyang Press Corps/Pool/Getty Images(PYONGYANG, N.K.) — Kim Jong Un, the once-reclusive leader of one of the world’s most closed nations, appears to be continuing his recent international outreach by relaying an invitation for Pope Francis [Read More…]
Ag News
Data can help manage cows and employees on the dairy farm
Dr. Thomas Fuhrmann says effectively using data helps identify problems and says the numbers can also help manage people by identifying who is doing a good job and following management protocols. With so much data [Read More…]
Ag News
Digital transformations should simplify management decisions
Digital transformations in agriculture are on the rise to simplify management decisions. At this year’s Future of Farming Dialogue, attendees learned about the benefits of digitalization from Bayer Crop Science executives. In this Managing for [Read More…]
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Hurricane Michael live updates: ‘We haven’t seen anything like this’ in decades, Florida gov. warns
iStock/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Hurricane Michael is bearing down on the Florida Panhandle and is forecast to be a “monstrous” Category 3 storm when it makes landfall, officials warn. “We are about 12 hours away from [Read More…]
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1,500 noncitizens may have been registered to vote in California DMV error
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — More than a thousand noncitizens may have been registered to vote in California after a processing error, according to officials. The Department of Motor Vehicles admitted Monday a mistake caused as many [Read More…]
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Community members, friends attend vigil to honor victims of deadly limo crash
ABC News(AMSTERDAM, N.Y.) — Community members arranged a candlelit vigil in upstate New York on Monday to remember the victims of a fatal limousine crash that authorities consider the country’s deadliest transportation accident in nearly [Read More…]
Ag News
White House confirms action on E15
The White House confirms that President Trump has directed acting EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler to begin the rulemaking process allowing for year-round sales of E15. According to a senior White House official, the directive will [Read More…]
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Economist who won Nobel Prize thought early morning call was a telemarketer, let it go to voicemail twice
Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences(NEW YORK) — When the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences called New York University professor Paul Romer early this morning to inform him that he was co-recipient of this year’s Nobel [Read More…]