Month: October 2018
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Farmers for Free Trade: new trilateral deal will help farmers
The executive director of Farmers for Free Trade says there is good and bad news when it comes to the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. Brian Kuehl says farmers across the country are relieved that [Read More…]
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Milk futures mostly lower, cash dairy mixed Tuesday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Class III milk futures closed higher in the nearby contracts, and lower further out. October milk gained four cents, closing at $15.94. November down seven at $16.29. The December contract [Read More…]
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Farmers for Free Trade and Americans for Free Trade Town Hall
Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be on the ground for Farmers for Free Trade and Americans for Free Trade Town Hall on Thursday, October 4 in Indianapolis, IN. Continue reading Farmers for Free Trade and Americans [Read More…]
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NCBA Cattle Industry Convention
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground for the NCBA Cattle Industry Convention Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2010 in New Orleans, LA. Continue reading NCBA Cattle Industry Convention at Brownfield Ag News. [Read More…]
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Bayer leadership excited about potential
Six weeks ago, the much anticipated merger of Monsanto into Bayer Crop Science began. “What I’m most excited about is simply the potential of this company.” Bayer Crop Science President Liam Condon told Brownfield [Read More…]
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Envelopes suspected of containing ricin poison, addressed to defense secretary, found at Pentagon mail center
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Two envelopes suspected of containing ricin poison, one addressed to Defense Secretary James Mattis, have been identified in the Pentagon’s Central Processing Center, according to a U.S. official. The envelopes were addressed to [Read More…]
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Phones around the country will buzz with the first national emergency alert test Wednesday
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — On Wednesday at 2:18 p.m. EST almost all the cell phones in the country will go off in the first nationwide test of a wireless emergency alert system. FEMA officials say they expect [Read More…]
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Student pilot who jumped gate at Florida airport will be deported, authorities say
WFTV(ORLANDO, Fla.) — A Florida student pilot who breached airport security and boarded an empty plane will be deported as part of his sentencing, authorities said Monday. Nishal Sankat, 22, pleaded guilty to a felony [Read More…]
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Double murder suspect on the run after string of violent crimes in Tennessee: Police
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation(STEWART COUNTY, Tenn.) — Tennessee authorities are desperate to a capture a double murder suspect who they say is on the run after a string of violent crimes. As the search intensifies [Read More…]
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World’s 1st blockchain university to begin teaching in 2019
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A team of Oxford academics hopes to bring university education into the 21st century with the world’s first “blockchain university” when teaching begins early next year. The pioneers at Woolf University will [Read More…]
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Harvest delays dominate parts of the northern Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, late-season warmth in the Ohio and middle Mississippi Valleys is promoting corn and soybean maturation and harvesting. In contrast, cool, recently rainy weather is affecting portions of the northern Corn Belt, [Read More…]
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Corn farmers pleased with new trade deal
The President of the National Corn Growers Association says that the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement will help provide certainty to farmers after months of NAFTA renegotiations. Lynn Chrisp says the agreement preserves two critical [Read More…]
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Growing hemp requires some trial and error
Wisconsin farmer Michael Omernick discusses his experiments with planting, row spacing, and fertilizing his first 37 acres of industrial hemp. Continue reading Growing hemp requires some trial and error at Brownfield Ag News.
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Temps to vary; moisture-laden across the Heartland
Remnant moisture from rapidly weakening Tropical Storm Rosa, centered near northern Baja California, will continue to stream across the southwestern U.S. Storm-total rainfall could reach 2 to 4 inches or more in Arizona and [Read More…]
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Death toll more than 1,200 in Indonesian quake and tsunami catastrophe
ABC News(SULAWESI, Indonesia) — The death toll for Sulawesi’s earthquake and tsunami last Friday has been raised to over 1,200, according to the national disaster agency. The announcement came as survivors in the stricken city [Read More…]
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Mother of 13-year-old shark attack victim says he got ‘very, very lucky’
ABC News(SAN DIEGO) — Keane Webre-Hayes is still laid up in a hospital bed two days after he was attacked by a shark off a San Diego beach, but he’s already making plans to get [Read More…]
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Amazon will raise company’s minimum wage to $15 for all employees
David Ryder/Getty Images(SEATTLE) — Amazon will be raising its minimum wage to $15 for all employees, the company said in an announcement Tuesday. The $15 per hour wage will include all types of employee: full-time, [Read More…]
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Dairy leader reacts to Canada-Mexico trade deal
A dairy cooperative leader is encouraged by the new United States Mexico Canada Agreement on trade. Tim Trotter is the Executive Director for EDGE Dairy Cooperative. He says, “I think a lot of farmers are [Read More…]
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US-Canada trade deal may mean higher car prices
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. and Canada squeezed out a last-minute deal to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement with a pact expected to affect prices on cars and dairy products across North America and [Read More…]
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Corn Palace mural work slows as the Mayor looks for more help
It’s slow going for the 2019 Corn Palace murals. Mayor Bob Everson says most of the student labor has gone back to school and the recent rodeo event required the attention of the staff that’s [Read More…]