Month: October 2018
Ag News
Minnesota harvest remains ahead of normal despite weather
The Minnesota harvest remains ahead of normal despite continued weather challenges. In its latest crop progress report the USDA says 27 percent of soybeans have been harvested, 10 days faster than last year and one [Read More…]
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Wet conditions delay harvest in southern Indiana
The USDA says wet conditions slowed harvest for growers in southern Indiana this week. Farmers in the northern part of the state harvested with fewer delays. Growers continue to harvest corn, soybeans, popcorn, processing vegetables, [Read More…]
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Rain slows harvest in Ohio
The USDA says soybean harvest slowed in Ohio last week because of wet conditions, but corn harvest continued ahead of the five-year average. Rainfall also slowed winter wheat planting. According to the latest USDA Crop [Read More…]
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Bullard: USMCA ignores cattlemen’s interests
R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard says the new US-Mexico-Canada Agreement ignores the interests of America’s independent cattle farmers and ranchers. Bullard tells Brownfield the agreement will not allow the U.S. to reinstate country-of-origin labeling and [Read More…]
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K-State researcher says ASF virus unusual
Kansas State University has been researching African Swine Fever for years, including a vaccine for the deadly pig disease. Dr. Stephen Higgs, leader of K-State’s Biosecurity Research Institute, tells Brownfield the U.S. is very fortunate ASF [Read More…]
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There’s a subscription service for everything these days – including cars
Cadillac(NEW YORK) — Imagine this: a gleaming new car is delivered to your doorstep with a full tank of gas. The baby’s car seat is securely buckled in the back. Your favorite radio stations are [Read More…]
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Medal of Honor recipient who saved his teammates’ lives faces a new battle: cancer
U.S. Army(WASHINGTON) — President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor Monday to Ronald J. Shurer, an Army medic credited with saving the lives of his teammates during a 2008 battle in Afghanistan. Now, Shurer faces [Read More…]
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34 children attending Bible camp among hundreds dead in Indonesia quake
ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images(SULAWESI, Indonesia) — The bodies of at least 34 children have been discovered inside a church in a remote northern region of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi following Friday’s devastating magnitude-7.4 earthquake and [Read More…]
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MNFuels.com helps fuel consumers find ethanol in Minnesota
The Minnesota Corn Growers Association is making it easier for fuel consumers to locate E15 and higher blends of ethanol. MCGA president Kirby Hettver of DeGraff says the website www.MNFuels.com benefits corn farmers too. “It’s [Read More…]
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French president criticized for photo beside man making obscene gesture
Chesnot/Getty Images(PARIS) — French president Emmanuel Macron is defending himself at home after a picture of him alongside a young man making an obscene gesture with his finger went viral online and drew political criticism. [Read More…]
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2-year-old boy among 3 dead in Pennsylvania car explosion: Coroner
Rich Rolen(ALLENTOWN, Pa.) — A 2-year-old boy is among the three dead after a mysterious car explosion this weekend in Allentown, Pennsylvania, authorities said, and one of the adults is suspected to have triggered it. [Read More…]
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Chinese warship came within 45 yards of USS Decatur in South China Sea: US
Seaman Trenton Kotlartz/US Navy(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Decatur had to maneuver to avoid a collision on Sunday after a Chinese warship came within 45 yards of its bow as the American ship [Read More…]
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Army medic credited with saving his teammates’ lives to receive the Medal of Honor
U.S. Army(WASHINGTON) — In the early morning hours on April 6, 2008, Army medic Ronald J. Shurer II was one of the last U.S. Special Forces soldiers to exit a Chinook helicopter and land in [Read More…]
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Fitbit data used in arrest of 90-year-old man accused of staging suicide in stepdaughter’s killing
San Jose Police Department(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — A 90-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his stepdaughter after investigators gained information from the Fitbit she wore at the time of the incident, according to [Read More…]
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Man wins $1 million in lottery after playing numbers found in fortune cookie
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Pennsylvania man was a big winner in the New Jersey Lottery thanks to a fortune cookie he opened years ago. Ronnie Martin of Long Pond, Pennsylvania, won the $1 million prize [Read More…]
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Instagram names new CEO: Adam Mosseri
Courtesy of Instagram(NEW YORK) — Instagram appointed Facebook veteran Adam Mosseri as the new head of Instagram, the company announced on Monday. Last week Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, CEO and CTO respectively, [Read More…]
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Boy Scout dies after being buried in sand at camp event
South Haven Police Department / Facebook (KALAMAZOO, Mich.) — Boy scouts are mourning the death of a 12-year-old member who died after being buried in the sand at a camp in Michigan. “This is a [Read More…]
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Solid week for corn export inspections
The USDA reports corn export inspections as of the week ending September 27th remain ahead of what’s needed to meet projections for the 2018/19 marketing year. Wheat came out at 369,270 tons, down 58,944 from [Read More…]
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Nobel Literature scandal-connected man convicted of rape in Sweden
JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images(STOCKHOLM) — Jean-Claude Arnault, the man at the center of a sex scandal that shook international cultural circles and led to the cancellation of this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature, was found guilty [Read More…]
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Las Vegas shooting victims honored in emotional anniversary ceremony: ‘Our 58 angels are with us’
ClarkCountyNV/Twitter(LAS VEGAS) — The 58 people slain in the Las Vegas shooting were honored in an emotional sunrise remembrance ceremony Monday marking one year since the massacre. The somber ceremony included speakers, 58 seconds of [Read More…]