Month: November 2018
Ag News
ASA president says it’s been a tough year
The president of the American Soybean Association says it’s been a rough year for soybean growers, “Losing your number one customer has been tough this year. We look forward to all the new trade partners, [Read More…]
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Harvesting Results: A year in cover crops
The 2018 growing season featured everything from severe drought to significant flooding. That all happened within the Illinois and Missouri geography in which Abigail Peterson serves as a field manager for the Soil Health Partnership. [Read More…]
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Nor’easter leaves some students stranded at schools overnight
iStock/Thinkstock(WEST ORANGE, N.J.) — Some students in New Jersey were forced to sleep in their schools overnight as the first snowstorm of the season crippled the Tri-state area. Treacherous conditions on snow-covered roads in New [Read More…]
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Surviving another year of tight margins
An ag lending expert says farmers can’t borrow their way out of a tough farm economy. Curt Covington, executive vice-president, chief credit officer with FarmerMac says there’s an old saying – “farmers borrow money during [Read More…]
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears to have ‘been charged’ in federal court
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears to have “been charged” with a crime, according to newly unsealed court documents that were inadvertently disclosed by federal prosecutors from the Eastern District of [Read More…]
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Cold moves in as snowstorm moves out of Northeast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — There are seven states in the Northeast still under winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories one day after a nor’easter snarled traffic, cancelled flights and even left kids stranded at [Read More…]
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Theresa May fights for her job amid mounting Brexit rebellion
Matt Dunham – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Britain’s embattled prime minister said she’s fighting for her political life “with every fiber of my being” as dozens of Conservative MPs declared they have no confidence in [Read More…]
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California wildfires have claimed 66 lives, with another 631 still missing
Marcus Yam /Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(PARADISE, Calif.) — Search crews found seven more bodies in the burned out rubble of Paradise, California, on Thursday, and officials fear more deaths in the destructive blazes [Read More…]
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Facebook CEO under fire over planted stories, Russian meddling
Facebook(NEW YORK) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hunkered down and attempted to defend his leadership of the social media giant amid reporting that detailed how the company failed to effectively combat fake news and Russian [Read More…]
Ag News
#Grow18 anything but smooth for many farmers in southern Minnesota
Many farmers across southern Minnesota will lament the 2018 growing season. Wyffels Hybrids marketing manager Mitch Heisler tells Brownfield it’s been a very challenging year. “We kind of went straight from winter to summer it [Read More…]
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Credit concerns increasing among Midwest ag bankers
The Federal Reserve says farmland values in the Midwest during the third quarter have remained stable. Senior business economist David Oppedahl in the Chicago District tells Brownfield credit concerns among lenders are growing. “With the current [Read More…]
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ISU says South Korea the “star market” for U.S. pork
Pork producers and industry officials from Iowa are on a trade mission in southeast Asia, visiting Japan and now South Korea. Pat McGonegle, CEO of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, says both countries view U.S. pork as [Read More…]
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Cattle, hog futures higher on wholesale values
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed higher ahead of widespread direct cash business and stronger wholesale values at midday. December live cattle closed $.55 higher at $115.15 and February live cattle closed $.50 [Read More…]
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SHIC director says block chain helps track disease threats
The director of the Swine Health Information Center says block chain is coming to a pork producer near you. Dr. Paul Sundberg tells Brownfield with several livestock disease threats swirling around the world, traceability has [Read More…]
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GoFundMe campaign to help homeless vet was ‘predicated on a lie,’ prosecutor says
ABC News(BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J.) — The “heartwarming tale” of a New Jersey couple helping drug-addicted homeless veteran Johnny Bobbitt was “predicated on a lie,” designed to dupe thousands of people into contributing to a GoFundMe [Read More…]
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Farm Bill leaders ramp up intensity as negotiations continue
A Farm Bureau official is skeptical of reports saying Mike Conaway remains at odds with the other three principle leaders as farm bill negotiations continue. Andrew Walmsley tells Brownfield he believes the Texas Congressman is [Read More…]
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Nor’easter bringing many Northeast residents their first snowfall of the season
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A Nor’easter is churning up the East Coast Thursday, bringing many Northeast cities their first snowfall of the season.Washington, D.C. The snow has already hit the Washington, D.C., area, coating roadways [Read More…]
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Women across the globe protest acquittal in Irish rape case by showing their underwear
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Women in Ireland and on social media are showing their underwear as a sign of protest over the acquittal in a rape case where the defense used the victim’s underwear as evidence of [Read More…]
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Facebook removed 1.6 billion fake accounts from April to September of 2018
Chesnot/Getty Images(MENLO PARK, Calif.) — Facebook removed over 1.6 billion fake accounts between April and September of this year, the company disclosed on Thursday. “We also took down more fake accounts in Q2 and Q3 [Read More…]
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Go green or make green: Carmakers know SUVs still vastly outsell electric and hybrid cars
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Go green or go big? Or both. Automakers are flooding the market today with hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric battery-powered cars, with more models on the horizon. Even as production of green [Read More…]