Month: November 2018
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Amazon taps New York City and Virginia as new locations for additional headquarters: Report
Amazon.com(NEW YORK) — Amazon’s new additional headquarters will be split between New York and Virginia, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company is expected to make the official announcement tomorrow, sources close to the matter [Read More…]
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California wildfires: Massive blazes grow as; death toll rises to 44
Myhealthguy/Instagram(LOS ANGELES) — Fueled by blustery winds and parched vegetation, two massive fires burning in California both grew overnight, leaving thousands of exhausted firefighter battling to stretch containment lines around the raging blazes that have [Read More…]
Ag News
Trees for Troops
Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be on the ground for Trees for Troops Tuesday, November 13 in Thorntown, Indiana Continue reading Trees for Troops at Brownfield Ag News.
Ag News
Corn, wheat gain despite higher dollar
Soybeans closed lower in a day of quiet trading because of the holiday. The USDA Crop Progress reports are out Tuesday with harvest data as of Sunday. Kansas and Missouri got snow and rain the [Read More…]
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Quality concerns grow during wet harvest
An agronomy specialist says a wet harvest has meant quality concerns in many parts of the Corn Belt. Nick Hustedde with FMC tells Brownfield a delayed harvest and disease issues in soybeans have meant some [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 12, 2018
Dec. corn closed at $3.71 and 1/4, up 1 and 1/2 cents Nov. soybeans closed at $8.71 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 cents Dec. soybean meal closed at $305.60, unchanged Dec. soybean oil closed [Read More…]
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USGC returns from Mexico, says it’s back to business as usual
U.S. Grains Council leaders just returned from a trade mission to Mexico and Tom Sleight says it’s back to business as usual now that negotiations for the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement are wrapped up. Sleight, [Read More…]
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USGC returns from Mexico, says it’s back to business as usual
U.S. Grains Council leaders just returned from a trade mission to Mexico and Tom Sleight says it’s back to business as usual now that negotiations for the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement are wrapped up. Sleight, [Read More…]
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Uber announces 21 categories of sexual misconduct to report
Uber(NEW YORK) — Uber announced a new system to identify sexual misconduct on its platform — introducing 21 categories from staring and leering to non-consensual sexual penetration — in a step toward transparency with customers [Read More…]
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Black Friday sales: All the best deals and how to save big
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Thanksgiving falls on Nov. 22 this year, which means Black Friday and Cyber Monday — often thought of as two of the biggest shopping days of the year — may be even [Read More…]
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Khashoggi recordings being used as ‘political game,’ French foreign minister says
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A diplomatic dispute broke out between France and Turkey after French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian accused Ankara of playing political games in the murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post [Read More…]
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California wildfires: Massive blazes grow as 2 new fires break out; dozens remain unaccounted for
Myhealthguy/Instagram(LOS ANGELES) — Fueled by blustery winds and parched vegetation, two massive fires burning in California both grew overnight, leaving thousands of exhausted firefighter battling to stretch containment lines around the raging blazes that have [Read More…]
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Amid stalled talks, North Korea keeps developing secret ballistic missile sites
CSIS/Beyond Parallel/DigitalGlobe 2018(WASHINGTON) — Newly-released commercial satellite imagery suggests North Korea is continuing to develop ballistic missile sites at more than a dozen locations, amid stalled discussions over the country’s nuclear weapons program between North [Read More…]
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10 Palestinian militants, Israeli commando killed in Gaza following botched Israeli military operation
iStock/Thinkstock(TEL AVIV, Israel) — Seven Palestinians and an Israeli commando were killed when an Israeli special forces operation that appeared to go terribly wrong in the Gaza strip Sunday night. After hours of calm, a [Read More…]
Ag News
China trade war alters flow of U.S. feed grains
The president of the National Grain and Feed Association says the trade war with China has dramatically altered the flow of ag products. Speaking to Brownfield at the 2018 NAFB Convention in Kansas City, Randy [Read More…]
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MU Crop Management Conference
Brownfield News Director Julie Harker will be on the ground for the MU Crop Management Conference Dec. 18-19 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri. Continue reading MU Crop Management Conference at Brownfield [Read More…]
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LMA president transitioning business to next generation
The president of the Livestock Marketing Association is working on transitioning his business to the next generation. Speaking to Brownfield at the 2018 NAFB Convention in Kansas City, Tom Frey of Creston, Iowa, says he’s [Read More…]
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Cargill, ADM, and Bunge to sell South American soybeans to China
Bloomberg reports Cargill, ADM, and Bunge have made a deal with China to ship more soybeans from South America. The soybeans will be shipped from Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. U.S. farmers continue to be negatively [Read More…]
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Farm safety improving
National Farm Medicine Center outreach specialist Melissa Ploeckelman says farms are increasingly becoming safer, but the number of accidents remains too high. Continue reading Farm safety improving at Brownfield Ag News.
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Thousands raised for homeless man who intervened in Melbourne terror attack
Instagram/@nohsoohyun86(MELBOURNE, Australia) — Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised for a homeless man in Melbourne, Australia, after a video showed his attempt to help police officers during a violent attack last week by [Read More…]