Month: November 2018
Cattle ID remains a hot-button issue
An official with the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) says Cattle ID and traceability remains a hot-button issue. Chelsea Good tells Brownfield there is a national program for adult cattle moving across state lines. “We’re starting [Read More…]
Iowan climbs ladder to become top U.S. livestock auctioneer
The Livestock Marketing Association invited Jared Miller of Leon, Iowa, to be part of their booth at Trade Talk during the 2018 NAFB Convention in Kansas City. Miller tells Brownfield he grew up around livestock [Read More…]
Farm bill talks continue
The top House Ag Committee leaders are back at the bargaining table today, working on the farm bill. Republican Chairman Mike Conaway and Democrat Collin Peterson, who will become the chairman in January, are scheduled [Read More…]
Weather pivotal in 2018 crop production
An agronomist with Winfield United says weather played a huge part in U.S. crop production this year. Speaking to Brownfield at the 2018 NAFB Convention in Kansas City, Andy Schmidt says extremes in heat and [Read More…]
Look back before looking ahead to 2019
An agronomist recommends a thorough look back before making decisions for 2019. Andy Schmidt with Winfield United says growers can begin with an evaluation of their fertility program. “Do I have a good soil test [Read More…]
‘I thought I was gonna die right there’: Nurse’s harrowing escape from Camp Fire
iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — When the deadly Camp Fire started to close in on Feather River Hospital in the Northern California town of Paradise, nurses were forced to evacuate their critically sick patients without warning. “We [Read More…]
‘It’s just a recipe for destruction,’ fire chief says of conditions on front lines of California fires
ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — A prolonged drought followed by a welcomed spike in rain and another dry spell has created a “recipe for destruction” that’s manifesting itself in wildfires of historic proportions raging in California, [Read More…]
Michelle Obama surprises a dance class at her former high school
ABC News/Chuck Kennedy(CHICAGO) — Former first lady Michelle Obama was greeted with squeals and shocked faces when she surprised girls in a dance class at her high school alma mater. Obama, 54, visited Whitney Young [Read More…]
Plea grows ‘more urgent by the minute’: What we know one week into search for abducted 13-year-old Hania Aguilar
FBI(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — It’s been one week since a 13-year-old girl was kidnapped in front of her North Carolina home before school. Now, investigators’ pleas for more information grow “more and more urgent by the [Read More…]
How to impress Outdoor Voices CEO Tyler Haney in an interview
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — “Sixty seconds, name as many pastas as you possibly can.” If you ever have an interview with Outdoor Voices founder and CEO Tyler Haney, there’s a good chance she might quiz your [Read More…]
Gas company to provide Thanksgiving dinner to thousands affected by gas disaster
iStock/Thinkstock(BOSTON) — The gas company that serves thousands of Massachusetts residents who were displaced from their homes as a result of a string of gas explosions is making sure those customers have a hot meal [Read More…]
Two dead in Southern California as Woolsey Fire more than doubles in size over 24 hours
iStock/Thinkstock(MALIBU, Calif.) — Two fast-moving wildfires that exploded in the hills of Southern California have forced thousands of evacuations, including the entire city of Malibu and a sprawling naval base, as extremely critical fire conditions [Read More…]
Fatal infernos: 31 dead, 228 missing, 7,000 structures destroyed as California blazes grow
iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — At least 31 people have been killed as massive wildfires raging in Northern and Southern California have engulfed thousands of homes and were threatening to destroy more as blustery winds were dealing [Read More…]
Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron show liberal unity on Armistice Day
Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images(PARIS) — As Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron stood hand in hand at Compiegne just outside Paris, it was the first time German and French leaders had publicly gathered at the spot where [Read More…]
Winter feel in the air for central, eastern US with colder weather on the way
WEWS(NEW YORK) — The first lake effect snow event of the season delivered over a foot of snow Saturday in parts of southwest New York. Perrysburg, New York, reported 13.8 inches of snow on Saturday [Read More…]
10,000-torch display in London marks 100th anniversary of WWI’s conclusion
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — An installation commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the end of World War I has opened in London. Called “Beyond the Deepening Shadow: The Tower Remembers” and featuring approximately 10,000 torches, each illuminated every [Read More…]
2 dead in Southern California as Woolsey Fire more than doubles in size over 24 hours
iStock/Thinkstock(MALIBU, Calif.) — Two fast-moving wildfires that exploded in the hills of Southern California have forced thousands of evacuations, including the entire city of Malibu and a sprawling naval base, as extremely critical fire conditions [Read More…]
Thousand Oaks suspect died from self-inflicted wound: Officials
ABC News(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.) — The veteran suspected of opening fire at a Thousand Oaks, California, bar, killing 12, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an official from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office told ABC [Read More…]
Fatal infernos: 23 dead as Northern California’s Camp Fire blaze grows, officials say
iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — At least 23 people have been killed this week as flames from a raging wildfire engulfed their vehicles, homes and neighborhoods in Northern California, authorities said. Fourteen additional bodies were discovered on [Read More…]
Singles’ Day highlights competitors’ shift from online back to brick-and-mortar
Beimeng Fu/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Nov. 11 marks Singles’ Day in China, a day when sales have nearly doubled those from Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the U.S. — combined! So what’s next for [Read More…]