Year: 2018
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USDA administrator says most farmers are surviving tough financial times
The USDA’s top farm loan program officer says he’s been pleasantly surprised by how farmers have held up financially in tough times. Acting Deputy Administrator for farm loan programs Bill Cobb says, “The Guarantee Program, in fiscal [Read More…]
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ASA says soybean farmers need tariff relief now
The CEO of the American Soybean Association says the administration is sending mixed signals ahead of the meeting between President Trump and Chinese president Xi. Ryan Findlay says ASA would love to see the two [Read More…]
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Judge’s ruling pending in Missouri CAFO suit
The lawyer representing farmers in a suit against a county confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) regulation says a judge’s ruling is pending on whether to dismiss the suit. Media reports Tuesday erroneously said two of [Read More…]
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Illinois farmer struggled to get last of corn out
An Illinois farmer struggled to get the last of his corn out – and almost made it. Christian Dean, who farms in western Illinois’ Adams County, tells Brownfield a strong storm in early October downed [Read More…]
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Hog futures lower ahead of G20 talks
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed lower as the market lacks direction ahead of widespread direct cash trade. The seasonal decline in beef values also contributed to the day’s lower beef prices. December [Read More…]
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Sandra Bland’s sisters still demanding answers, fighting ‘outrage fatigue’ in 3 years since her death
Candice Elle Frank/ABC(NEW YORK) — More than three years after Sandra Bland died in a Texas jail after being arrested during a traffic stop, her sisters say they are still searching for critical information about [Read More…]
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Supreme Court considers the limits of Native American Indian reservation borders
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Where does Native American authority over reservation boundaries end? The question was at the heart of a feisty debate today at the Supreme Court that could determine whether a man on death row [Read More…]
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Man holds on for dear life in hang-gliding mishap
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An American tourist in Switzerland was forced to hang on for his life when his instructor didn’t properly attach his harness just before they went hang-gliding. Chris Gursky, who lives in Florida, [Read More…]
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Drill sparks active-shooter panic, lockdown at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A drill sparked active-shooter panic and prompted a lockdown at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, Tuesday afternoon, multiple sources told ABC News. Military police tweeted an alert about 2:15 [Read More…]
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Michigan Apple Cider Contest
Brownfield’s Nicole Heslip will serve as a judge in the 22nd annual Michigan Apple Cider Contest Wednesday, December 5 during the Great Lakes Fruit Vegetable and Farm Market Expo in Grand Rapids, MI. Continue reading [Read More…]
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House proposal would extend, but also phase out, biodiesel tax credit
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) says it’s pleased with a proposal by the House Ways and Means Committee to extend the biodiesel tax credit until 2024, even though it also includes a gradual phase out [Read More…]
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New details emerge in Thousand Oaks mass shooting, including gunman’s possession of 7 high-capacity magazines
Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The suspected Thousand Oaks gunman was carrying seven high-capacity, 30-round magazines when he stormed the Borderline Bar & Grill earlier this month, authorities said. [Read More…]
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Trump threatens to cut subsidies for GM after layoff, plant closure announcement
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump threatened to cut subsidies to General Motors on Tuesday, one day after the Detroit automaker announced it was laying off 14,000 workers in North America and closing seven [Read More…]
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NASA’s InSight sends back stunning images as it settles into life on Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — NASA’s latest spacecraft is settling into life on Mars by catching some rays, recharging its batteries and taking stunning photos. InSight, the robotic mining device that will eventually dig [Read More…]
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Driver allegedly yells hate speech at Jews, tries to plow into them, LAPD says
KABC(LOS ANGELES) — A driver allegedly yelled “hateful remarks regarding Jewish heritage” at two men after they left a synagogue and then tried to plow into them on a Los Angeles street, police said. The [Read More…]
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French official suspected of spying for North Korea arrested
AFP/Getty Images(PARIS) — A French official has been arrested by police for allegedly “collecting and delivering information to a foreign power likely to undermine the fundamental interests of the nation,” a spokesperson for the Paris [Read More…]
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Puget Sound mystery: Series of sea lion shootings near Seattle prompts worries of landlubber safety
KOMO(SEATTLE) — A series of mysterious fatal shootings of California sea lions that washed up on shore in a heavily populated area of Seattle have federal authorities concerned not only the mammals but for residents [Read More…]
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FCS America Growing On meeting
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Lincoln, Nebraska on December 17 for FCS America Growing On meeting. Continue reading FCS America Growing On meeting at Brownfield Ag News.
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NASS surveys start in December
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is about to begin its annual survey of crop and livestock producers. The data will be used in the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report out December 21st and the [Read More…]
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Kansas cattle traceability project is making good progress, official says
A cattle disease traceability pilot project in Kansas, which could serve as a model for a national traceability program, is making good progress, according to one of the organizers. Kansas Livestock Association CEO Matt Teagarden [Read More…]