Year: 2018
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USSEC seeks diversified soybean markets
The trade dispute between the U.S. and China has resulted in a market downturn that has U.S. Soybean Export Council marketing director Paul Burke looking for additional places to invest development money. To learn more, [Read More…]
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Multiple victims injured in shooting near Chicago hospital, police say
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Multiple people have been injured in a shooting near a Chicago hospital, according to police. Law enforcement swarmed the scene near Mercy Hospital and Medical Center after shots were fired near 26th Street [Read More…]
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Airbnb to no longer allow listings in Israeli settlements in West Bank
iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — Airbnb said Monday that it would no longer allow listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The short-term home rental company said in a press release that it had previously allowed the [Read More…]
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Chipotle rehires Minnesota manager fired over racial discrimination claims after alleged victim’s dine-and-dash tweets surface
Chipotle(NEW YORK) — Fast-food giant Chipotle rehired a manager of one of its Minnesota franchises it had fired after she was recorded in a series of viral cellphone videos refusing to serve a group of [Read More…]
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Chipotle reconsiders firing of Minnesota manager over racial discrimination claims after alleged victim’s dine-and-dash tweets surface
Chipotle(NEW YORK) — Fast-food giant Chipotle said it’s having second thoughts about firing the manager of one of its Minnesota franchises who was recorded in a series of viral cellphone videos refusing to serve a [Read More…]
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Military, border patrol called out to stop migrant ‘rush’ but it was a false alarm: Officials
iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — The port of entry in San Ysidro, California, was briefly closed early Monday after immigration authorities said they had received reports that members of a migrant “caravan” were gathering in Tijuana and [Read More…]
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Indiana poultry producers donate to Hoosiers in need ahead of the holidays
Indiana poultry producers are doing their part to feed Hoosiers in need ahead of the holiday season. Indiana State Poultry Association Executive Vice President Paul Brennan says poultry producers donated 75 tons of poultry products [Read More…]
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Momentum building for 2018 Farm Bill
Momentum is building for the 2018 Farm Bill. National Farmers Union president Roger Johnson says the four principle negotiators seem to be getting close to a deal. And speaking to Brownfield at the Minnesota Farmers [Read More…]
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British school bans pricey Canada Goose coats in hopes of preventing ‘poverty shaming’
Noam Galai/WireImage(WIRRAL, England) — With the coldest months of winter fast approaching, a school in the U.K. has banned luxury coats in order to help “poverty proof” its educational environment. The head teacher at Woodchurch [Read More…]
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French bank Societe Generale agrees to pay $1.3 billion for sanctions violations
Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors in New York charged French investment bank Societe Generale with conspiring to violate the Trading with the Enemy Act for processing billions of dollars in [Read More…]
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Chris Watts’ father-in-law calls him ‘heartless monster’ during sentencing for killing pregnant wife, young daughters
Weld County Sheriff(DENVER) — The Colorado man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and two young daughters was called a “heartless monster” by his father-in-law at Monday’s sentencing hearing. Chris Watts, 33, pleaded guilty this [Read More…]
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Mixed week for export inspections
The USDA says corn export inspections as of the week ending November 15th remain ahead of projections for the 2018/19 marketing year. Wheat came out at 509,118 tons, up 163,377 from the week ending November [Read More…]
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USDA and FDA will regulate cell-cultured meat
USDA and FDA have announced they will work together to regulate cell-cultured meat. In a joint statement, Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb say FDA will oversee the cell collection, cell banks [Read More…]
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Ag Conference
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Ag Conference in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, November 27. Continue reading Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Ag Conference at [Read More…]
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Battling ear molds in corn
Wet growing conditions and the long and drawn out harvest in several parts of the Corn Belt has created an environment where ear molds can flourish. In this Managing for Profit, Beck’s agronomist Steve Gauck [Read More…]
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Girlboss panelists discuss the top career mistakes women make and how to avoid them
Hannah Bronfman at the Girlboss Rally. Cindy Ord/Getty Images for GirlBoss Rally NYC 2018(NEW YORK) — Over a 1,000 women from 31 countries gathered in New York City this weekend for the GirlBoss Rally, a [Read More…]
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‘You don’t go to jail for lying on TV’: GoFundMe scam suspect allegedly says in bombshell recording
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The lawyer for one of the suspects in an alleged GoFundMe scam released a secret bombshell tape recording Monday that he says shows his client’s ex-boyfriend and the homeless veteran they were [Read More…]
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Amazon to start delivering fresh, full-sized Christmas trees
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Starting Monday you can not only order all your holiday presents on Amazon, but also get a full-sized, fresh Christmas tree delivered to your doorstep as well. The tech site CNET and [Read More…]
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Nissan chairman, representative director arrested on fraud charges
Nissan(TOKYO) — Nissan Motor’s chairman and another top executive have been arrested in Japan on fraud charges. In a statement Monday, Nissan said an internal investigation found that for several years its chairman, Carlos Ghosn, [Read More…]
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California wildfires leave 80 dead, almost 1,000 missing
Hector Amezcua/Sacramento Bee/TNS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The number of people who remain missing in the wake of a pair of wildfires that have been blazing across both ends of California remains close to [Read More…]