Mark Hoffmann The Wisconsin Corn Program is starting a new organization to focus on agricultural education. Mark Hoffmann with Wisconsin Corn Growers tells Brownfield the new Wisconsin Corn Foundation will offer scholarships as well as [Read More…]
MivPiv/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A former disciple of the notorious 1960s cult leader Charles Manson has been recommended for parole for the third time, but it will be up to California’s new governor to decide if [Read More…]
RiverNorthPhotography/iStock(NEW YORK) — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Thursday that they made the largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history over the weekend, seizing hundreds of pounds of the drug along the U.S.-Mexico border. Officers [Read More…]
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says “substantial progress” was made as American and Chinese negotiators finished two days of trade talks Thursday in Washington. Adding to the optimism, President Trump announced that Lighthizer and Treasury [Read More…]
South Dakota Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson says one of two priorities on the House Agriculture Committee is implementation of what he calls “a good farm bill.” “I think there’s a sense of good feeling throughout [Read More…]
The Missouri Agribusiness Association (MO-AG) is pleased with a bill introduced this session (HB 588) to increase pesticide registration and some other agriculture fees. Mo-Ag director Steve Taylor tells Brownfield they worked with the Ag [Read More…]
These are trying times for many farmers. April Hemmes, who farms near Hampton in northcentral Iowa, says she’s trying to stay positive despite the many uncertainties facing agriculture in 2019. “I’m optimistic, because that’s what [Read More…]
A livestock economist says his new study shows the structure of the cattle industry is changing. Don Close with Rabo AgriFinance says grow yards are playing an increasingly more important role in cattle feeding [Read More…]
wellesenterprises/iStock(NEW YORK) — A federal investigation slammed Michigan State University’s handling of sexual assault reports stemming for the Larry Nassar scandal and for violating campus safety laws in general to the point that it “posed [Read More…]
ABC News(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump on Thursday teased expectations ahead of his next summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, just as his top envoy is set to meet his North Korean [Read More…]
tzahiV/iStock(NEW YORK) — The New York City Police Department is “failing sexual assault victims across the city,” two Brooklyn women alleged Thursday in a lawsuit that accused the nation’s largest police department of a “male-dominated [Read More…]
bigtunaonline/iStock(NEW YORK) — Twitter on Thursday said it has deleted thousands of fake accounts from Iran, Russia, Venezuela and Bangladesh. More than 1,000 accounts located in Venezuela were engaged in a “state-backed influence campaign” targeting [Read More…]
The USDA’s delayed Agricultural Prices report for November showed producers made more and paid a little less. The index of prices received was 3.5% higher than in October, with 5% jump in the crops index [Read More…]
As the Patriots and Rams gear up for the Super Bowl, fans are preparing menus for the big game. Whether you’re making food or having it catered in, be sure to follow these food safety [Read More…]
David Thompson of Stine Seeds We stopped by the Stine Seeds display at this week’s Iowa Power Farming Show for an update on new developments in the seed business. National sales and marketing director David [Read More…]
Joan Ruskamp, the outgoing chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board sat down with Brownfield during the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention to discuss her year as chair, the future of the Checkoff – including the changes [Read More…]
The National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff are investing in research focused on consumer trends in international markets. “There are apartment buildings being built in Japan today that don’t have kitchens. Stop and think [Read More…]
ChiccoDodiFC/iStock(CHICAGO) — The Chicago Police Department has released dramatic body-cam footage showing officers rescuing a man trapped in the frigid waters of Lake Michigan. Five officers formed a human chain, grabbing onto each others’ belts [Read More…]
Orchidpoet/iStock(TORONTO) — Canadian officials have a more serious problem with the movie Bird Box than people recklessly attempting the so-called Bird Box challenge. Parliament members have called for Netflix to remove footage from the film [Read More…]
icholakov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Pentagon officials are concerned that despite significant prevention efforts, a new, anonymous survey indicates a nearly 50 percent spike in the prevalence of unwanted sexual contact at the three military service academies last [Read More…]
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