Month: February 2019

Scherder Farms wins Missouri Leopold Award
Scherder Farms was presented the Missouri Leopold Conservation Award, sponsored in part by Missouri Soybean. Tom Steever spoke to John Scherder who says he uses many conservation practices in his cattle and row crop operation. [Read More…]

Meghan Markle makes secret trip to New York City as she prepares for baby
Tolga Akmen -WPA Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK ) — Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, made a surprise trip to New York City as she prepares for the birth of her first child. Meghan, who is [Read More…]

Police find 4 dead of gunshot wounds at Michigan home
aijohn784/iStock(NEW YORK ) — Four people have been found dead of gunshot wounds at a home in Kent County, Michigan, according to police. Investigators are currently interviewing witnesses who called 911 to report the shooting, [Read More…]

Man who survived 2 nights in blizzard learns he has stage 4 cancer
shaunl/iStock(MINNEAPOLIS) — A man who miraculously survived two nights inside his car during one of the Midwest’s worse storms this winter learned while recovering in the hospital that he has stage 4 kidney cancer. William [Read More…]

Arizona man rescued at Zion National Park after getting trapped in quicksand
benedek/iStock(NEW YORK ) — An Arizona man was rescued at Zion National Park after his leg got stuck in quicksand while hiking during a winter storm on Saturday. The National Park Service told ABC News [Read More…]

Charlottesville rally lawsuit to proceed despite Nathan Damigo’s bankruptcy filing
Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images(NEW YORK ) — Bankruptcy is no shield for a white nationalist targeted in a lawsuit concerning the 2017 violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, according to a recent ruling from a federal judge. Nathan [Read More…]

US airlines plan to add gender options for non-binary passengers
Robert Alexander/Getty Images(NEW YORK ) — Major airlines will soon offer passengers who don’t identify as “male” or “female” more options when booking tickets to travel. The announcement came after an industry trade group, Airlines [Read More…]

Aurora attack hits hometown of man who builds crosses for shooting victims
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(AURORA, Ill. ) — Greg Zanis’ work can be seen across the country. When a mass shooting unfolds in the U.S., he heads to the affected town with an individualized cross assembled for [Read More…]

US Sen. Marco Rubio visits Colombia, addresses Venezuelan military
Zach Gibson/Getty Images(CUCUTA, Colombia) — U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., made a surprise visit to Cucuta, Colombia, a town along the Venezuelan border on Sunday, visiting centers where the humanitarian aid is being stored. The [Read More…]

Dairies under tremendous financial stress
Continued low milk prices are causing a tremendous amount of stress on dairy farmers. Minnesota Department of Agriculture director of mental health Ted Matthews says dairy farmers don’t have many options when prices for the [Read More…]

Princes William, Harry splitting royal household: Report
Stephen Pond/Getty Images(LONDON) — As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle prepare to have their first child and move to a new home, another big change is reportedly ahead for the royals. Prince Harry, 34, and [Read More…]

Man arrested in Sophie Sergie’s 1993 murder in Alaska over DNA: Officials
CIPhotos/iStock(AUBURN, Maine) — A man has been arrested in the 1993 cold case murder of a 20-year-old Alaska woman after investigators were inspired by the technology used to nab the suspected “Golden State Killer,” according [Read More…]

What we know about the Aurora, Ill., mass shooting victims
cmannphoto/iStock(AURORA, Ill.) — The five men gunned down in Aurora, Ill., on Friday were all employees at the Henry Pratt manufacturing plant where the shooting broke out. The alleged shooter, who was shot dead by [Read More…]

Researcher says pH & potassium critical for soybean success
A University of Wisconsin soil scientist says during tough financial times, farmers need to put their soybean fertilizer money where it will do the most good. Dr. Carrie Laboski says two big factors affecting beans [Read More…]

GMO chocolate? Yes!
A Fresh Look gave away GMO chocolate bars the week before Valentine’s Day. Why GMO? The question is, “Why not?” Continue reading GMO chocolate? Yes! at Brownfield Ag News.

Diversifying markets promotes profitability
Trade rifts, growing supplies of protein, and opportunity for demand are just a few of the reasons diversifying markets help improve the bottom line for livestock producers. In this Managing for Profit, Dan Halstrom, president [Read More…]

Payless to close all 2,100 stores in US, Puerto Rico
tupungato/iStock(NEW YORK) — Payless Shoe Source will soon be closing the doors to all of its stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. After filing for Chapter 11 protection less than two years ago, the [Read More…]

China closes its Mount Everest base camp to tourists due to garbage, waste
DanielPrudek/iStock(BEIJING) — China has closed its Mount Everest base camp and the area just beyond it to tourists for the foreseeable future, with authorities blaming a growing waste and garbage problem on the mountain. In [Read More…]

British lawmakers call Facebook ‘digital gangsters’ in new report
bombuscreative/iStock(NEW YORK) — A new report by British lawmakers accuses Facebook of intentionally violating data privacy and competition laws, and likens the social media giant to “digital gangsters.” “Companies like Facebook should not be allowed [Read More…]

Powerful storm takes aim this week as major flooding threat grows
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The latest winter storm tracked from the Midwest to the Northeast overnight, delivering snow from the Plains into New England. Des Moines, Iowa, saw 8 to 10 inches of snow on [Read More…]