Month: March 2019

Kubota partners with Buhler for new large tractor series
Kubota Corporation has announced it will work with Buhler Industries Inc. to develop a new line of large tractors. Kubota product marketing director of ag equipment Martin Carrier tells Brownfield they will be customizing the [Read More…]

Short covering supports grains and oilseeds
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. The trade is waiting for more fresh news on talks with and demand from China. No date has been announced for the resumption of trade discussions [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: March 15, 2019
May corn closed at $3.73 and 1/4, up 3 centsMay soybeans closed at $9.09 and 1/4, up 10 and 3/4 centsMay soybean meal closed at $310.80, up $4.90May soybean oil closed at 29.43, down 14 [Read More…]

January poultry production 2% higher
The USDA says poultry production during January was 4.279 billion pounds, up 2% on the year. Chicken made up most of the total at 3.756 billion pounds, an increase of 2%, with turkey at 510.521 [Read More…]

Northern California special education teacher faces allegations of allowing a fight club in his classroom
iStock/Ridofranz(CLOVERDALE, Calif.) — A California special education teacher is facing multiple charges for allegedly creating and refereeing a “fight club” inside his classroom, according to a statement released by the Cloverdale Police Department. On March [Read More…]

The murder of reputed Gambino mob boss, Francesco ‘Franky Boy’ Cali, was no quick hit: Sources
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Moments before a reputed mob boss was gunned down in front of his Staten Island, New York, home on Wednesday night, the alleged killer lured the unsuspecting man outside by [Read More…] [Read More…]

The murder of reputed Gambino mob boss, Francesco ‘Franky Boy’ Cali, was no quick hit: Sources
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Moments before a reputed mob boss was gunned down in front of his Staten Island, New York, home on Wednesday night, the alleged killer lured the unsuspecting man outside by [Read More…]

Cesar Sayoc, man accused of mailing bombs targeting prominent Democrats, to plead guilty: Court records
Johnny Louis/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Cesar Sayoc, the suspect behind a campaign of letter bombs targeting prominent Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, is expected to plead guilty next week, according to a federal court docket [Read More…]

New details emerge about Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight’s final moments
@Bea_Aero/Twitter(NEW YORK) — Analysis of the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 began early Friday morning in Paris, the airline said, beginning a process that could provide new clues about [Read More…]

After New Zealand massacre, US authorities search for copycats and links to America
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — U.S. authorities and international partners were scrubbing their databases on Friday to determine whether the man now in custody in New Zealand for allegedly launching the deadliest mass shooting in [Read More…]

YouTube, Facebook, Twitter scrambling to contain video of New Zealand mosques shooting
iStock/Poligrafistka(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — Facebook, Twitter, Google’s YouTube and other social media platforms are scrambling to contain the spread of videos and other material related to shootings at two mosques that marked the deadliest attack [Read More…]


Elizabeth Smart to speak to Jayme Closs’ neighbors in wake of kidnapping
Noam Galai/WireImage(BARRON, Wis.) — Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart is set to speak to residents of the Wisconsin town where 13-year-old Jayme Closs lived and was recently abducted. Smart’s appearance comes after Closs fled to safety [Read More…] [Read More…]

Elizabeth Smart to speak to Jayme Closs’ neighbors in wake of kidnapping
Noam Galai/WireImage(BARRON, Wis.) — Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart is set to speak to residents of the Wisconsin town where 13-year-old Jayme Closs lived and was recently abducted. Smart’s appearance comes after Closs fled to safety [Read More…]

Flood Warning issued March 15 at 11:36AM MDT until March 17 at 9:20AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa… Sixmile Creek near Brookings Big Sioux River At Sioux Falls North Cliff Split Rock Creek Near Corson Skunk Creek At Sioux Falls

Students around the world skip school to demand action on climate change
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Student-led protests kicked off around the world Friday, with thousands of young people skipping school, calling for action on climate change. The student “strikes” and other events were scheduled to [Read More…]

Trump threatens tariffs and lawmakers say they will say no to U.S.-EU deal without ag
President Trump is threatening to raise tariffs if agriculture is not included in U.S.-European Union trade talks. EU officials have said they will focus only on industrial goods. In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative [Read More…]

A drier, tranquil weather pattern in the days to come
The recent powerful storm’s trailing cold front will cross the Atlantic Seaboard later Friday, leaving cool, dry air in place across much of the country. However, a Western warming trend will commence during the weekend, [Read More…]

2019 NAFB Washington Watch
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Washington, D.C. for the 2019 National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) Washington Watch May 13-15, 2019. Continue reading 2019 NAFB Washington Watch at Brownfield Ag [Read More…]

Non-tariff barriers need to be addressed
The administrator of USDA’s Foreign Ag Service says while tariffs are getting a lot of attention, non-tariff barriers to trade must be addressed. Ken Isley says non-tariff barriers are just as harmful to the agriculture [Read More…]