Month: May 2019
Ag News
Farm Bureau conducts rural mental health poll
A new poll helps show the scope of rural mental health issues tied to the down ag economy. Sponsored by American Farm Bureau, Morning Consult surveyed rural adults, farmers and farm workers to better understand [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA offers repayment on MPP premiums
The USDA has announced farmers who were enrolled in the Margin Production Program for Dairy are now eligible to receive a payment to cover part of their premiums. Farmers who participated in the MPP program [Read More…]
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UNCC instructor who escaped school shooting says students were ‘running for their lives’
Sean Rayford/Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — A professor whose class was the site of the deadly school shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is giving his account of “what actually went down inside [Read More…]
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Pentagon warns about China’s increased activity in the Arctic, growing ambition to expand its presence
Xinhua/Liu Shiping via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — China is increasing its activity in the Arctic, building a second ice-breaking ship and looking to expand its footprint in Greenland, according to a new Pentagon report, and Beijing’s [Read More…]
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Ikea’s Swedish meatballs are getting a plant-based beef makeover
Daniel Fung/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — White Castle had an Impossible Slider. Then Burger King announced an Impossible Whoppers. Now it’s Ikea’s turn to see if a meatless classic is possible with plant-based [Read More…]
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Man gives a homeless person a few bucks before buying a lottery ticket, and wins big
(BOISE, ID) — A man is thanking karma for his winning lottery ticket. Brandon Sedin won $200,000 through the Idaho Lottery and he points to an act of kindness he performed moments before buying his [Read More…]
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Otto Warmbier’s mother calls diplomacy with North Korea a ‘charade’
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Cindy Warmbier, the mother of American Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old American student who died shortly after being brought back to the U.S. after being held for 18 months in North Korea, [Read More…]
Ag News
Roeslein Alternative Energy and Smithfield Hog Production Renewable Natural Gas production facilities tour
Brownfield’s Julie Harker will be on the ground in Milan, Missouri on June 11 & 12 for Roeslein Alternative Energy and Smithfield Hog Production Renewable Natural Gas production facilities tour. Continue reading Roeslein Alternative Energy [Read More…]
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Tips for getting the most out of travel
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — “Millennials are the experience generation,” says travel expert Brian Kelly, founder of the website, The Points Guy. “They are the ones saving money to go on trips, trying new destinations, and sharing [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued May 03 at 9:50AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa…Minnesota… James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland
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Nine-year-old girl who fled North Korea faces repatriation after arrest in China
iStock(BEIJING) — A 9-year-old girl is among seven North Korean defectors recently arrested in China who are being threatened with repatriation. The girl, known only by her surname, Choe, was left behind in North Korea [Read More…]
Ag News
Kansas wheat yield estimate up ten bushels from last year
Wheat field in Marion County, Kansas (photo courtesy U.S. Wheat Associates) Participants in this week’s Winter Wheat Tour projected the Kansas wheat crop will average just over 47 bushels per acre. That’s more than ten [Read More…]
Ag News
University of Illinois names new soybean strategy chair
Illinois farm management expert Gary Schnitkey is the new Soybean Industry Chair in Ag Strategy at the University of Illinois. Illinois Soybean Association CEO Greg Ratajczyk tells Brownfield ISA funds have helped compensate the chair [Read More…]
Ag News
Cooper: EPA must approve year-round E15 to honor president’s commitment
The EPA has just under a month to complete the rulemaking process to allow E15 sales to continue without interruption. Geoff Cooper, CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, says the EPA must act quickly to [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers urge EPA to approve year-round E15
Farmers are closely watching as the Environmental Protection Agency works to complete a rule allowing year-round sales of E15 by June 1. Northeastern Indiana farmer Sarah Delbecq says farmers and consumers would both benefit from [Read More…]
Ag News
Planting delay considerations
Wet conditions have impeded field work going back to last fall, and farmers throughout the Midwest are idled as more rain moves across the country. With the calendar now in May, the urgency to plant [Read More…]
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These apps aim to make networking easier for women
iStock(NEW YORK) — Networking. We all know we need to do it for our careers, but it can sometimes be painful to get it done. Women in particular are often told they need to network [Read More…]
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Jared Kushner expresses hope for breakthrough in Middle East peace plan
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Speaking about the administration’s much-anticipated Middle East peace plan at the Washington Institute in the nation’s capital Thursday night, Jared Kushner said the administration has developed a [Read More…]
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Record flooding continues in Midwest, South to deal with more severe storms
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A third straight day of severe storms is about to become a fourth. There have been 60 reported tornadoes over the last three days, including 12 reported tornadoes on Thursday, with [Read More…]
Ag News
Safety leader says Wisconsin ROPS bill would help more farmers stay alive
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering 250-thousand dollars in annual support to add roll-over protection structures to older farm tractors. Melissa Ploeckelman with the National Farm Medicine Center in Marshfield, Wisconsin says older tractors by John Deere [Read More…]