Month: June 2019
News
Ad against abortion bans signed by dozens of businesses including MAC, Bloomberg, Yelp
iStock/Shidlovski(NEW YORK) — Movie executives aren’t the only ones warning of how abortion bans could hinder business. Executives from top companies including Bloomberg, H&M, Yelp and Square were among 80 companies listed on a full-page [Read More…]
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Crane collapses on Dallas apartment building leaving one dead, five injured: Police
ABC News(DALLAS) — A crane collapsed on a Dallas apartment building and parking garage on Sunday, killing at least one person and injuring five others, according to rescue officials. The crane tore through multiple floors [Read More…]
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Florida motorcyclist gets hit by lightning and dies in crash
clintspencer/iStock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — A motorcyclist died in Florida after he was struck by lightning and crashed on a major highway, authorities said. The 45-year-old man was riding his motorcycle southbound on Interstate 95 in east-central [Read More…]
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Texas mom arrested for allegedly leaving son in extreme heat
iStock/AndreyPopov(DALLAS) — A Texas mom has been arrested after allegedly kicking her son out of her car and leaving him alone outside in extreme heat. Kesa Brown has been charged with child endangerment after allegedly [Read More…]
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Helicopter crashes onto New York City building roof, 1 dead
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A pilot died when a helicopter crashed onto the roof of a Midtown Manhattan building in a hard landing on Monday, filling the air with smoke and clogging the city streets with [Read More…]
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Helicopter crashes into Midtown Manhattan building: Officials
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A helicopter has crashed into a Midtown Manhattan building on Monday, according to the New York Fire Department. The building is located on 7th Avenue between 51st and 52nd streets. This is [Read More…]
Ag News
Letter to House leadership calls for immediate extension of Biodiesel Tax Credit
Members of Congress are urging House leadership to extend the biodiesel tax incentive immediately. Minnesota Democrat Angie Craig tells Brownfield she doesn’t understand why the tax credit remains in limbo year in and year out. [Read More…]
Ag News
Heavy rains, then sun and heat lead to soil crusting
Heavy rains have wreaked havoc on planting and crop emergence. Mike Schultz, an agronomist with NK Seeds based in Minnesota, says newly planted corn and soybeans are trying to come through soil that’s been pounded [Read More…]
Ag News
Purple corn? No worries
An agronomist who covers Illinois and Wisconsin says growers shouldn’t be concerned about purple corn plants. Chris Brown with Burrus Seed tells Brownfield there was a lot of purple corn in the past few weeks, [Read More…]
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Minnesota Corn Growers excited about year-round E15
The advent of summertime sales of E15 continues to draw praise from farm groups. Minnesota Corn Growers president Brian Thalmann tells Brownfield the rule change provides certainty to both consumers and fuel retailers. “It’s a [Read More…]
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Illinois ag economist on U.S. soybean planting expectations
Illinois ag economist Todd Hubbs says U.S. soybean planting should be past the halfway mark. “I think we could see it in the 55 to 65 percent range total.” Last Monday’s USDA Crop Progress report [Read More…]
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Trump: Mexico to buy more US ag goods
The U.S. and Mexico reached an agreement on immigration issues this weekend that prevented tariffs on all Mexican goods from going into effect. In making the announcement, President Trump also said Mexico will begin buying [Read More…]
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Perdue says disaster aid will come quickly
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says the disaster aid bill took longer to pass than he would have liked, but he vows farmers will see the benefits of the bill in a much shorter time frame. [Read More…]
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President Trump’s visit to Iowa ethanol plant
Brownfield’s Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Council Bluffs when President Trump visits an ethanol plant on June 11, 2019. Continue reading President Trump’s visit to Iowa ethanol plant at Brownfield Ag News. [Read More…]
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Church of England backs medicinal cannabis investments
tvirbickis/iStock(LONDON) — The body responsible for investing the funds of the Church of England has said it is willing to invest in the medicinal cannabis industry for the first time, saying it holds the drug [Read More…]
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Boy, 11, shot dead inside his home, sheriff searching for gunman
kali9/iStock(HOUSTON) — Houston authorities say they’re searching for a “coward” gunman after an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed inside his own home in the middle of the night. The unknown gunman fired multiple shots [Read More…]
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Boy, 11, shot dead inside his home, sheriff searching for gunman
kali9/iStock(HOUSTON) — Houston authorities say they’re searching for a “coward” gunman after an 11-year-old boy was shot and killed inside his own home in the middle of the night. The unknown gunman fired multiple shots [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued June 10 at 7:50AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska…Iowa… James River At Huron James River Near Forestburg James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland
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Abandoned newborn girl found alive in plastic grocery bag
Forsyth County Sheriffs Office(NEW YORK) — Georgia authorities are searching for information after they say an abandoned newborn girl was found alive in a plastic grocery bag. Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman called it “divine [Read More…]
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Illinois crop expert optimistic despite wet, late start for corn
Professor Emeritus Emerson Nafziger from the University of Illinois remains optimistic farmers can still get a good crop Continue reading Illinois crop expert optimistic despite wet, late start for corn at Brownfield Ag News.