Month: October 2019
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Botham Jean’s mother delivers emotional victim impact statement before sentencing of Amber Guyger: ‘My life has not been the same’
ABC News(DALLAS) — The mother of Botham Jean, the man shot and killed after former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger mistook his apartment for her own, delivered an emotional victim impact statement to the jury [Read More…]
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Community attends funeral service for Florida veteran with no immediate family
iStock(NAPLES, Fla.) — It was an emotional day for hundreds of people who turned out to honor and say final farewells to a U.S. Army veteran many had never met. On Tuesday, friends and strangers [Read More…]
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Facebook CEO says he’d fight Elizabeth Warren’s plan against tech mergers
iStock(NEW YORK) — While Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren watched her 2020 candidacy steadily rise over the summer, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was telling employees he would fight a legal battle before he let the company [Read More…]
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Brother of Iranian president sentenced to five years imprisonment on corruption charges
iStoc(NEW YORK) — The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been sentenced to five years in prison on corruption charges, a spokesman for Iran’s judiciary said at a press conference on Tuesday, according to [Read More…]
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Prince Harry invokes Princess Diana’s death in new legal action against British tabloid
iStock(LONDON) — Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have decided to take legal action against a British tabloid for what they allege was an invasion of privacy. Harry, whose mother, Princess [Read More…]
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Milk futures and cash dairy mostly higher Tuesday
On the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, September class III milk futures closed steady at $18.28. October 15 cents higher at $18.28. November settled 16 cents higher at $18.24. December through March contracts closed four to nine [Read More…]
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Dairy Checkoff sees international innovations as its next arena
The Dairy Checkoff is into its third phase of dairy product innovation over the last decade. Global Innovation Partnership executive VP Paul Ziemnisky with Dairy Management tells Brownfield 10 years ago they started to focus [Read More…]
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Study: you don’t have to give up red or processed meat
A new study suggests that it’s okay to eat red meat. Researchers, in a series of papers in the medical journal Annals of Internal Medicine, concluded that cutting back on consumption of red meat and [Read More…]
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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 1, 2019
Dec. corn closed at $3.92 and 1/2, up 4 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans closed at $9.19 and 1/2, up 13 and 1/2 centsOct. soybean meal closed at $304.10, up $8.20Oct. soybean oil closed at 28.83, [Read More…]
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Texas church uses donations to pay off $2.6M in medical debt for families
iStock(ROCKWALL, Texas) — A church in North Texas is using donations to pay off $2.6 million in medical debt for 2,400 families in Dallas and Rockwall counties. Pastor Josh Howerton, from Lake Pointe Church, told [Read More…]
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‘You’re good-looking!’ Ukraine’s president meets with Tom Cruise
iStock(NEW YORK) — Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has found himself center stage since the controversy broke out over his phone call with President Donald Trump, but on Tuesday he briefly got an unlikely co-star — [Read More…]
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Pivot Bio continues to offer alternative to chemical fertilizer
Pivot Bio, a Silicon Valley ag tech company, launched its alternative to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer this year. Mark Reisinger, senior director of commercial operations with the company, says Pivot Bio PROVEN has helped farmers in [Read More…]
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FAA awards UPS certification to start package delivery via drones
100pk/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration gave the initial green light for UPS to start delivering packages via drones on Tuesday. The UPS’s Flight Forward company was awarded an [Read More…]
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Hong Kong police shoot teenage protester as clashes escalate on China’s National Day
Laoshi/iStock(HONG KONG) — An 18-year-old anti-government protester was shot by a police officer in Hong Kong on Tuesday afternoon as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets on China’s National Day. Hong Kong police have [Read More…]
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Massachusetts vape shop owners sue over state’s all-encompassing ban
Nijat Nasibli/iStock(BOSTON) — A handful of e-cigarette shop owners in Massachusetts are suing over the state’s temporary ban on all vape products, arguing in court documents that it is unconstitutional, one of them telling ABC [Read More…]
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Bridge in Taiwan collapses, at least 10 people injured with authorities searching for more victims
Pontuse/iStock(NEW YORK) — At least 10 people were injured after a towering arch bridge collapsed over a bay in eastern Taiwan Tuesday, with authorities searching for more possible victims. Six of the 10 people injured [Read More…]
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Amber Guyger convicted of murder in wrong-apartment killing of innocent man
BCFC/iStock(DALLAS) — A Texas jury rejected former Dallas police officer Amber Guyer’s self-defense claims and convicted her on Tuesday of murder in the fatal 2018 shooting of an innocent man eating ice cream in his [Read More…]
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Analyst says US-China trade dispute will likely continue
US-China trade talks are set to continue this month, but Rabo AgriFinance Senior Grain and Oilseed Analyst Steve Nicholson says the trade dispute likely won’t end anytime soon. “They’re going to be willing to wait [Read More…]
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Make sure employees are covered
COUNTRY Financial insurance agent Josh Thill tells Brownfield risk coverage is often overlooked on one of the most important parts of the farm. “Really, on the farm,” Thill tells Brownfield Ag News, “one of your [Read More…]
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Understanding farm equipment breakdown coverage
Farms and other ag operations need special insurance coverage to pay for unexpected breakdowns. In this Managing for Profit, Jeanna Lemaster with Indiana Farmers Insurance explains farm equipment breakdown coverage and the value it provides [Read More…]