Year: 2019
News
City of Mitchell is seeking community cooperation regarding snow removal
The City of Mitchell is aware of the limited space for snow removal. With the forecast for snow for this weekend and early next week please refrain from placing additional snow in the street areas [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Storm Warning issued March 08 at 2:16PM MST until March 09 at 11:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT… * WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze expected. Winds [Read More…]
Ag News
Timeline for de-listing wolf still gray
Livestock producers remain unsure of when the gray wolf might be removed from the Endangered Species List despite the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service taking formal action to delist the animal. Ashley Kohls with the [Read More…]
Ag News
Return on investment shapes planting decisions
The farm economy and weather are shaping input decisions as farmers prepare to sow a crop in 2019. Quinn Showalter, head of sales for NK Seeds, says the company has a brand mission centered on [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer says he’s gearing up for spring
Like many farmers in the Midwest, Mark Seib is doing what he can to get ready for the 2019 growing season. “We’re making some changes to equipment- on the planter we’ve worked those over and [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle placements down 5% on year
The USDA says cattle placements onto feed during January 2019 were down 5% on the year at 1.959 million head. Extremely cold temperatures and heavy snow in many of the major feeding areas contributed to [Read More…]
Ag News
Nebraska Corn Board chair focuses on exports and ethanol
Dave Bruntz of Friend, Nebraska is the chairman of the Nebraska Corn Board. At Commodity Classic in Orlando, we visited with Bruntz about trade, ethanol and the ag economy. AUDIO: Dave Bruntz Continue reading Nebraska [Read More…]
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Charges dropped against ex-NYPD officers accused of raping a teen in custody
tillsonburg/iStock(NEW YORK) — On Wednesday, Brooklyn prosecutors dismissed sex-related charges against two former New York City police officers who a teenager claimed wrongfully arrested her for drug possession and raped her in the back of [Read More…]
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Trump surveys Alabama tornado damage, residents hope visit brings more resources
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(AUBURN, Ala.) — President Trumpwas in Alabama Friday to survey areas devastated by deadly tornadoes earlier in the week. The president and first lady took an aerial helicopter tour of the destruction and [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Storm Warning issued March 08 at 11:34AM MST until March 10 at 5:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow and blowing snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches expected. Winds gusting as high [Read More…]
News
In Russia, International Women’s Day means something totally different
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — In the United States and many other countries, International Women’s Day is seen as a chance to demand equal rights and justice, but in Russia, it has taken on an [Read More…] [Read More…]
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In Russia, International Women’s Day means something totally different
Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — In the United States and many other countries, International Women’s Day is seen as a chance to demand equal rights and justice, but in Russia, it has taken on an [Read More…]
Ag News
Corteva specialist says on-target application is a benefit of the Enlist system
Haley Nabors, new technologies specialist with Corteva, says on-target application is one of the benefits of the new Enlist Weed Control System. Nabors discussed the new technology with Brownfield at Commodity Classic. AUDIO: Haley Nabors [Read More…]
Ag News
Visiting with Iowa Corn Growers president Curt Mether at Commodity Classic
Curt Mether At Commodity Classic in Orlando, we visited with Curt Mether of Logan, Iowa, president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, about challenges and opportunities in the corn industry. AUDIO: Curt Mether Continue reading [Read More…]
Ag News
Soil Health Partnership expanding pilots
Lead scientist Maria Bowman with Soil Health Partnership tells Brownfield they’re expanding pilot associate programs in the South East and Dakotas. “It’s a simplified design with a split field trial with soil testing to allow [Read More…]
Ag News
LPP official: No plans for a second Costco chicken plant in Nebraska
A spokeswoman for Lincoln Premium Poultry (LPP)—the company building the Costco chicken processing plant at Fremont, Nebraska—says there are currently no plans to locate another plant in the state. The possibility of a second Costco [Read More…]
Ag News
50 Cent Breakfast
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Rhiannon Branch will be on the ground in Salem, Illinois March 13, 2019 for a 50 Cent breakfast with Marion County Farm Bureau. The 50 cents paid for the breakfast represents the portion [Read More…]
News
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson leaving in May to become college president
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said Friday she is stepping down to become president of the University of Texas-El Paso. Wilson, 58, will remain in her post until the end of [Read More…]
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2020 candidate Elizabeth Warren unveils plan to ‘break up big tech,’ targeting giants like Amazon, Google and Facebook
tomeng/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Democratic candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday followed up on her campaign theme that, if she were president, everyone would have to play by the rules, this time targeting giant tech companies like [Read More…] [Read More…]
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2020 candidate Elizabeth Warren unveils plan to ‘break up big tech,’ targeting giants like Amazon, Google and Facebook
tomeng/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Democratic candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday followed up on her campaign theme that, if she were president, everyone would have to play by the rules, this time targeting giant tech companies like [Read More…]
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