Year: 2019
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos accuses the National Enquirer, AMI CEO of trying to extort him
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In a stunning post on Medium Thursday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos publicly accused the National Enquirer of a blackmail and extortion plot involving compromising photographs. In January, the billionaire CEO [Read More…]
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Aid arrives at Venezuela border as US demands Maduro let it in
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock(CARACAS, Venezuela) — A convoy carrying American humanitarian aid arrived at the Colombia-Venezuela border on Thursday as the U.S. and Venezuela’s interim president Juan Guaido pressure President Nicolas Maduro to let the aid in [Read More…]
Ag News
Bayer dicamba training underway
Farmers who spray dicamba this year are now required to keep records of what neighboring crops are around them. Bayer dicamba lead Ryan Rubischko tells Brownfield Ag News it’s part of the EPA’s 2019 dicamba [Read More…]
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Fireworks could accompany backlog of USDA numbers
The market is poised for volatility with USDA essentially releasing two months of supply and demand numbers Friday. Stewart Peterson senior market advisor Naomi Blohm says she anticipates some dramatic price action once the reports [Read More…]
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Graves: China the exception to good faith trade bargaining
Congressman Sam Graves says China is the exception where trade negotiation progress is concerned. “China is going to be a little bit harder moving down the road just simply because they don’t like to play [Read More…]
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Consolidating farms to maintain family business
A strategic alliance has helped one group of farmers survive tighter times. Rick Fruth is a partner with New Vision Farms which is a 7,500-acre crop farm in Northwest Ohio managed by a collaborative group [Read More…]
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Cattle futures waiting for cash trade
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures traded in a narrow range ahead of widespread direct cash business, lack of support in wholesale values, and ahead of the reports coming out on Friday which will [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 07 at 4:53PM MST until February 07 at 11:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued February 07 at 4:53PM MST until February 08 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. [Read More…]
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Murder victim found in Greenwich identified as 24-year-old New Rochelle woman
WABC-TV(GREENWICH, Conn.) — The young woman whose body was found bound in a suitcase in Greenwich, Connecticut, has been identified as Valerie Reyes, 24, of New Rochelle, New York, officials said. The gruesome discovery was [Read More…]
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 07 at 2:30PM MST until February 07 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Winds gusting as high as [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued February 07 at 2:30PM MST until February 08 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Blowing snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Winds gusting as high as [Read More…]
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Wells Fargo says ‘power shutdown’ behind problems with online banking and mobile app
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) — Wells Fargo confirmed on Thursday that there were system-wide problems causing outages on its online banking platforms and mobile banking app for the second time in one week. “We’re experiencing system issues [Read More…]
Ag News
Cheese contest has record number of entries
Championship cheeses on display before they are auctioned off The U.S. Championship Cheese Contest has a record number of entries this year. The biannual event has an 11% increase in entries with 2,555 entries. There [Read More…]
Ag News
Looking at alternatives to higher-priced distillers grains
Tighter supplies and higher prices for the ethanol co-product distillers grains have cattle producers looking at options. University of Nebraska Extension beef specialist Randy Saner says distillers grains have been a great value for cow-calf [Read More…]
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CME dairy prices mostly up Thursday
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were mostly up on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thursday. February Class Three milk was up $.04 at $13.98. March was up $.20 at $14.56. April was up $.16 to [Read More…]
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Reports: Trump-Xi meeting ‘highly unlikely’ before March 1 deadline
The White House indicates it’s “highly unlikely” President Trump will meet with China’s President Xi ahead of the March 1st deadline to reach a trade deal. Officials say the Trump and Xi are still planning [Read More…]
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U.S. plans to be dairy supplier for long haul
The head of the U.S. Dairy Export Council says access to natural resources will set the U.S. apart as a world supplier of dairy products. Tom Vilsack tells Brownfield while New Zealand is closer in [Read More…]
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UNC-Chapel Hill facing backlash after 1979 yearbook photos with black face resurface
Ryan Herron/iStock(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — The controversy surrounding Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s alleged ties to a racist yearbook photo has been followed by the discovery of a similar image in a University of North Carolina, [Read More…]
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IHOP will serve a giant pancake in a pizza box to get a slice of National Pizza Day
IHOP(NEW YORK) — IHOP is best known for its namesake menu item — pancakes — but the restaurant is putting a new spin on the classic dish for National Pizza Day. The International House of [Read More…]