Year: 2019
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Farmers, businesses speak for legislation to strip President of tariff authority
Tariffs Hurt the Heartland teamed up with farmers, business owners and U.S. Senators to back legislation that would remove the President’s tariff authority. Delaware Farm Bureau President Richard Wilkins grows crops and livestock, and says [Read More…]
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 06 at 8:19PM MST until February 07 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Snow and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE…Portions of central, [Read More…]
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Trump’s claims of US success in Afghanistan ring hollow amid Taliban talks, reality on ground
Ruskpp/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump touted the U.S. talks with the Taliban in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, projecting an air of strength and asserting that the Taliban had been forced to [Read More…]
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Alabama mayor backs police officer in fatal mall shooting of ‘EJ’ Bradford
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(HOOVER, Ala.) — The mayor of Hoover, Alabama, said Wednesday that the city will support and defend a police officer who killed a legally-armed African-American man in a shopping mall in November, a shooting that [Read More…]
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announces plans to scrap pending rule on payday lending
flavijus/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Wednesday took the first steps to roll back regulations on payday lenders by announcing plans to change an Obama-era rule that was set to go into effect later [Read More…]
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Johnson encouraged by call for bipartisanship
Congressman Dusty Johnson says he’s encouraged by the President’s call for bipartisanship in the State of the Union address. Johnson, a South Dakota Republican, says political parties working together lead to results. The freshman lawmaker [Read More…]
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Steenhoek: Action needed on infrastructure improvements
The executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition says he’s grateful for the mention of transportation infrastructure in Tuesday’s State of the Union Address, but there’s a need for action. Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield it [Read More…]
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New emojis include more diversity, drop of blood for women’s periods
Unicode(NEW YORK) — New emojis headed soon to a phone near you include wheelchairs, guide dogs, hearing aids and a drop of blood reportedly meant to symbolize a woman’s period. The emojis, 230 in all, [Read More…]
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Good Samaritan dies after accidentally jumping off bridge during California pileup: Reports
katifcam/iStock(PINE VALLEY, Calif.) — A good Samaritan who was helping another driver after icy weather caused a string of car crashes on a California highway has died, according to reports. The man jumped over a [Read More…]
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Police searching for missing 11-year-old girl: ‘She has family members who are very worried’
Stockton Police Department(STOCKTON, Calif.) — An 11-year-old girl vanished in Northern California after leaving for school and local police officers believe she may be a runaway. Elianah Nhem was last seen at her apartment in [Read More…]
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Milwaukee police officer killed marking the city’s 3rd officer death in 8 months
Fedorovekb/iStock(MILWAUKEE) — A Milwaukee police officer was shot dead in the line of duty Wednesday morning while executing a search warrant, officials said. The slain officer is the third Milwaukee police officer to die in [Read More…]
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Ethanol production dives to more than one year low
U.S. ethanol production last week hit a new 16-month low. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 967,000 barrels a day, a drop of 45,000 on the week, for the lowest weekly average since [Read More…]
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Michigan Tree Fruit Commission undergoing first referendum
The Michigan Department of Agriculture is asking the state’s tree fruit producers if they want to continue the state checkoff for the next five years. The Michigan Tree Fruit Research and Development Program was created [Read More…]
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Broker: More cropland being listed in western Nebraska
A western Nebraska ag real estate broker anticipates more sales activity in 2019. Mike Lashley with Lashley Land Brokers based in North Platte says there is more farm ground being listed for sale this winter [Read More…]
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CattleFax analysis points to another year of expansion
Several factors indicate the U.S. cattle herd will continue to expand in 2019. CattleFax analyst Kevin Good says weather conditions and profitability drive expansion. “The cow/calf producer has generally been profitable over the last five [Read More…]
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Winter Weather Advisory issued February 06 at 12:43PM MST until February 07 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Light snow expected. Total snow accumulations Wednesday night and Thursday of 1 to 3 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph [Read More…]
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African swine fever outbreak could be worse than China lets on
There’s speculation China is under-reporting the loss of pigs as the country struggles to contain African swine fever. Minnesota Pork Producers CEO David Preisler says he’s talked to people who have visited China to work [Read More…]
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Farm groups want follow through from Trump
Farm groups say President Trump’s State of the Union is a reminder there’s more work to be done in Congress. The American Farm Bureau Federation is applauding the priories outlined in the President’s speech including [Read More…]
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Wisconsin legislators hold hearing on dairy crisis
Members of the Wisconsin Legislature are learning more about the difficulties on dairy farms. Ag Committee Chairman Howard Marklein tells Brownfield the milk price problem remains, and many farmers are hanging on thanks to the [Read More…]
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Second Trump-Kim summit propels Vietnam to geopolitical center stage
iStock(HANOI) — Vietnam will host the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this month, Trump announced last night, throwing a spotlight on the Southeast Asian nation that [Read More…]