Year: 2019
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 06 at 8:58AM MST until February 07 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations Wednesday night and Thursday of 2 to 5 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph on [Read More…]
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Taliban official says US promised to withdraw troops in Afghanistan by April
iStock(MOSCOW) — The United States has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by April, according to a Taliban official. The official, Abdul Salam Hanafi, made the comments in Moscow, where he was [Read More…]
Ag News
Protecting the crop and the farmer’s investment
Protecting yields and maximizing return on investment are going to be huge for farmers this year. In this Managing for Profit, Scott Burchette with Bayer CropScience talks about how the updated Roundup Ready Plus incentives [Read More…]
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Video shows US-backed Afghan forces raiding Taliban prison
ABC News(NEW YORK) — In video shared with ABC News, Afghan forces can be seen storming a prison to rescue their own soldiers being held captive by the Taliban. The night-vision footage of the raid [Read More…]
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Angelina Jolie visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
STR/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Actress and human rights activist Angelina Jolie on Tuesday met with Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee settlement. This was Jolie’s first trip to Bangladesh as an UNHCR [Read More…]
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Report: Northeast home to nation’s highest rents as rates continue to climb
Apartment Guide(NEW YORK) — Looking to live in a city and rent on the cheap? Des Moines, Iowa, might be for you — but New York City most definitely is not. Apartment Guide released its [Read More…]
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From the Rockies to the Northeast, storms delivering ice, snow, flooding
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Storms originating in the West are heading into the Midwest and Northeast and wreaking havoc, including travel delays and accidents, with ice, snow and flooding. The Twin Cities slowed to a [Read More…]
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Postal worker killed in one of two shootings on major highway in Illinois
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — A U.S. postal worker was shot and killed while driving on a major highway in Illinois on Monday night, authorities said. Tamara Clayton, a 55-year-old mail handler at the Chicago International Military Service [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 06 at 1:27AM MST until February 07 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations Wednesday night and Thursday of 2 to 5 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as [Read More…]
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued February 05 at 11:13PM MST until February 07 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations Wednesday night and Thursday of 2 to 5 inches expected. Winds gusting as high as [Read More…]
Ag News
Trump renews call for USMCA approval
President Trump addresses Congress during the State of The Union Address 2/5/19 President Donald Trump used the State of the Union Address to renew his call for passing the USMCA trade deal. He says, “I [Read More…]
Ag News
Iowa Soybean Farmer Research Tour
Brownfield’s Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Ames on February 7 for the Iowa Soybean Farmer Research Tour. Continue reading Iowa Soybean Farmer Research Tour at Brownfield Ag News.
Ag News
BASF Science Behind
Brownfield’s Cyndi Young will be on the ground in Orlando, Florida for the BASF Science Behind event February 27, 2019. Continue reading BASF Science Behind at Brownfield Ag News.
Ag News
Ohio Farm Bureau County Presidents Trip
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Washington, D.C. for the Ohio Farm Bureau County Presidents Trip March 13-15, 2019. Continue reading Ohio Farm Bureau County Presidents Trip at Brownfield Ag News. [Read More…]
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Top general says US has not shifted focus to ‘watching’ Iran from Iraq
gorodenkoff/iStock(NEW YORK) — The top U.S. general in the Middle East says the U.S. military’s mission in Iraq is still focused on defeating ISIS, and has not shifted to “watching” Iran as President Donald Trump [Read More…]
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Uncertainty reigns in Virginia as Northam remains conflicted, Fairfax denies allegation
gnagel/iStock(RICHMOND, Va.) — The state of Virginia was mired in uncertainty Tuesday as its governor remained conflicted over his political future following the revelation that a racist photo appeared in his 1984 medical school yearbook, [Read More…]
Ag News
Avocados are a healthy fruit
Avocados are the basis of guacamole and that’s how most are consumed but there are many other ways. According to the FDA, you should always rinse the outside of avocados before slicing and eating them. [Read More…]
Ag News
Land values hold despite falling farm income
Land values seem to be holding. Randy Dickhut with Farmers National Company tells Brownfield there’s less land on the market and interest rates are still favorable for borrowers. “Even though [interest rates are] edging up, [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri Farm Bureau 2019 legislative priorities
One of the top priorities for the Missouri Farm Bureau in this legislative session is the expansion of broadband in rural areas of Missouri. Public affairs director Eric Bohl tells Brownfield they want to follow [Read More…]
Ag News
Buchanan County latest Agri-Ready Missouri County
Buchanan County has been granted the Missouri Farmers Care Agri-Ready Designation. The designation identifies counties conducive to agricultural opportunity which actively support Missouri agriculture. County Farm Bureau board member Vernon Hart calls Buchanan County a [Read More…]