Year: 2019
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Police investigating ‘suspicious’ death of person looking into FL mother’s death
OConnell Family(ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.) — Florida police are investigating what they are calling a “suspicious” death of a private citizen who was conducting their own personal investigation into the 2010 death of young Florida mother [Read More…]
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Three dead, five critically injured in walkway collapse at school in South Africa
omersukrugoksu/iStock(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Three teenagers have died and five more were listed in critical condition after a bridge linking classrooms at a school in South Africa collapsed. The incident occurred in Vanderbijlpark, a city [Read More…]
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Kent Nutrition Group working with producers to meet nutrition needs
The president of Kent Nutrition Group says nutrition plays a vital role livestock producer’s profitability. Mike Gauss tells Brownfield it all starts with a strong nutritional foundation. Kent launched a new product for beef called [Read More…]
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Wisconsin Corn Program launches education foundation
Mark Hoffmann The Wisconsin Corn Program is starting a new organization to focus on agricultural education. Mark Hoffmann with Wisconsin Corn Growers tells Brownfield the new Wisconsin Corn Foundation will offer scholarships as well as [Read More…]
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Charles Manson disciple Leslie Van Houten recommended for parole for a third time
MivPiv/iStock(LOS ANGELES) — A former disciple of the notorious 1960s cult leader Charles Manson has been recommended for parole for the third time, but it will be up to California’s new governor to decide if [Read More…]
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Border protection agents make largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history
RiverNorthPhotography/iStock(NEW YORK) — Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Thursday that they made the largest fentanyl bust in U.S. history over the weekend, seizing hundreds of pounds of the drug along the U.S.-Mexico border. Officers [Read More…]
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Lighthizer reports ‘substantial progress’; Trump says China will buy more beans
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer says “substantial progress” was made as American and Chinese negotiators finished two days of trade talks Thursday in Washington. Adding to the optimism, President Trump announced that Lighthizer and Treasury [Read More…]
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Johnson House Ag Committee priorities are nutrition, farm bill implementation
South Dakota Republican Congressman Dusty Johnson says one of two priorities on the House Agriculture Committee is implementation of what he calls “a good farm bill.” “I think there’s a sense of good feeling throughout [Read More…]
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MO-AG supports fee increase bill
The Missouri Agribusiness Association (MO-AG) is pleased with a bill introduced this session (HB 588) to increase pesticide registration and some other agriculture fees. Mo-Ag director Steve Taylor tells Brownfield they worked with the Ag [Read More…]
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Farmers trying to stay optimistic
These are trying times for many farmers. April Hemmes, who farms near Hampton in northcentral Iowa, says she’s trying to stay positive despite the many uncertainties facing agriculture in 2019. “I’m optimistic, because that’s what [Read More…]
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Changing cattle structure will increase role for grow yards
A livestock economist says his new study shows the structure of the cattle industry is changing. Don Close with Rabo AgriFinance says grow yards are playing an increasingly more important role in cattle feeding [Read More…]
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Michigan State University blasted in federal report over handling of former Olympic gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar’s case, reporting of campus crime
wellesenterprises/iStock(NEW YORK) — A federal investigation slammed Michigan State University’s handling of sexual assault reports stemming for the Larry Nassar scandal and for violating campus safety laws in general to the point that it “posed [Read More…]
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Despite questions, Trump touts ‘tremendous progress’ ahead of new summit with North Korea’s Kim
ABC News(NEW YORK) — President Donald Trump on Thursday teased expectations ahead of his next summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, just as his top envoy is set to meet his North Korean [Read More…]
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Brooklyn women file lawsuit alleging NYPD is ‘failing sexual assault victims’
tzahiV/iStock(NEW YORK) — The New York City Police Department is “failing sexual assault victims across the city,” two Brooklyn women alleged Thursday in a lawsuit that accused the nation’s largest police department of a “male-dominated [Read More…]
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Twitter says it removed fake accounts from Iran, Russia, Venezuela and Bangladesh
bigtunaonline/iStock(NEW YORK) — Twitter on Thursday said it has deleted thousands of fake accounts from Iran, Russia, Venezuela and Bangladesh. More than 1,000 accounts located in Venezuela were engaged in a “state-backed influence campaign” targeting [Read More…]
Ag News
Producers made more, paid less in November
The USDA’s delayed Agricultural Prices report for November showed producers made more and paid a little less. The index of prices received was 3.5% higher than in October, with 5% jump in the crops index [Read More…]
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Stay food safe at Super Bowl party
As the Patriots and Rams gear up for the Super Bowl, fans are preparing menus for the big game. Whether you’re making food or having it catered in, be sure to follow these food safety [Read More…]
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Talking seed with Stine at the Iowa Power Farming Show
David Thompson of Stine Seeds We stopped by the Stine Seeds display at this week’s Iowa Power Farming Show for an update on new developments in the seed business. National sales and marketing director David [Read More…]
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Checkoff to focus on producer communications
Joan Ruskamp, the outgoing chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board sat down with Brownfield during the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention to discuss her year as chair, the future of the Checkoff – including the changes [Read More…]
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National Pork Board invests in “Pork 2040” research
The National Pork Board and the Pork Checkoff are investing in research focused on consumer trends in international markets. “There are apartment buildings being built in Japan today that don’t have kitchens. Stop and think [Read More…]