Year: 2019
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Man sues Burger King claiming it backed out of giving him free food for life
ilbusca/iStock(WOOD VILLAGE, Ore.) — A man in Oregon is claiming Burger King is definitely not letting him “have it his way.” Curtis Broomer says he was cheated out of free Burger King meals for life [Read More…]
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United Airlines further tightens rules on emotional support animals
OlenaKlymenok/iStock(NEW YORK) — United Airlines is the latest carrier to tighten its rules on emotional support animals, limiting them to flights under eight hours, the airline announced on Thursday. “We have seen increases in on [Read More…]
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Lawyer for American arrested by Russia on spying charges says he thinks he may be exchanged
allanswart/iStock(MOSCOW) — The Russian lawyer of an American man arrested in Russia for alleged spying has raised the possibility his client will be convicted and exchanged for a Russian currently in jail in America. The [Read More…]
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Seven dead, others critically hurt in fiery car crash in Florida: Officials
MattGush/iStock(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — Seven people are dead and others critically hurt after a fiery car crash on I-75 near Gainesville, Florida, officials said. Fifty gallons of diesel fuel spilled in the crash. The blaze has [Read More…]
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MOSES pleased with organic segments of Farm Bill
The director of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) says their goals for the 2018 Farm Bill line up well with the final version. John Mesko tells Brownfield MOSES spent more than a [Read More…]
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Cargill 2nd quarter net earnings down 20%
Cargill reports net earnings dropped 20 percent in the second quarter of fiscal 2019. Cargill chairman Dave MacLennan says political and marketplace headwinds hurt many units, particularly protein and food ingredients. The privately held company [Read More…]
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OCM: GIPSA ruling disappoints but glad USDA will revisit
The executive director of the Organization for Competitive Markets, OCM, says they’re disappointed an appeals judge has sided with the USDA in its decision to pull GIPSA rules. Joe Maxwell tells Brownfield Ag News without those [Read More…]
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Walz tabs MFU’s Petersen as Minnesota Ag Commissioner
Governor-elect Tim Walz has named Minnesota Farmers Union government relations director Thom Petersen the next ag commissioner of Minnesota. Walz says Petersen has been around agriculture his whole life and has traveled to every part [Read More…]
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China implements regulations to prevent the spread of ASF
China’s agriculture ministry is implementing new regulations to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever. The announcement comes after ASF was discovered at a large hog farm in China. According to various media reports, the [Read More…]
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Six dead, others critically hurt in fiery car crash in Florida: Officials
MattGush/iStock(GAINESVILLE, Fla.) — Six people are dead and others critically hurt after a fiery car crash on I-75 near Gainesville, Florida, officials said. Fifty gallons of diesel fuel spilled in the crash. The blaze has [Read More…]
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US stocks tumble after Apple warning spooks investors
Nikada/iStock(NEW YORK) — Apple’s warning of a slowdown in China coupled with new negative data on manufacturing activity in the U.S. meant another sharply negative day for stocks. The Dow ended Thursday at 22,686.22, down [Read More…]
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TSA thinks floppy-eared working dogs at the airport have a more welcoming face for passengers, children
lizcen/iStock(NEW YORK) — Since Transportation Security Administration chief David Pekoske took the job as the nation’s top transportation cop, his agency has pushed the message “Better Security Faster.” Perhaps they should expand that to “Better [Read More…]
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Protests rock parts of India after two women enter Hindu temple and break longstanding ban
ajijchan/iStock(KOCHI, India) — The entry of two women into a temple shrine in India has sparked violent protests and clashes across the state of Kerala and led to hundreds of arrests. India’s Supreme Court lifted [Read More…]
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Student accused of cheating after 300-point increase of SAT score
michaelquirk/iStock(NEW YORK) — A Florida high school honors student is fighting back after she says her SAT score was held for review following a massive increase from a test earlier this year — an uncommon [Read More…]
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USDA SNAP proposal could face opposition from House Democrats
House Democrats could stand in the way of a USDA effort to tighten the ability of states to grant work waivers to SNAP recipients. Agri-Pulse reports a package of new rules that must be approved [Read More…]
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MOSES Organic Farming Conference
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground for the MOSES Organic Farming Conference on Friday, Feb. 22 in La Crosse, WI. Continue reading MOSES Organic Farming Conference at Brownfield Ag News.
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Federal judge files injunction against New York City’s Airbnb crackdown
stockcam/iStock(NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary injunction Thursday against New York City’s ongoing crackdown on Airbnb, a victory for privacy rights in e-commerce but a blow to the city’s [Read More…]
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North Korean ambassador goes missing, could be hiding out in Italy
belenox/iStock(SEOUL, South Korea) — North Korea’s acting ambassador to Italy has been missing since last November and could be seeking political asylum in a “western” nation, South Korea’s local media reported. Jo Song Gil and [Read More…]
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Lansing Trade Group now part of Andersons
The Andersons acquisition of the Lansing Trade Group, LLC is now official. Prior to the merger, The Andersons owned nearly a third of the Lansing Group which will now be combined with the Andersons Grain [Read More…]
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USDA operations during shutdown
More than 60 percent of all USDA staff are still working during the government shutdown. The Natural Resource Conservation Service is the only USDA agency fully staffed. Nearly 90 percent of the Food Safety and [Read More…]