Month: February 2022
ABC National News
COVID-19 live updates: US daily cases drop from 807,000 to 134,000 in 1 month
Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.8 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 930,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns [Read More…]
ABC National News
Amir Locke’s funeral: Mom says son was ‘executed,’ Sharpton delivers powerful eulogy
KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a powerful and emotional eulogy at Thursday’s funeral for Amir Locke, a 22-year-old who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers executing [Read More…]
Ag News
Researcher urges caution for backyard poultry flocks
A USDA researcher says hobbyists and others with backyard poultry flocks need to do what they can to protect their birds from avian influenza. Dr. Julianna Lenoch with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [Read More…]
Ag News
Texas Tech: ag first to take border trade disruptions
The blockade at one of North America’s largest trade crossings might be over, but the motivation is not. The Freedom Convoy as they called themselves brought two-way trade between the U.S. and Canada to a [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan tax credit would benefit beginning farmers
Legislation in Michigan’s Senate could provide tax credits to better assist beginning farmers. Michigan State Senator Kim LaSata testified this week before the Senate Finance Committee on how farmers with less than 10 years in [Read More…]
Ag News
Local FSA offices struggling with staff shortages
Local Farm Service Agency offices are struggling with staffing shortages. Minnesota state FSA director Whitney Place tells Brownfield one of the reasons is retirement. “And we’re seeing that across the ag sector. At the Minnesota [Read More…]
Ag News
Oil and natural gas prices could push fertilizer costs higher
Increased oil and natural gas prices triggered by tensions between Russia and Ukraine are adding pressure to ag input prices. University of Illinois ag economist Gary Schnitkey tells Brownfield Russia is a major supplier of [Read More…]
Weather
Wind Advisory issued February 17 at 1:39PM MST until February 18 at 6:00PM MST by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Stranger Things’ renewed for fifth season…but that will be its last
Netflix Good news and bad news for Stranger Things fans today. On the positive, the show has been renewed for a fifth season. However, that will be the Emmy-nominated show’s last. That’s the word from the show’s creators, Matt and Ross Duffer, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Lost’ lessons learned: Harold Perrineau finds his way in ‘From’
EPIX Strange creatures stalking strangers trapped in a place that may or may not be on this earthly plane. Sound familiar? Cue the Smoke Monster! Not quite, says former Lost star Harold Perrineau. “We have actual monsters! Not [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Rosario Dawson is “constantly blown away” by ‘Go-Big Show”s contestants and crew
TBS/Jeremy Freeman Judge and executive producer Rosario Dawson returns with Jennifer Nettles, Cody Rhodes, and new celebrity judge T-Pain for a new episode of TBS’ Go-Big Show tonight at 9:00 ET. Each week, the judges and host Bert Kreischer witness contestants performing skillful and/or death-defying stunts, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Elon Musk accuses SEC of harassment, withholding money to Tesla shareholders
Yichuan Cao/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk accused the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday of harassment and of withholding $40 million to Tesla shareholders, adding to long-running tensions between the [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Mosquitos are so smart they’re learning how to avoid pesticides used to kill them, study says
Joao Paulo Burini/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mosquitoes may be smarter than we think, and that could make getting rid of them and the diseases they carry even more difficult, according to new research. Scientists [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Linda Evangelista talks about injury from cosmetic procedure gone allegedly wrong
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Fragrance Foundation (NEW YORK) — Linda Evangelista is sharing photos of herself several months after suffering from a cosmetic procedure that she alleges left her “brutally disfigured.” The legendary supermodel, 56, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Racist messages, vile online posts highlighted in hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killers
Stephen B. Morton-Pool/Getty Images (BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — In his state trial for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, Travis McMichael testified he is not a racist. But prosecutors in his federal hate crimes case have presented [Read More…]
ABC National News
Family gathers for Amir Locke’s funeral, Rev. Sharpton to deliver eulogy
KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — Grieving family and friends are gathering Thursday at the funeral of Amir Locke, a 22-year-old who was shot and killed by Minneapolis police officers executing a “no-knock” search [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Blinken challenges Moscow to commit to no invasion
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States continues to warn that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day” amid escalating tensions in the region, with President Joe Biden telling reporters Thursday that the threat is [Read More…]
Ag News
Additional soybean crushing facilities should meet American demand
A market analyst says additional U.S. soy crushing capacity could leave American soybean farmers less dependent on foreign markets. Brian Burke with John Stewart and Associates says the U.S. may add an additional 450 million [Read More…]
Ag News
Bayer’s Short Stature Corn headed to commercial trials in 2023
Bayer has announced advancements of its Research and Development pipeline. Bob Reiter, head of research and development for Bayer says the company’s Short Stature Corn is headed to commercial trials in 2023 and calls it [Read More…]
Ag News
Protecting data in carbon markets
Partner companies WinField United and Truterra are working with retailers to help farmers participating in carbon markets protect their data. Brett Bruggeman is the president of WinField United. “We use our data silo, which is [Read More…]