Month: April 2022
Ag News
Midwest governors take action toward permanent year-round E15 sales
A bipartisan group of governors from eight midwestern states have notified the EPA of their intent to exercise state rights under the Clean Air Act to allow year-round sales of E15. Renewable Fuels Association CEO [Read More…]
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Ohio Farm Bureau Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience
Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will cover the Ohio Farm Bureau Washington, D.C. Leadership Experience in Washington, D.C. September 13 – 15, 2022. …
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HPAI detected in Wexford County
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reporting an additional case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard poultry flock this week. A 60-bird mixed-species flock in Wexford County has been confirmed [Read More…]
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Cattle futures mixed heading into Friday
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle closed lower and feeder cattle were higher watching corn, and direct cash business develop. June live cattle closed $1.12 lower at $133.90 and August live cattle closed $.67 [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump, in deposition, calls 2015 protesters ‘troublemakers’
OlegAlbinsky/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump said his head of security “did nothing wrong” during a 2015 protest at Trump Tower at which five Hispanic men allege they were assaulted. Trump called [Read More…]
ABC National News
Murder-suicide prompts New York to examine domestic violence policies
New York State Office of the Inspector General (NEW YORK) — Police arrived at a home in Selkirk, New York, just before 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 29, 2020 to find a husband and wife dead. [Read More…]
ABC National News
Alleged New York City subway gunman Frank James improperly searched, defense lawyers say
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Federal agents improperly questioned alleged New York City subway shooter Frank James this week, directed him to sign certain documents and took multiple swabs of his [Read More…]
ABC National News
Parkland shooter’s death penalty case in disarray amid judge’s error, juror threats
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — Jury selection in the death penalty case of confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz lapsed into disarray after potential jurors [Read More…]
ABC National News
Northeast braces for winter-like conditions, fire warnings issued for Southwest
Aaron Foster/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new red flag warning has been issued from Nevada to Oklahoma where 60 mph winds and very dry conditions could create a dangerous fire situation. The Southwest will [Read More…]
ABC National News
Single ticket sold in Arizona wins $473.1 million Powerball jackpot
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images (GILBERT, Ariz.) — The winning ticket for the $473.1 million Powerball jackpot was sold in Arizona, officials said. Just a single ticket claimed the grand prize — which has a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Paramount Pictures reveals the next ‘Mission: Impossible’ title: ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’
Paramount Pictures As part of a presentation on the last day of CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Paramount Pictures revealed the title of the next Mission: Impossible film. Variety reports the seventh adventure of his $3.5 [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Dopesick’, ‘Insecure’, ‘Reservation Dogs’ among this year’s Television Academy Honors winners
“Dopesick” — Hulu Hulu’s Emmy-winning prescription drug drama Dopesick, and Issa Rae‘s acclaimed HBO series Insecure are among this year’s winners of the Television Academy Honors. For the past 15 years, The Television Academy has [Read More…]
ABC Health News
FDA announces proposed ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes and all flavors in cigars, a move that could further drive down smoking rates in the [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin Beef Council & Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association tour
Brownfield’s Larry Lee will be in Lodi, Wisconsin May 5, 2022 for the Wisconsin Beef Council & Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association tour. …
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Farmer says fieldwork is underway, but planting is not
Southern Ohio farmer Greg Corcoran says spring fieldwork is underway despite cool conditions. “It’s been wet on and off, but mostly cold. We haven’t had that temperature rise where we would like to see,” he [Read More…]
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Rain stunts early planting progress in North Iowa
A half-inch of rain quickly ushered a north-central Iowa farmer back to the sideline after beginning planting Wednesday. Andy Coombs farms with his father near Rowan and Dows and says this spring has been cool [Read More…]
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Iowa farmer begins planting in less-than-ideal weather
A farmer in west-central Iowa began planting this week. Brent Johnson of Manson says field conditions are pretty good despite less-than-ideal weather. “But just in the last couple days we’ve really started making some headway [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden asks Congress for $33 billion in new aid package to Ukraine
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden formally asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion in supplemental aid for Ukraine over the next five months to help counter Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion over [Read More…]
ABC National News
Gunman allegedly kills four in shootings spanning two Mississippi cities
Tetra Images/Getty Images (GULFPORT, Miss.) — Four people were gunned down across two neighboring Mississippi cities Wednesday morning, allegedly by the same gunman, according to police. The first shooting was reported at about 9:11 a.m. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Halyna Hutchins’ widower slams investigators for release of information in ‘Rust’ shooting
In a strongly-worded letter to Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza, lawyers representing Halyna Hutchins‘ widower, Matthew, and young son Andros slammed Mendoza’s office for its release Monday of information related to the Rust investigation. [Read More…]