Month: May 2022
Ag News
Live cattle were mostly higher on lower corn
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher and feeders were higher watching corn and the direct markets develop. June live cattle closed $.05 lower at $132.72 and August live cattle closed $.22 [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer done planting corn, turns focus to soybeans
A southern Illinois farmer says he planted all his corn in about 10 days. Matt Rush tells Brownfield it was a very different spring than last year because of excess moisture. “Last year we finished [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 24, 2022
Jul. corn closed at $7.71 and 3/4, down 14 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $16.93, up 6 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $427.10, up $4.60Jul. soybean oil closed at 80.12, down 35 pointsJul. wheat [Read More…]
Ag News
Potato growers face significant challenges
The head of the National Potato Council tells Brownfield growers have two major hurdles to overcome this year. Kam Quarles says one is drought and the other is high input costs. “Are you going to [Read More…]
Ag News
Wheat resumes lower trend
Soybeans were mixed, mostly firm, consolidating. Beans are watching U.S. planting, with more rain in the forecast for some areas, further pushing back activity. Crush margins have narrowed due to tight near-term supplies but remain [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“Sit this one out”: Alec Baldwin dragged for deleted Instagram post about workplace safety
ABC News Alec Baldwin‘s Instagram use has gotten him into hot water once again. In a now-deleted Instagram post found by The Shade Room, Baldwin apparently weighed in on workplace safety regarding a viral fight [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
“That could be fun”: See Chris Evans’ assassin hunting Ryan Gosling’s secret agent in ‘The Gray Man’ trailer
Netflix The first trailer has dropped for Netflix’s most expensive film to date, the spy thriller The Gray Man, starring Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling. For the film, Evans reunited with Joe and Anthony Russo, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Warner Bros. executive denies Amber Heard would have gotten ‘Aquaman 2’ raise; describes lack of chemistry with Jason Momoa
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Walter Hamada, the head of DC Films, took the stand virtually Tuesday morning in the Johnny Depp defamation case, and his testimony stuck a massive pin in one of Amber Heard‘s major [Read More…]
ABC Business News
‘Bear market’ and ‘recession’ are back in the conversation. What they mean and why they matter.
Jeenah Moon/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Lately, the stock market has taken a thrashing. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 have each fallen for seven consecutive weeks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has fared even worse, [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Billie Eilish opens up about having Tourette’s syndrome: ‘I have made friends with it’
Lionel Hahn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billie Eilish is opening up about living with Tourette’s syndrome. In a new episode of David Letterman’s series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, the singer, who was diagnosed [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA Roundtable on Farmers’ Mental Health
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Larry Lee will cover the USDA Deputy Secretary Jewel Bronaugh and Senator Tammy Baldwin Roundtable on Farmers’ Mental Health at Arlington UW Ag Research Station in Arlington, Wisconsin on May 27, 2022. … [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan, Finland collaborate on bioeconomy efforts
The head of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says a new collaboration with Finland will help reinvigorate the state’s forestry industry. Director Gary McDowell tells Brownfield using lower grade hardwoods for mass [Read More…]
Ag News
Celebrating the professionals who help make a successful crop possible
A successful growing season depends on a strategic game plan, strong teamwork, and someone to help crunch the numbers. Making farming a lot like baseball. This year, DEKALB corn, Asgrow soybeans, and Deltapine cotton are [Read More…]
Ag News
Tax bill still on table if Minnesota Legislature convenes Special Session
The director of public policy for Minnesota Farm Bureau is unsure about a special session. Amber Glaeser says the 2022 legislative session officially adjourned Monday with a lot of bills left on the table. “There [Read More…]
Ag News
Grassley encourages Biden to take Japan up on TPP invite
Japan’s Prime Minister invited the U.S. to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership this week. The invitation was extended to President Biden during a joint conference Monday. U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley tells Brownfield the administration should take [Read More…]
ABC National News
Manhunt continues for suspect in unprovoked subway shooting
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Police have identified a suspect in connection with the unprovoked fatal shooting of 48-year-old Daniel Enriquez on a Q train in New York City on Sunday, according to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Vin Diesel expands the “family”: Rita Moreno playing his grandmother in ‘Fast X’
ABC In an Instagram post, Vin Diesel revealed he got his “dream” actor to play his character Dom Torreto’s grandmother in Fast X: Rita Moreno. Diesel took to social media alongside the EGOT-winning legend and [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
It’s easy being green: Mike Myers wishes he could make one ‘Shrek’ film a year
ABC/Randy Holmes In a new video interview with GQ, Mike Myers runs through some of his biggest hits, from Wayne’s World to Austin Powers, to the 2001 animated film Shrek. While Wayne’s World had something [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ hitting HBO Max on May 30, and more
Broadway legend and five-time Tony Award winner Angela Lansbury will receive the special 2022 Tony for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, Broadway League President Charlotte St. Martin and American Theatre Wing President and CEO Heather [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag lender says farmers are in a good position, for now
The head of GreenStone Farm Credit Services says their members are in a good financial position this year as commodity prices have remained high, but uncertainty and a possible recession could change that. “We’re projecting [Read More…]