Month: June 2022

John Wreford/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (CAIRO, Egypt) — Ekhlas Helmy, 88, has spent decades waking up every morning to the scenery of the Nile flowing seamlessly beneath her houseboat, a stationary house moored to [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine joining NATO could lead to WWIII, Russia warns

Ukrainian State Emergency Service / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the [Read More…]

China cuts inbound COVID-19 quarantine by half in first move to ease borders restrictions

Gong Mingyang/VCG via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — China said it will cut its mandatory inbound quarantine by half on Tuesday in the nation’s first move to ease COVID-19 borders restrictions since March 2020. Overseas [Read More…]

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Ag Visit

Brownfield ANchor/Reporter Brent Barnett will be in Ely, Iowa on June 28 for a visit and announcement by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. …

The important role of food banks

Many Americans are feeling the pinch of rising gas prices and rising food costs. And according to Feeding America, the number of people receiving help from the charitable food sector. Vince Hall is the chief [Read More…]

Agronomist encourages farmers to continue scouting fields

An agronomist says it will be critical to continue scouting fields throughout the growing season. AgriGold’s Mitch Greve tells Brownfield “growing a corn or soybean crop is a continuum of learning. You’re developing your [Read More…]

Cow-calf facility designed for feed and labor efficiency

Sheri Overby with SKOR Cattle Company near Clear Lake in northwestern Wisconsin tells Brownfield her simple fenceline design gets the most from feed and makes managing cattle easier, even with heavy soils and Wisconsin’s winters. [Read More…]

Flood Warning issued June 28 at 7:43AM MDT until further notice by NWS

June 28, 2022 J.P. Skelly

…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. …FLOOD [Read More…]

Responding to Roe’s demise, some liberals tell Biden: ‘Do absolutely everything’

Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In his speech responding to last week’s landmark Supreme Court decision reversing the guarantee to abortion access, President Joe Biden urged Americans to vote on the issue — to both [Read More…]

US forces kill senior terrorist leader in Syria

Glowimages/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. forces killed a senior terrorist leader in an airstrike in Syria on Monday, according to military officials. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said the target of the strike, Abu Hamzah al [Read More…]

Detecting crop stressors through artificial intelligence

Ongoing research at The Ohio State University is applying AI to agriculture through drone technology and weed identification. In this Voice of Soy, Dr. Scott Shearer from the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering [Read More…]

Working towards tobacco cessation

Most people who use tobacco or nicotine are aware of its hazards. In this episode, Amie Merz, EAP Consultant with Personal Assistance Services and Farm Family Wellness account manager, explains the different ways tobacco users [Read More…]

Choose Clean Fuels

Missouri Soy Bean Bio Fuels and New Uses Director Matt Amick says Missouri soybean growers promoting biodiesel use and production are part of the solution to rising fuel prices. He says biodiesel helps offset the [Read More…]

Producer benefits from simplifying cow-calf facility

A Wisconsin cow-calf producer says by simplifying her facilities, she improved both feed and labor efficiency. Shari Overby of SKOR Cattle Company in Clear Lake tells Brownfield she designed their fence line feeding area with [Read More…]

“See you at the movies”: Tom Cruise thanks theaters, fans as ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ passes $1 billion mark

Paramount Pictures On Monday afternoon, Tom Cruise took to Twitter as his Top Gun: Maverick surpassed the $1 billion mark at the box office. Cruise, the producer and star of the blockbuster, was adamant that [Read More…]

HBO says the fourth season of ‘Succession’ is underway

HBO With the release of a photo of the show’s “clapper,” HBO announced Monday that shooting on the fourth season of the Emmy-winning series Succession has begun. The show, which has earned 23 Emmy nominations [Read More…]

Jodie Sweetin addresses “police brutality” incident during abortion rights protest

Disney Channel/Image Group LA Jodie Sweetin guest hosted E!’s Daily Pop show on Monday and addressed getting shoved by Los Angeles police officers on Saturday while she was protesting the Supreme Court decision to overturn [Read More…]

More than 150,000 births could occur in the US every year following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, report predicts

Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The reversal of Roe v. Wade could lead to a dramatic increase of babies born in the United States, including thousands of high-risk births, a new report finds. [Read More…]

US to purchase advanced missile system for Ukraine’s defense

kolderal/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The United States is working to finalize the purchase of an advanced air defense system bound for Ukraine, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said at the G-7 summit in Germany [Read More…]

Planned Parenthood clinic doctor details hard decisions following state’s abortion trigger law