Year: 2022
Hog futures supported by sharply higher pork values
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mixed ahead of the week’s direct cash business. Feeders were supported by corn’s move lower late in the day. February live cattle closed $.25 higher at $156.35 [Read More…]
Compeer Financial What’s Happening with Crop Insurance
Our guest on this episode of the What’s Happening podcast is Tom Timko, State Insurance Product Officer for Compeer Financial. Listen as Timko and Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp talk about crop insurance and risk management for [Read More…]
“Don’t wait. Do”: ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler on losing Chadwick Boseman and inspiring others
Marvel Studios On Monday night, Black Panther franchise writer-director Ryan Coogler walked in the footsteps of other cinema legends, including Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee. The filmmaker gave the British Academy of Film and Television [Read More…]
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith buy out theater to try to save Broadway play ‘Ain’t No Mo”
ABC Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have stepped up in order to try to save a beleaguered Broadway play from closing. The Hollywood Reporter notes the couple has purchased an entire performance of playwright [Read More…]
CME milk futures up, cash dairy mixed Tuesday
Milk futures were up and cash dairy prices were mixed Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. December Class III milk was unchanged for a second day at $20.50 with low trading volume. January was up [Read More…]
An Ohio farmer is looking back to plan for 2023
As the New Year approaches, many farmers are looking back at the 2022 growing season. North Central Ohio farmer Kyle Brown says yields were good despite some vomitoxin in his area. “Some farmers in [Read More…]
Challenges and opportunities for younger farmers
Young farmers continue to face challenges and opportunities in the agriculture industry. John Bolte operates a grain farm, pumpkin operation, and event venue in Seneca County, Ohio. “As a young farmer, we haven’t had a [Read More…]
Cotton market falls in 2022, outlook more optimistic
An ag economist says the cotton market took a hit in 2022, but the long-term outlook is more promising. Rob Fox, Director of CoBank Knowledge Exchange tells Brownfield cotton demand is falling as more countries [Read More…]
Farmers are making changes to adjust to rising energy prices
Just over one-fourth of farmers surveyed have made changes in their operation because of rising energy prices, according to the latest Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert, the director of the Purdue University Center for Commercial [Read More…]
Coast Guard searching for missing sailors headed to Florida
An undated photo of the Atrevida II, the U.S. Coast Guard is searching for the sailboat and its crew Kevin Hyde and Joe DiTommasso. – U.S. Coast Guard (NEW YORK) — The United States Coast [Read More…]
Scientific ‘breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion could launch new era of clean energy
Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced a scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion at a national lab in California, marking a major step toward developing a new, sustainable [Read More…]
Migrant surge at southern border prompts ramped up enforcement
VallarieE/Getty Images (EL PASO, Texas) — A wave of unauthorized migrants who entered the U.S. through El Paso in recent days has prompted immigration authorities to ramp up enforcement and processing. Over the weekend, authorities [Read More…]
An 89-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and killed in 1994. Now a Vietnam vet has been ID’d as her killer.
An undated photo of Lillian DeCloe provided by the Broward Sheriff’s Office. – Broward Sheriff’s Office (POMPANO BEACH, Fla.) — On April 29, 1994, 89-year-old Lillian DeCloe was beaten and killed in her Pompano Beach, Florida, home. [Read More…]
Special counsel subpoenas election officials in Georgia, New Mexico
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Special counsel Jack Smith has issued subpoenas to election officials in Georgia and New Mexico, including the secretary of state’s offices in both states and officials in Georgia’s Cobb [Read More…]
Biden administration working on more fixes to Trump border wall construction
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it will work to close gaps in the physical barriers along the southwest border and fix environmental and other issues with the Trump-era [Read More…]
People may not always get helpful weight loss advice from their doctors, study finds
JGI/Jamie Grill/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Maintaining a healthy weight has numerous health benefits, but primary care doctors may not always give specific, effective weight loss advice to their patients, according to a new study [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 11:02AM MST until December 15 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. Winds [Read More…]
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ drops 1st trailer
©2022 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The first look at Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is finally here. The film, a sequel to 2018’s smash hit Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, will see Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Shameik Moore) on [Read More…]
The Tonys are going off-Broadway
American Theatre Wing On Tuesday, the American Theatre Wing announced that the 2023 Tony Awards will be held off-Broadway. The 76th annual event saluting the best of the theater world will be held at Washington [Read More…]
‘The White Lotus’ inspiring trips to Sicily
HBO/Fabio Lovino Just as the 2003 romance Under the Tuscan Sun inspired people to jet off to Tuscany, HBO’s Emmy-winning dramedy The White Lotus has folks looking to spend some time in its shooting location, [Read More…]