Year: 2022
Ag News
Agronomist says choose 2023 seed carefully
An agronomist says farmers should do their homework before selecting seed varieties for the 2023 growing season. Scott Rowntree with Pioneer tells Brownfield farmers shouldn’t choose a variety based on observations in one or two [Read More…]
Ag News
Illinois farmer increasing cover crop acres this fall
Brownfield’s Rhiannon Branch interviews Doug Winter during Trade Talk at the 2022 National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City. A southeast Illinois farmer is planting more cover crops this fall to farm more [Read More…]
Ag News
Energy and ag groups seek permanent year-round E15 fix
The American Petroleum Institute has joined renewable fuels groups calling on Congress to support legislation allowing year-round sales of E15. “This is the first time we’ve ever had the oil industry voicing its support for [Read More…]
Ag News
A learning curve ahead of the 2023 Farm Bill
As a new Congress takes its seat in 2023, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says education is a priority. Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs, says the cattle industry is different than other sectors [Read More…]
Ag News
Biosecurity remains the best weapon against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome
Dr. Jerome Fiechner with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health reminds producers that the best way to avoid the disease is to do everything possible to keep it from entering the farm. 11/22/22 Managing for Profit Program [Read More…]
Ag News
Getting Codling Moth in check
Joe Reed, UPL Technical Service Manager, discusses scouting and management options for codling moth. …
ABC Entertainment News
Billy Porter to receive his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame next month
Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez Billy Porter is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next month. The Emmy, Tony and Grammy-winning entertainer will be honored with the 2,741st star on the [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Vikings eager to work after being exposed by Cowboys
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL this season is as competitive as ever, with all-time record rates of close games and comeback wins. Only a scant few teams are either out of contention or way ahead [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Towns scores 25, Wolves hold on against Heat for 105-101 win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and Anthony Edwards scored 10 of his 22 in the third quarter as the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the shorthanded Miami Heat for a 105-101 victory Monday night. [Read More…]
Ag News
Dairy cooperative hopes labor bill passes lame-duck Congress session
A dairy organization would like to see Congress take action on legislation they say would help with the on-farm labor shortage. Brody Stapel is the President of Edge Dairy Farmers Cooperative. He tells Brownfield the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Death toll jumps to 268 from earthquake in Java, Indonesia
yorkfoto/Getty Images (JAKARTA, Indonesia) — A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Java island in Indonesia on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. At least 268 people have died as of about 5:30 p.m. local time, according to [Read More…]
Ag News
Chief advises rural fire departments to train for animal rescues
A rural fire department chief says firefighters already train for farm rescues involving people, but not enough are prepared for large animal rescue. Jerry Minor from Pittsville, Wisconsin is a farm safety and rescue trainer. [Read More…]
ABC World News
How a false claim about Iran executions spread online
KeithBinns/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In recent days, social media posts providing alarming updates on protesters in Iran have been shared by tens of thousands online. The posts, including by prominent officials and celebrities, falsely [Read More…]
Ag News
Star of the West mitigating potential rail strike impacts
A grain originator says his company is preparing for a potential rail strike in the coming weeks. Cody Harris tells Brownfield while he’s hopeful a resolution can be reached by labor unions, pressure on grain [Read More…]
ABC World News
Tongan volcano eruption ‘largest ever recorded,’ New Zealand scientists say
Maxar via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New Zealand-led team of marine geologists investigating an underwater volcano that erupted on Jan. 15 in the Tongan archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean have found that [Read More…]
Ag News
Multiple factors could weaken farmland values in 2023
Several factors could weaken the farmland market in 2023. Paul Schadegg, senior vice president with Farmers National Company, says values remain strong heading into the new year. “But with that being said, we’re very cautious [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine refutes US estimates on troop deaths, injuries
SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures higher following On Feed numbers
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher following Friday’s On Feed report, feeders also found additional support from the day’s lower move in corn. It was a quiet start to the [Read More…]
ABC World News
World faces food insecurity crisis as global population reaches 8 billion
Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United Nations on Tuesday officially declared that the global population had reached 8 billion, highlighting massive growth in the last few decades and the decades to come, but also [Read More…]
ABC National News
Colorado LGBTQ club shooting: Suspect held on murder, hate crime charges
Scott Olson/Getty Images (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The man suspected of gunning down multiple people at a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado’s second-largest city over the weekend could face murder and hate crime charges. The suspect [Read More…]