Year: 2022
Foreign ownership of farmland could be a focus of next Congress
Foreign ownership of U.S. farmland could be a focus of the next Congress. U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra of Iowa tells Brownfield he’s written the U.S. Treasury Secretary, the Defense Secretary, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack [Read More…]
Winter wheat starts strong for Illinois farmer
A southern Illinois farmer says dry conditions were favorable for winter wheat planting this year. Dean Campbell in Randolph County tells Brownfield they sowed wheat through a 6-week dry spell, finishing on October 25th. [Read More…]
Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04B win
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers [Read More…]
Jason Momoa teases a “dream” project will come true with James Gunn heading up DC’s cinematic universe
ABC Many comic movie fans were relieved when it was announced that Guardians of the Galaxy franchise director James Gunn moved over to Warner Bros. Discovery to shape their superhero universe — and apparently Jason [Read More…]
‘Stranger Things’ vet Shawn Levy confirms he’s in talks to direct a ‘Star Wars’ movie following ‘Deadpool 3’
Walt Disney Pictures (NOTE LANGUAGE) Shawn Levy, who helped make Stranger Things a global phenomenon, and who will be directing his Free Guy and The Adam Project star Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 3, could be [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: November 8, 2022
Dec. corn closed at $6.67 and 1/2, down 8 and 1/4 centsJan. soybeans closed at $14.46 and 1/2, down 3 and 3/4 centsDec. soybean meal closed at $419.30, up 30 centsDec. soybean oil closed at [Read More…]
Iowa farmer talks fall fertilizer prices
A southwest Iowa farmer says fertilizer prices have been a challenge this fall. Jeff Jorgenson raises corn and soybeans in Fremont County. “You really had to be pushing the envelope on when you were going [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn, wheat down ahead of USDA numbers
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling. Most forecasts have near-term rain in parts of South America, helping cut down on dry areas in Argentina. Conditions in Brazil are comparatively better, with more than [Read More…]
CME milk futures mostly up, cash dairy steady to down Tuesday
Milk futures were mostly up and cash dairy prices steady to down Tuesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. November Class III milk was down $0.02 at $20.88. December was up $0.50 at $20.97. January was [Read More…]
American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Brent Barnett will be in Puerto Rico Saturday, January 7 – Wednesday, January 11, 2023 covering the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention. …
“I’m always thanking you for something!”: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson thanks fans for “‘Black Adam’ love”
ABC/Paula Lobo (NOTE LANGUAGE) Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson started his “beautiful Tuesday morning” off with a walk in Georgia and a heartfelt “thank you” to his fans. “It seems I’m always thanking you guys for [Read More…]
Lindsay Lohan talks return to acting, finding love with husband, Bader Shammas
Good Morning America Welcome to the renaissance of Lindsay Lohan. After taking a break from acting, Lohan is returning to screens in the holiday film Falling for Christmas, which will be available for streaming Nov. [Read More…]
See Brendan Fraser as you’ve never seen him before in the trailer to ‘The Whale’
A24 Brendan Fraser is nearly unrecognizable in the new trailer to Darren Aronofsky‘s The Whale. Despite extensive prosthetics and a fat suit that turned The Mummy movie star into the morbidly obese, gay college professor [Read More…]
Powerball numbers drawn for record $2.04 billion jackpot after delay
LPETTET/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An estimated $2.04 billion is up for grabs in Powerball’s latest jackpot as a delayed drawing occurred Tuesday morning. The winning numbers are 10, 33, 41, 47, 56 and Powerball [Read More…]
Tropical Storm Nicole expected to hit Florida as Category 1 hurricane: Latest
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Nicole is forecast to strengthen Tuesday and Wednesday as it approaches Florida, and is expected to be a Category 1 hurricane as it approaches land Wednesday evening. Landfall [Read More…]
Sen. Ted Cruz hit with beer can during Houston Astros World Series victory parade
Twitter / @wcgroovy (HOUSTON) — The 2022 World Series-winning Houston Astros are widely regarded to have one of the best pitching rotations in Major League Baseball this season but it was a beer can pitched [Read More…]
Son’s killing by officers forges a mom’s campaign to divert the police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A California mother whose son was shot and killed in 2019 by police during a mental health crisis has partnered with local officials to create a mobile task force [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: US ambassador to UN meets with Zelenskyy in Kyiv
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…]
Ukraine asks US for new capabilities in fighting Iranian drones
Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — ABC News has obtained a letter sent by a top Ukrainian official to senior members of Congress, asking them to assist Ukraine’s calls for additional air defense [Read More…]
American aid worker killed in Baghdad in rare attack
CT757fan/Getty Images (LONDON) — An American aid worker was gunned down in Baghdad on Monday, officials said. Millennium Relief and Development Services, a Texas-based international aid group, confirmed in a statement that one of its [Read More…]