Month: January 2023
More data needed on cover crops and nitrogen leaching
A water quality specialist in Wisconsin says more data is needed to help determine how much cover crops help control nitrate leaching in soils. Guolong Liang with the University of Wisconsin Extension tells Brownfield cover [Read More…]
Hildenbrand appointed to Beef Promotion and Research Board
Photo provided by Indiana Beef Cattle Association Dubois County Cattle Producer Edmund Hildenbrand was one of 40 appointees by US Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Hildenbrand, [Read More…]
On This Day – January 31, 1981: Blondie lands their third number one with “The Tide Is High”
On this day, January 31, 1981… Blondie’s single “The Tide Is High” became their third number one song. The track was a remake of a 1967 rocksteady song originally recorded by Jamaican group The Paragons. In [Read More…]
Suicide bomber detonates inside mosque in Pakistan, killing and wounding hundreds
KeithBinns/Getty Images (ISLAMABAD) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing and wounding hundreds of worshippers, officials said. The blast occurred at a Sunni mosque inside a major [Read More…]
Saudi death penalty use has almost doubled under rule of Mohammed bin Salman: Report
Royal Court of Saudi Arabia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — The use of the death penalty under the rule of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his father, King Salman, has almost doubled [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine urged to investigate use of landmines in Izium
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 10 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…]
Commander says Western tanks will give Ukraine battlefield ‘advantage’
ABC News (DONETSK REGION, Eastern Ukraine) — Eagerly awaiting the arrival of state-of-the-art tanks from Western allies, Ukrainian tank commander Ihor Levchenko told ABC News he’s confident that compared to the “rusty and old” contraptions [Read More…]
Ice storm slams Texas, crippling roads and closing schools
ABC News (NEW YORK) — An ice storm slamming Texas this week is crippling roads, closing schools and canceling flights. The freezing rain began Monday and is expected to last through Wednesday morning. The ice [Read More…]
Blake Lively pokes fun at husband Ryan Reynolds’ live reactions to his team’s soccer match
20th Century Studios/Walt Disney Pictures Since they were married in 2012, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have gone viral lovingly poking fun at each other over social media, and Blake has gotten the last laugh, [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Acapulco’ out at Apple TV+, and more
The premiere of Three Women, starring Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin and Blair Underwood, has been scrapped at Showtime, despite having completed production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The drama series is one of [Read More…]
2023 Agricultural Summit by First Farmers Bank and Trust
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will cover the 2023 Agricultural Summit by First Farmers Bank and Trust in West Lafayette, Indiana on February 7, 2023. …
Indiana Soybean Association event at Purdue University
Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will be in West Lafayette, Indiana on February 3, 2023 for an Indiana Soybean Association event at Purdue University. …
An opportunity to address issues and exchange ideas
There is no shortage of issues for the nation’s cattle producers to discuss this week at the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention. Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs, with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says from [Read More…]
Farm bill hearings resume this week
The ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee has the Biden administration’s climate policies in mind as farm bill hearings resume. John Boozman tells Brownfield he does not want the President Biden’s 30×30 or American [Read More…]
What you need to know about your ground beef
There has been a post floating around social media that claims the ground beef purchased at grocery stores, which is bright red in color, is injected with dyes, water, and other compounds to give it [Read More…]
South Dakota lawmakers advance Medicaid work requirement
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican lawmakers on Monday advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the state to try and force people on Medicaid to work despite federal policy prohibiting such [Read More…]
Mayo leads South Dakota State over Kansas City 67-66
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zeke Mayo scored 24 points and made two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to rally South Dakota State to a 67-66 victory over Kansas City on Monday night. Mayo [Read More…]
Man who allegedly intentionally drove Tesla off cliff with family inside faces attempted murder charges
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A California man who prosecutors say intentionally drove his Tesla off a cliff with his family inside is facing attempted murder charges. Dharmesh Arvind Patel, 41, of Pasadena, was [Read More…]
Ten people hurt in mass shooting in Florida: Police
Sheila Paras/Getty Images (LAKELAND, Fla.) — A mass shooting in a Florida city has left 10 people wounded, the Lakeland Police Department announced on Monday. According to police, two victims are critically injured and eight [Read More…]
Seven officers involved in Tyre Nichols’ death relieved of duty, three Memphis FD members fired
amphotora/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Two additional Memphis police officers, including the white officer seen encountering Tyre Nichols during his traffic stop, were relieved of duty and three Memphis Fire Department personnel were fired as [Read More…]
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