Month: January 2023
Ag News
Farmer sentiment rebounded because of ’22 income
Producer sentiment rebounded at the end of 2022 because of stronger farm income, according to the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Jim Mintert is the director of the Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture. [Read More…]
Ag News
CME milk futures, cash dairy down again Wednesday
Milk futures and cash dairy prices were lower again Wednesday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. January Class III milk was down $0.22 at $18.85. February was down $0.08 at $18.16. March was down $0.10 at [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn, wheat extend losses
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling, unable to follow through on early gains. Near-term forecasts for Argentina and parts of southern Brazil are drier, further stressing the crop and potentially limiting production. That [Read More…]
Ag News
Senator expects a timely farm bill
U.S. Senator Mike Braun says he has high hopes for an on-time farm bill. “The farm bill goes through with a decent amount of bipartisanship,” he says. “I feel good about it being done on [Read More…]
Ag News
Wide ranging December weather in Wisconsin
December was pretty much average in Wisconsin when all was said and done, but conditions for the month were volatile. The USDA says early month snow fall ended the harvest season but helped provide cover [Read More…]
ABC National News
Major storm to bring flooding threat, damaging winds to West Coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Potential for deadly flooding, damage from incoming monster storm Potential for deadly flooding, damage from incoming monster storm Millions in Northern California are bracing for a massive winter storm, just [Read More…]
ABC National News
Couple killed at their Florida senior living community, person of interest in custody
Mount Dora Police (MOUNT DORA, Fla.) — A husband and wife in their 80’s were murdered in their home at a Florida retirement community in what the police called a “random crime,” and a female [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man arrested for allegedly intentionally driving a car off cliff with woman, two children
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif.) — A Southern California man has been arrested for attempted murder and child abuse after California Highway Patrol officials say he intentionally drove a Tesla over a cliff [Read More…]
ABC National News
Times Square machete attack suspect wanted to ‘kill an officer in uniform’: Complaint
Handout (NEW YORK) — A Maine teenager charged in a New Year’s Eve machete attack on three New York City cops near Times Square was arraigned from a hospital bed on Wednesday as an unsealed [Read More…]
ABC National News
Reward climbs to $500K for information on suspect who placed pipe bombs day before Jan. 6
FBI (WASHINGTON) — Law enforcement is raising the reward to $500,000 for any information leading to the arrest of the suspect accused of placing two pipe bombs outside Democratic and Republican national headquarters a day [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
New Congress live updates: McCarthy dealt fourth defeat as GOP speaker standoff enters second day
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Republican leadership drama enters a second day Wednesday after three failed votes to decide on a speaker Tuesday. Republican leader Kevin McCarthy is so far being stymied by [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ coming to Disney+ February 1
Disney+ One of the biggest hits of 2022, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is coming to Disney+ on February 1. The film made more than $436 million here and topped $821 million worldwide, landing it in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Hugh Jackman urges the Motion Picture Academy not to nominate Ryan Reynolds for ‘Spirited’ song
Noam Galai/Getty Images for Netflix We’re only four days into 2023, and the flame war between besties Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman is back on. At issue is the fact that the Academy of Motion [Read More…]
Ag News
China demand “a $64 billion question”
Demand uncertainties are swirling as China relaxes COVID restrictions. Iowa State University Extension ag economist Chad Hart suggests U.S. export projections are muddy at best. “I think that is a $64 billion question. I think [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota farmer saves on crop inputs
A farmer in northwest Minnesota spent the past two weeks of 2022 locking in crop inputs. Blair Hoseth of Mahnomen says he recently bought some conventional corn instead of GMO. “That cut the cost by [Read More…]
Ag News
2023 Iowa Pork Congress
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Brent Barnett will be in Des Moines, Iowa January 25-26, 2023 covering 2023 Iowa Pork Congress. …
Ag News
Corn Belt Cow-Calf Conference & KIIC Farm Show
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Brent Barnett will cover the Corn Belt Cow-Calf Conference & Brownfield partner radio station KIIC Farm Show January 27-28, 2023 in Ottumwa, Iowa. …
Ag News
Organic Grain Conference
Brownfield’s Rhiannon Branch will be in Champaign, Illinois February 9, 2023 for the Organic Grain Conference presented by The Land Connection. …
Weather
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 04 at 9:48AM MST until January 04 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. * WHERE…Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota and east central, south central and [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukraine locates Russian outpost via cellphone data
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…]