Month: March 2023
Ag News
Congressman says Chinese purchases of ag land is a national security threat
A US Representative is calling for lawmakers and USDA to intervene and potentially block Chinese purchases of American farmland. Nebraska Congressman Mike Flood tells Brownfield the U.S. is working to upgrade some of its Midwestern [Read More…]
Ag News
Farm broadcast experience pays off
In 2006, Matt Dolch, then a junior at Iowa State University, received a scholarship from the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Foundation. In a “Behind the Scenes” post on this website, I wrote: “Matt Dolch, [Read More…]
Ag News
Dicamba deadline driving momentum for Enlist E3 platform
A Midwest agronomist says earlier dicamba application deadlines have more growers considering changes to their soybean systems. Dave Hallberg with NK Seeds tells Brownfield the new June 12th deadline in Illinois, Iowa and Indiana is [Read More…]
Ag News
Focusing on soybean fertility
Farmers who use a traditional corn-soybean rotation have historically relied on residual fertility to fulfill the nutrient needs for the upcoming soybean crop. But is it enough? In this Managing for Profit, Channel technical agronomist [Read More…]
Ag News
How the age of the population impacts dairy demand
The demographic of US dairy consumers is changing. In the coming years there will be more older Americans than children. A recent report from Terrain dairy economist Ben Laine says the growing segment of older [Read More…]
ABC World News
Survivors reel in aftermath of one of Africa’s deadliest cyclones
AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — “Let me tell you, it is a serious situation. It is a tragedy,” says Paul Turnbull, Malawi Country Director of the World Food Programme. He is talking about [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Patients, health care providers face shortages of critical drugs, Senate report finds
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Patients and medical providers who rely on pharmaceutical medications to treat everything from asthma to ADHD to cancer may have had a harder time finding those medications last year than [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court to hear case between Jack Daniel’s and dog toy maker
Ryan McGinnis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — It’s a brand battle in the Supreme Court this week as whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. takes on a dog toy manufacturer in a case over free speech and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Twenty years later, Iraq War vet fights for Army to change ‘wrongful discharge,’ recognize PTSD claim
Courtesy of Ben Hayhurst (WASHINGTON) — Twenty years after the start of the Iraq War, a personal battle continues for former U.S. Army Sgt. Ben Hayhurst. He’s claimed he developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Gerber powdered infant formula voluntarily recalled due to possible bacteria exposure
FDA (NEW YORK) — Some of Gerber’s powdered infant formula products that were manufactured at a facility in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, have been voluntarily recalled due to possible bacterial contamination. The infant formulas are “being [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Ohtani, Japan beat US 3-2 to win World Baseball Classic championship
MIAMI (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout had dreamed of this moment, along with millions of fans throughout Japan and the United States: the two biggest stars on the planet, longtime teammates, facing each [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Willis Reed, leader on Knicks’ 2 title teams, dies at 80
NEW YORK (AP) — Willis Reed, who dramatically emerged from the locker room minutes before Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals to spark the New York Knicks to their first championship and create one of sports’ [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Fed to decide on rate hike as it weighs priority of banking crisis or inflation fight
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Policymakers and investors will closely watch a decision from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday about whether to raise interest rates as the U.S. economy weathers two pressing challenges: a banking [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Selena Gomez dons wedding gown in BTS glimpse into ‘Only Murders In The Building ‘
Hulu Selena Gomez is giving fans a glimpse into a day on the set of Only Murders In The Building. Taking to social media Tuesday, the singer and actress shared snapshots of herself sitting on the floor [Read More…]
ABC National News
Father and son presumed dead while kayaking on spring break trip, family says
Jennifer Thompson (NEW YORK) — Jennifer Thompson misses “her boys.” Five days since her husband and son disappeared while kayaking on Beaver Lake in Arkansas, Thompson said that law enforcement is now working to recover [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
The big bank theory: TV producer Chuck Lorre donates $30 million to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Chuck Lorre, the producer behind hits like The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, and 2 Broke Girls is sharing the wealth with Los Angeles’ esteemed Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Lorre [Read More…]
Ag News
Benefits of high oleic soybeans
Listen to this Indiana Corn and Soybean Checkoff Connection, where Denise Scarborough -Indiana Soybean Alliance board member- discusses the benefits and opportunities in high oleic soybeans for both farmers and consumers. …
Ag News
Class I milk mover changes don’t need to wait
The leader of a dairy group says there is no need to wait for a farm bill to change how Class I milk prices are determined. Laurie Fischer Laurie Fischer with the American Dairy Coalition [Read More…]
Ag News
Technology advances bring a different approach to farming
As guidance and automation advance, Whitewater, Wisconsin corn farmer Luke Goessling says farmers are embracing new ways to get farm work done. “We’ll get to the point soon where farmers won’t be sitting in tractors [Read More…]
Ag News
Universities to continue researching new biofuels
A University of Wisconsin-based biofuels research center is getting five more years of federal funding. Tim Donahue is the director of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at the University of Wisconsin Madison. He says, [Read More…]