Month: April 2023
Ag News
Peanut planting, alfalfa hay cutting begin in Arkansas
Arkansas farmers made significant planting progress last week. As of Sunday, the USDA reports more than half of the corn crop is planted at 68% complete, ahead of the 5-year average of 53%. The crop [Read More…]
Ag News
SD spring wheat planting starts slow
With fewer than three days suitable for fieldwork South Dakota farmers kept moving forward with spring wheat planting. USDA’s National Ag Statistics Service says 4% of the spring wheat is planted in South Dakota, an [Read More…]
Ag News
Kentucky crops: 36% corn and 19% soybeans planted
The planting pace in Kentucky continues to run ahead of the average. The corn crop is 36% planted, compared to the previous week at 14% and the 5-year average of 23% with 12% of the [Read More…]
Ag News
Wisconsin fieldwork very limited last week
Widespread precipitation and colder temperatures continued to keep Wisconsin farmers out of their fields last week. USDA statistician Greg Bussler says the state had just under two days suitable for fieldwork. Barely any of Wisconsin’s [Read More…]
News
Mitchell Police warn of scams
Recently the Mitchell Police Department has been receiving information reference different types of financial frauds and scams targeting Mitchell area residence. These scams are usually conducted over the telephone or online using the internet. Common [Read More…]
ABC National News
Don Lemon fired by CNN
Cindy Ord/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — CNN anchor Don Lemon tweeted Monday that he’s been terminated from the network. CNN said that the network and Lemon “have parted ways.” “Don will forever be a [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Twitter revives blue checkmark for some celebrities, including dead ones
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Twitter reversed a major change to its subscription policy over the weekend by reverifying some legacy accounts, including ones belonging to dead celebrities like Michael Jackson and Kobe Bryant. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Richard Lewis announces Parkinson’s diagnosis
L-R: Larry David, Richard Lewis — HBO/John P. Johnson (NOTE LANGUAGE) Comedian and actor Richard Lewis took to Twitter to give fans an update about what he’s been up to and dropped a bombshell: He [Read More…]
Ag News
ABC National News
Tucker Carlson out at Fox News
Jason Koerner/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — TV host Tucker Carlson and Fox News have “agreed to part ways,” Fox said in a statement Monday. The news comes nearly one week after the $787.5 million settlement [Read More…]
ABC National News
Death penalty trial to begin in Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting
Mint Images/Getty Images (PITTSBURGH) — Jury selection is set to begin Monday for the federal death penalty trial of a man accused of shooting and killing 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Texas authorities investigate mysterious cases of dead, mutilated cows
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mysterious cases of dead, mutilated cattle along a Texas highway has left local authorities puzzled. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said last week that its deputies were investigating the [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tucker Carlson out at Fox News, network confirms
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News said Monday it has “agreed to part ways” with Tucker Carlson, its popular and controversial host, less than a week after settling a lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election reporting. The [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DeSantis heads abroad to Israel, UK and more before expected 2024 presidential run
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is expected to launch a 2024 presidential campaign in the coming months, will travel overseas this week on an international trade mission. DeSantis [Read More…]
Weather
Flood Warning issued April 24 at 9:52AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. …FLOOD [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Contestants, fellow judges mourn the death of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ personality Len Goodman
Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images Shortly after the news broke that longtime Dancing with the Stars judge Len Goodman had died on Saturday of bone cancer, tributes began hitting social media for the 78-year-old. DWTS [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmland values rise again in Rural Mainstreet Index
The latest Rural Mainstreet Index shows farmland prices have expanded 31 months in a row. Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss tells Brownfield ag land values rose in the April survey despite some signs of prices [Read More…]
Ag News
Fire at Tyson plant in Nebraska injures two, temporarily stops operations
A fire at a Tyson meat processing plant in Northeast Nebraska has injured two workers and temporarily shut down operations. Multiple units from surrounding counties were called to the plant in Madison on Sunday morning [Read More…]
Ag News
High water levels temporarily closing locks on upper Mississippi River
Increased precipitation and snow melt is causing water levels to rise on the upper Mississippi River. Mike Steenhoek, director of the Soy Transportation Coalition tells Brownfield that has forced the closure of some lock and [Read More…]
Ag News
Start clean to stay clean
Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Ron Geis says an effective soybean weed control program should include pre and post-emergence passes. He tells Brownfield factors like timing, weather, weed emergence, and soybean growth stage can all [Read More…]