Month: September 2023
New Channel Brand Experience explained
Bayer recently took 10 regional seed brands across the country and integrated them into the Channel brand. Brownfield talked with Chris Turner, U.S. Country Division Head for Bayer at Farm Progress Show about what this [Read More…]
Farmers concerned about sharp decline in net farm income forecast
Some farmers say several factors have been putting the squeeze on producer profitability. Eastern Iowa farmer Lance Lillibridge says elevated production costs continue to be his biggest concern. “Inputs are almost a cuss word for [Read More…]
DWU named to Prairie Business list of 2023’s 50 Best Places to Work
Dakota Wesleyan University has been named to the Prairie Business magazine’s list of 50 Best Places to Work for 2023. The list was announced Sept. 7. Employees throughout the region nominated their companies, highlighting some [Read More…]
Dayslong rescue mission now underway to save American who fell ill exploring deep cave in Turkey
Elmurod Usubaliev/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Mark Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced American caver and researcher who fell ill almost 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below the entrance of a cave in [Read More…]
Maui slowly edges toward rebuilding one month after the deadly wildfires
Zeng Hui/Xinhua via Getty Images (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Wildfires tore across parts of Maui last month and now the displaced community searches for answers about their future. Thousands were displaced, as their homes and businesses [Read More…]
Hurricane Lee strengthens to Category 5: Projected path, maps and tracker
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee, now churning over the Atlantic Ocean, has become a Category 5. As a Category 5, hurricane Lee is expected to have winds of 160 mph. The National Hurricane [Read More…]
US Open interrupted by climate change protesters
Frey/TPN/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Play at the U.S. Open was interrupted on Thursday night when climate change protesters began shouting during a match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. The delay of the [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 9/7/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 1, Tampa Bay 0 Detroit 10, N.Y. Yankees 3 LA Angels 3, Cleveland 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE LA [Read More…]
Disney narrows its lawsuit against DeSantis to focus on free speech
Megan Varner/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Walt Disney Company narrowed the scope of its lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday to focus solely on its First Amendment claim that the governor politically [Read More…]
Jimmy Fallon apologizes to ‘Tonight Show’ staffers following report of toxic workplace environment
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon apologized to staffers on Thursday afternoon following accusations of a toxic culture at the NBC late-night program. On Thursday, Rolling Stone published a report in which two current and 14 former Tonight Show employees alleged Fallon’s “erratic behavior” [Read More…]
Two bills could benefit Wisconsin’s Farm & Industry Short Course
Some of Wisconsin’s Farm and Industry Short Course students would qualify for student financial aid under a new proposal being considered by state lawmakers. State Senator Joan Ballweg tells Brownfield she introduced legislation to modernize [Read More…]
In battle over border barriers, judge calls out Texas’ contradictory arguments
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department is likely to succeed on its claim that floating barriers Texas deployed in the Rio Grande to prevent migrants from crossing were illegally installed, a federal judge [Read More…]
Don’t sleep on underutilized cuts of meat
We’re all familiar with the cuts of beef or pork that we see consistently at the grocery store meat counter. Gary Sullivan a professor at the University of Nebraska says while not every cut is [Read More…]
Mother allegedly confined 9-year-old daughter to home since 2017, had to ‘beg to eat’: Police
Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images Mother allegedly confined 9-year-old daughter to home since 2017, had to ‘beg to eat’: Police Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News (MIAMI) — A Florida mother has been arrested and charged with felony [Read More…]
Another bad poll for Biden, Haley’s surprise, Scott’s mom dishes and more in campaign trail takeaways
Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A new poll out Thursday from CNN had nothing but bad news for President Joe Biden. But that same poll had a pleasant surprise for — Nikki Haley. [Read More…]
The rise of America’s young Black tennis stars takes center stage at US Open
Elsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Serena Williams played the final match of her historic career at last year’s U.S. Open, countless headlines heralded the legacy that she, as a Black woman, left on the [Read More…]
USDA recalls over 245K pounds of frozen chicken strip products
US Department of Agriculture (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that ConAgra Brands Inc. is recalling approximately 245,366 pounds of frozen chicken strip products due to possible contamination with extraneous materials, specifically [Read More…]
CDC warns RSV cases are rising in young children in the Southeastern US
Science Photo Library – CDC/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this week that cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, are rising among young children in some parts of [Read More…]
Lionsgate bringing new version of ‘The Crow’ to theaters
Skarsgård — ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images One of the deals that was just made at the Toronto Film Festival saw Lionsgate ponying up big to bring a new version of The Crow to theaters, [Read More…]
Investigation Underway for Officer-Involved Shooting in Huron, South Dakota
The Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), led by Attorney General Marty Jackley, is conducting an investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Huron, South Dakota on a Thursday. During the incident, one person sustained [Read More…]
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