Month: October 2024
White House meeting includes update on Mexico GM-corn dispute
Minnesota’s ag commissioner says the Biden administration is expecting a panel decision on Mexico’s decree banning GM-corn imports soon. “They expect a decision is imminent.” Thom Petersen tells Brownfield “I think there will be lots [Read More…]
2024 Agricultural Outlook and Policy Conference
Brownfield’s Erin Anderson covers the Ag Outlook and Policy Conference The post 2024 Agricultural Outlook and Policy Conference appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
Former South Dakota Congressman Tim Johnson Passes Away at the age of 77
Tim Johnson, a distinguished former U.S. Senator and Congressman from South Dakota, has died at the age of 77. His political journey spanned more than three decades, beginning in the South Dakota state legislature in [Read More…]
Vance and Walz visiting Arizona as early voting begins in the battleground state
Michael Blackshire / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice presidential nominees Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz will campaign in Arizona on Wednesday as early voting begins in a state that [Read More…]
Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried to star in ‘The Housemaid’ film adaptation
Seyfried: Dominique Charriau/WireImage, Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images Amanda Seyfried and Sydney Sweeney are teaming up for the film adaptation of The Housemaid. On Tuesday, Lionsgate announced the news of the film adaptation of [Read More…]
Very favorable early-autumn weather continues for the Heartland; seasonal to above avg.temps
Across the Corn Belt, scattered frost was noted again Tuesday morning in the upper Great Lakes region, outside any major crop areas. Regardless, summer crops continue to rapidly mature, with 90% of the U.S. soybeans [Read More…]
A wide-range of temperatures ahead across the Heartland; a dry pattern to continue
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of above-normal temperatures throughout the western and central U.S., while cooler-than-normal conditions will cover the East. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across most of [Read More…]
North Korean defector allegedly stole bus to drive back across border, South Korean police say
Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL) — A North Korean defector living in South Korea is under arrest for allegedly stealing a bus and attempting to drive it across the border into North [Read More…]
After Helene, Hurricane Milton leaves Floridians on edge from Tampa to Orlando
Jesus Olarte/Anadolu via Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — As Danny Pownall looked through the piles of debris on the street in front of one of his rental properties in Redington Shores, Florida, he pointed out [Read More…]
CTE students get a lesson in manufacturing from M.A.M.A.
As part of South Dakota Manufacturing Week, a group of sixth grade Mitchell Middle School CTE students got an up close look at careers in manufacturing Tuesday thanks to M.A.M.A…..short for Mitchell Area Manufacturers Association. [Read More…]
USDA to focus on three additional market fairness efforts
The USDA says it will focus on three efforts to improve market fairness across the seed, meat and cattle sectors. The agency will soon take public comment on a new Packers and Stockyards Act rule [Read More…]
Export opportunities exist for dairy
A market advisor says U.S. dairy products are priced to attract cheese export sales. Katie Burgess with Ever.ag tells Brownfield cheese prices in Europe are higher than the U.S. “Even though our cheese prices are [Read More…]
Dakota Valley’s Logan Collette Wins Class A State Boys Golf Title, Leads Panthers to Team Victory
Dakota Valley’s Logan Collette secured the individual title and propelled the Panthers to victory in the Class A state boys golf tournament at Central Valley Golf Course in Hartford. Collette completed the two-day event with [Read More…]
Mitchell Kernels Place Eighth at Boys State Golf in Watertown
Mitchell Kernels boys golf moved up one spot after day one to finish eighth overall in the 2024 Class AA State Tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown. The Kernels shot 315 (+48) over two [Read More…]
Man Arrested After Altercation at Sioux Falls Restaurant Drive-Thru
A fight between employees and a customer at a Sioux Falls business led to the arrest of Tyreik Damon Broussard on charges of Simple Assault. The altercation occurred just after 1 p.m. on Saturday at [Read More…]
Burn pit law causes spike in claims to state Department of Veterans Affairs
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A federal law extending medical benefits to service members exposed to toxic burn pits has hiked the number of claims processed annually by the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs [Read More…]
3% of US high schoolers identify as transgender, CDC survey shows
Miguel Sotomayor/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A first-of-its-kind survey has found that 3.3% of U.S. high school students identified as transgender in 2023, with another 2.2% identified as questioning. The first nationally representative survey from the [Read More…]
Hurricane Milton: Why Tampa Bay is especially vulnerable to storm surge
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (TAMPA, Fla.) — It has been more than 100 years since Florida’s Tampa Bay area – a region especially vulnerable to storm surge and flooding – faced a direct hit by a [Read More…]
New trial date set for Ralph Yarl shooting suspect pending mental health evaluation
Jason Marz/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — Andrew Lester, the man charged in the April 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl after the teenager mistakenly went to the wrong house, got a new trial date on [Read More…]
How Trump is laying the groundwork to possibly challenge the 2024 election results
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — There is roughly a month left to go in the 2024 presidential race, yet Donald Trump has been ramping up his rhetoric to possibly challenge the outcome. For months, he’s [Read More…]
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