Year: 2024
Ag News
USDA issues milk testing order
A new Federal Order was issued Friday by USDA requiring that raw (unpasteurized) milk samples nationwide be collected and shared with USDA for testing. As part of a five-stage program, USDA will immediately begin nationwide [Read More…]
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Late season bow hunting strategies
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Corn finishes Friday firm
Soybeans were mixed, mostly modestly lower, while still closing firm for the week in the most active months. Beans consolidated Friday with some influence during the session from both soybean meal and soybean oil. The [Read More…]
Ag News
Lobbyist says Rollins nomination could be good for ag
The head lobbyist for Syngenta says President-elect Trump’s nomination of Brooke Rollins for Secretary of Agriculture could be good for the industry. Mary Kay Thatcher tells Brownfield, “I think that she’s got some good background.” [Read More…]
Ag News
H5N1 found in Iowa, first detection since June
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a flock of commercial layer chickens in Sioux County, Iowa. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says it’s the state’s first confirmed case of H5N1 [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Deny,’ ‘defend’ and ‘depose’: Police investigating words found on shell casings in CEO shooting, sources say
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The search for an unidentified gunman who fatally shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and the investigation into a possible motive, remain ongoing Friday. Thompson, 50, was shot Wednesday morning outside a [Read More…]
ABC National News
18-year-old charged with killing, robbing man during meeting to buy PlayStation 5
Getty Images (HOUSTON, Texas) — An 18-year-old was arrested and charged in Houston, Texas, after allegedly killing a man during an meetup to purchase a PlayStation 5. The Houston Police Department charged Zavion Joshua Pabon, [Read More…]
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Manslaughter charge dismissed in Daniel Penny trial, jury to consider negligent homicide charge
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Judge Maxwell Wiley has dismissed the top charge of second-degree manslaughter against Daniel Penny in the death of Jordan Neely at the request of prosecutors after considering [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Keira Knightley reflects on the ‘creep factor’ in famous ‘Love Actually’ scene
Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Keira Knightley recently reflected on one of the most iconic scenes from Love Actually and shared why she felt there was a “creep factor” attached. During an interview [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Cynthia Erivo speaks out against Ariana Grande’s cyberbullies: ‘Quite dangerous’
David Becker/WireImage via Getty Images Cynthia Erivo has Ariana Grande‘s back. While in conversation at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival on behalf of the hit film Wicked on Friday, Erivo spoke about Grande’s past [Read More…]
Ag News
Eleven-year-old Indiana native puts together first ever Ringside for Riley fundraiser
An eleven-year-old from Alexandra, Indiana has partnered with the Indiana Beef Cattle Association to give back to the organization that helped save her life. Riley Hospital for Children is the state’s largest pediatric care provider and [Read More…]
Ag News
Northern Illinois saw record yields in 2024
A pair of northern Illinois seed representatives say many farmers saw record yields in 2024. Jake Anderson covers the northern third of the state as a sales agronomist for Stine Seeds. “We had some of [Read More…]
Ag News
2024 Nebraska Ag Expo to feature latest advancements in agriculture
Cindy Feldman, marketing director with the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association speaks with Brownfield’s Brandon Peoples about the upcoming Nebraska Ag Expo, taking place Dec 10-12 in Lincoln, Nebraska. AUDIO: Nebraska Ag Expo preview I’m speaking [Read More…]
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NCBA watching 2025 tax policy
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is engaged as Congress prepares to write a new tax bill in 2025. NCBA president-elect Buck Wehrbein says there are several provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that [Read More…]
Ag News
H-2A wage methodology severally flawed & needs to be modernized
The Great Lakes Ag Labor Services says mandated H-2A guest worker wages contradict other Department of Labor programs. Sarah Black tells Brownfield a Michigan farm using the H-2A program participated in a prevailing wage survey [Read More…]
ABC World News
Climate and environment updates: America will soon need a ‘shocking’ amount of power
SimpleImages/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes intensified by a warming planet and drought-fueled wildfires are destroying [Read More…]
ABC National News
Body of grandmother who fell into Pennsylvania sinkhole recovered after dayslong search
Pennsylvania State Police (UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa.) — The body of a missing grandmother who was swallowed by a sinkhole and fell into an abandoned coal mine in Pennsylvania was recovered Friday following a dayslong search, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Daniel Penny jury deadlocked on manslaughter charge in subway chokehold case
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In its first note of the day, the jury in Daniel Penny’s manslaughter and negligent homicide trial reported that it is “unable to come to a unanimous [Read More…]
ABC Health News
USDA issues order for raw milk samples nationwide to be tested for bird flu
Natalie Behring/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Raw samples nationwide will now be collected and shared with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in order to test for bird flu, according to a new federal order [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Federal appeals court rejects TikTok’s bid to overturn US ban
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal appeals court on Friday rejected TikTok’s bid to overturn a law banning the platform unless the company finds a new owner. The defeat moves the app [Read More…]