Month: January 2025
Ag News
Corn farmers look to save with generic fungicides
An extension plant pathologist says some farmers are looking at fungicides for cost savings. Alison Robertson with Iowa State University tells Brownfield corn growers are concerned about input costs. “And I saw that there’s a [Read More…]
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Two Prison Inmates Sentenced for Assault on Correctional Officers
Attorney General Marty Jackley says two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced to additional time in prison after they had earlier been found guilty of assaulting two correctional officers at the South Dakota Penitentiary [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former CIA analyst pleads guilty to leaking Israeli retaliation plans
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A former CIA analyst arrested in November and charged with leaking highly classified records showing Israeli plans to launch a retaliatory strike on Iran pleaded guilty Friday in a federal [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
DHS’ Mayorkas: Tragedies not the place for political disagreements
John Moore/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who for four years has been a target for Republican criticism, said that national tragedies should not be used for “political disagreements.” “There [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Jon Husted, Ohio’s lieutenant governor, tapped to replace JD Vance in Senate
Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday announced his lieutenant governor, Jon Husted, will replace Vice President-elect JD Vance in the U.S. Senate. Husted, 57, will serve until a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Benji Madden gushes over Cameron Diaz in 10th anniversary tribute: ‘My QUEEN’
Ben Kriemann/Getty Images for Netflix Benji Madden is proving he’s his wife Cameron Diaz‘s biggest fan. The Good Charlotte singer took to Instagram on Friday to not only mark his and Diaz’s recent 10th wedding [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ gets Imax release before Netflix debut
Han Myung-Gu/WireImage via Getty Images Greta Gerwig is bringing her Narnia adaptation to the big screen. The film, which is being made for Netflix, will get an exclusive two-week global run on Imax screens, according [Read More…]
Ag News
Main ingredients for soybean success
A professor of crop physiology at the University of Illinois says research has shown two primary management components of high yielding soybeans. Dr. Fred Below says farmers can’t manage the weather, but they can manage [Read More…]
Ag News
Study: Iowa pig farmers contribute $15.4B to state’s economy
A new study from the Iowa Pork Producers Association reveals pig farmers are a vital component of the state’s economy. IPPA President Matt Gent tells Brownfield the pork industry contributed $15.4 billion in value added [Read More…]
Ag News
Biodiesel plants shut down across Iowa
Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield The head of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says several biodiesel plants have idled across the state. Monte Shaw tells Brownfield the plants stopped production after the blenders tax credit ended [Read More…]
Ag News
KBS Long-term Agroecosystem Winter Summit assessing aspirational management
Farmers and agricultural researchers are evaluating how ideal cropping systems are progressing as part of a long-term USDA research project. Phil Robertson says MSU’s Long-Term Agroecosystem Research project is one of 18 across the country that’s [Read More…]
Ag News
Third case of HPAI reported in Jay County, Indiana in 2025
A third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in a Jay County (east central), Indiana commercial turkey operation. Denise Derrer Spears with Indiana’s Board of Animal Health says more than 18,000 birds [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Miguel Cardona signs off as top education official
Peter G. Forest/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona signed off Friday as the nation’s top education official — calling it his “dream job.” “To the students, families, educators, and education leaders I’ve served [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
TikTok ban upheld by Supreme Court days before law takes effect
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law set to ban social media platform TikTok in less than 48 hours. “There is no doubt that, for more than [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden says Equal Rights Amendment should be considered ratified but not taking action
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday said the Equal Right Amendment should be considered ratified, but is stopping short of taking any action on the matter in his final days in [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump’s inauguration moving indoors due to weather
(WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump said his inauguration will move indoors Monday and he’ll be sworn in inside the Capitol Rotunda due to the freezing weather expected in Washington, D.C. “The various Dignitaries and Guests will be [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem faces questions during confirmation hearing for DHS secretary
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Kristi Noem, South Dakota’s firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative [Read More…]
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James Valley Drug and DUI Court celebrates four new graduates
The James Valley Drug and DUI Court celebrated the achievements of four new graduates Thursday afternoon. Judge Donna Bucher shared, that between them, Samantha, Adrianne, Nikole and Bianca have 2,228 days sober, have paid more [Read More…]
ABC Health News
What 3rd case of bird flu with unknown source of infection could mean in fight against disease
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — A child in San Francisco was recently confirmed to be the third human case of bird flu in the United States in which it’s unclear how the person got [Read More…]
Ag News
Cyclical nature gives hope to ag equipment dealers
Past cycles could shed light on how the ag equipment market will perform in 2025 and beyond. Kim Schmidt with Ag Equipment Intelligence suggests agriculture is cyclical, which she says is encouraging given the current [Read More…]