Month: February 2025
Ag News
Wisconsin farmer anticipates no major adjustments to spring schedule
A Wisconsin crop farmer is not expecting any big changes to his spring plans. Shane Goplin raises corn, soybeans, and alfalfa near Osseo, Wisconsin. He tells Brownfield his spring inputs are lined up. “Everything is [Read More…]
Ag News
Costello: Illinois would feel impacts of trade war
The director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture says a new trade war would impact every aspect of the state’s economy. Jerry Costello tells Brownfield, “These tariffs only affect you if you drive a vehicle, [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 7, 2025
Mar. corn closed at $4.87 and 1/2, down 7 and 3/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.49 and 1/2, down 11 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $301.40, down $5.00Mar. soybean oil closed at 45.98, up 58 [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash hogs mixed to end the week
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were steady to firm and feeders were mixed, consolidating after Thursday’s drop. April live was unchanged at $196.77 and June was up $.27 at $192.10. March feeders were down [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn see profit taking, still up on week
Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling, but did end the week with decent gains. There was cooler temperatures and a chance of rain in the forecast for dry parts of Argentina, while [Read More…]
ABC National News
Alexander brothers plead not guilty, prosecutors say they raped more than 60 women
Matias J. Ocner/Pool/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Luxury real estate brokers Tal and Oren Alexander, along with their brother Alon, on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to drug and sexually assault [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
All USAID humanitarian work has effectively stopped, current and former officials say
Ashraf Shazly/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Current and former U.S. Agency for International Development officials, speaking anonymously due to fear of retribution, blasted the Trump administration’s gutting of the aid agency, saying it has left [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Suspects in burglary at Joe Burrow’s house posed with his stolen jewelry: Complaint
Department of Justice (CINCINNATI) — Four men charged with burglarizing the Ohio home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow last year posed for pictures with some of the $300,000 worth of designer luggage, glasses, wrist [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Doctors’ visits for flu highest in 15 years, most since swine flu pandemic: CDC
Guido Meith/Getty (NEW YORK) — Outpatient health care visits for flu illnesses are at their highest levels in 15 years, according to data updated Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 8% [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Will the Oscars open with an Ariana Grande-led ‘Wicked’ medley?
Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty Images The Oscars have already announced that the nominees for best original song won’t be performed on the telecast this year, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any performances at [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘English Teacher’ renewed for season 2 at FX
FX More English Teacher is on the way. FX has renewed the comedy for a second season. The series created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez has been renewed for a 10-episode season 2, the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Emilia Pérez’ actress Karla Sofía Gascón vows to stay silent after offensive comments
Medios y Media/Getty Images Best actress Oscar nominee Karla Sofía Gascón is vowing to stay silent. The Spanish actress, who has come under fire for offensive comments she wrote on the social platform X, took [Read More…]
Ag News
Dairy margin program provides extra assurance
A dairy economist is encouraging farmers to sign up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program this year even with positive price outlooks. Bill Brooks with Northwest Missouri State University tells Brownfield the program paid dairy [Read More…]
Ag News
Land broker sees slowdown in farmland market
A farm real estate specialist says there’s been some instability in the farmland market. Koby Rickertsen with High Point Land Company says land values could see a decline if downward pressure on commodity prices continues. [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers seeking good quality equipment at auction
An equipment auction specialist says it’s been a busy month for farm machinery buyers. Andy Devine is a territory sales manager in central and western Nebraska for Purple Wave Auction and says, “Early spring always [Read More…]
Ag News
Dairy shipments down in 2024, slight gains in value
The U.S. Dairy Export Council says total export volumes for 2024 were down nearly a half a percent while values gained two percent on the year. Shipments of cheese were up 17 percent on the [Read More…]
Latest News
Multi-million dollar lease for three decades scrutinized in Pierre
Austin Goss-SDBA The state of South Dakota will pay approximately $200 million more in office rental costs over the next 30 years under two leases with a Rapid City-based developer. The contracts, signed during former [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge to decide whether to block DOGE from accessing sensitive Labor Department records
Al Drago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Friday will consider blocking the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing records from the Department of Labor after a lawsuit alleged that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team [Read More…]
ABC National News
Denver ICE raids targeting 100+ gang members yielded one alleged gang member: Sources
RJ Sangosti/MediaNews/The Denver Post via Getty Images (DENVER) — Two federal law enforcement sources briefed on Wednesday morning’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)-led raids in seven locations across Denver tell ABC News that the operation [Read More…]
ABC National News
DOJ agrees not to publicly release of list of FBI agents who investigated Jan. 6
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department and attorneys representing a group of FBI employees who sued over a list compiled of personnel who worked on cases stemming from [Read More…]