Month: July 2025
Julia Roberts stars with Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri in ‘After The Hunt’ trailer
Ethan Miller/Getty Images Julia Roberts is a college professor at a crossroads in the official trailer for After The Hunt. Amazon MGM Studios released the trailer for the upcoming psychological thriller on Wednesday. Challengers directer [Read More…]
Pete Davidson expecting first child with girlfriend Elsie Hewitt
Theo Wargo/Getty Images Pete Davidson is going to be a father. The actor and comedian is expecting his first child with his girlfriend, Elsie Hewitt, ABC Audio has confirmed. Hewitt confirmed the pregnancy news in [Read More…]
James Gunn reveals first look at Milly Alcock in ‘Supergirl’ film
Cindy Ord/Getty Images It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s Supergirl. The co-head of DC Studios James Gunn has shared the first look at the upcoming film Supergirl. Gunn shared a poster featuring [Read More…]
Lean hog futures move higher Wednesday, cash hogs mixed
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures closed sharply higher, shrugging off the midday drop in beef in favor of optimism about this week’s direct business. August live was up $1.50 at $223.90 and [Read More…]
Farmland values hold despite economic difficulties in ag
Farmland values seem to be holding despite ongoing challenges in the ag economy. Compeer Financial senior appraiser Dan Legner covers northwest Illinois and tells Brownfield the market has been stable in 2025. “Perhaps maybe a [Read More…]
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 16, 2025
Sep. corn closed at $4.05 and 1/4, up 4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.13 and 1/2, up 18 and 1/2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $268.40, up $3.10Aug. soybean oil closed at 54.82, up 26 [Read More…]
Corn extends rally, soybeans finish higher
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. Contracts are oversold and unknown destinations bought 120,000 tons of new crop U.S. beans Wednesday morning. It remains to be seen if that’s China or another [Read More…]
Cage-free suit prompts Prop 12 questions
A National Ag Law Center attorney says she’s closely flowing how the Department of Justice’s challenge to California’s egg laws could impact animal housing regulations across the country. Elizabeth Rumley tells Brownfield several states have some form of cage-free [Read More…]
More than a dozen killed in stampede at Gaza aid site, GHF says
Ramez Habboub / GocherImagery/Future Publishing via Getty Images (LONDON) — At least 20 people were killed in an incident at one of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution sites in the southern Gaza Strip, the U.S.-backed [Read More…]
NYPD run like the mob, ex-commissioner says in bombshell lawsuit
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The nation’s largest police force is “criminal at its core,” according to a new federal lawsuit by former interim New York City Police Commissioner Thomas Donlon. [Read More…]
Largest Mars rock found on Earth sold for $4.3M at Sotheby’s auction
Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The largest Mars meteorite ever found on Earth was sold at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on Wednesday for $4.3 million. The Martian rock, known as NWA 16788, [Read More…]
Trump blasts ‘past supporters’ for demanding release of more Epstein files
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump continued Wednesday to dismiss calls within his own party for more transparency into the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and made claims, without evidence, that the controversy was designed [Read More…]
Senate to push forward with bill to claw back $9B from budget — including cuts to public broadcasting and USAID
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans are expected to move forward on Wednesday with efforts to codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency cuts to programs such as the U.S. Agency for International [Read More…]
After earlier defiance, House GOP aligns with Trump to move forward with crypto bills
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Republicans on Wednesday followed directions from President Donald Trump to move forward with a package of legislation that includes three cryptocurrency measures — a day after hard-liners defied the [Read More…]
Nintendo announces stars of live-action ‘The Legend of Zelda’ movie
Joe Maher/Getty Images | Jeremy Chan/Getty Images Nintendo has cast its top-billed stars for the upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie. In a statement shared to social platform X on Wednesday, Nintendo director Shigeru [Read More…]
‘Stranger Things’ season 5 teaser trailer shows the return of Vecna
Netflix Vecna returns to Hawkins in the official teaser trailer for Stranger Things season 5. Netflix released the teaser for the upcoming fifth and final season of the sci-fi series on Wednesday. The final season [Read More…]
The push for year-round E-15 continues
The push for year-round E-15 continues. Chris Cherry, president of the Indiana Corn Growers Association, says a federal fix for nationwide E-15 remains a top priority. “We’re going to get it there,” he says. “We’ve [Read More…]
Farm bill future unknown
The future remains unknown for a full, five-year farm bill. Alan Dunn, vice president of the Indiana Corn Growers Association, says provisions not included in the reconciliation package could be a part of a slimmed down [Read More…]
USTR launches investigation into Brazil ethanol tariffs
The U.S. Trade Representative has launched an investigation into Brazil’s tariff on U.S. ethanol imports. U.S. Grains Council president Ryan LeGrand says 18 to 20 percent duties have been in place since 2017. “And they [Read More…]
North Iowa farmer cautiously optimistic about this year’s crop
North central Iowa farmer Casey Schlichthing says he’s cautiously optimistic about this year’s crop. “I think if the wet holes blend in this year I think we’ll be in good shape.” The Clear Lake corn [Read More…]