Month: August 2025
Ag News
Soybeans, corn mixed to start August
Soybeans were steady to modestly higher Friday, while ending the week with losses. Crop weather continues to look favorable as beans head further into key development phases. While there are some areas of concern, the [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybean market looking for China deal as harvest looms
An agricultural economist with Advance Trading says the soybean market is watching for signs of a new trade deal with China. Brian Basting tells Brownfield the potentially large 2025 crop needs a home. “We have [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump moves nuclear submarines in response to Russia’s ‘highly provocative’ statement
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said on Friday he’s ordered two nuclear submarines to move in the “appropriate regions” in response to what he called “highly provocative statements” from the deputy chair [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to begin shutting down its operations
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will begin a “wind-down of its operations” and cut a majority of its jobs by the end of September following Congress’ vote [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Weak jobs report ‘not what we want to see,’ White House says
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hiring slowed in July as President Donald Trump’s tariffs pinched the balance sheets of some major companies and reshaped the nation’s trade relationships. The reading fell short of economists’ expectations. The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Marvel shares first look at Tom Holland’s new ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ suit
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Fans of Tom Holland‘s Spider-Man have been treated to their first look at his brand-new suit. Marvel shared a video showing off the new Spider-Man suit to Instagram on Friday. The quick [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Spike Lee says A$AP Rocky and Denzel Washington ‘go toe to toe’ on ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images Spike Lee directed the upcoming film Highest 2 Lowest and says A$AP Rocky did not come to play. He sang the rapper’s praises on Thursday during his appearance on The Tonight [Read More…]
Ag News
Superior Ag Agronomic Knowledge Day
Brownfield’s Erin Anderson covers the Superior Ag Agronomic Knowledge Day The post Superior Ag Agronomic Knowledge Day appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
Ag News
Hello Nature Tour: The Fertilizer Institute
Brownfield’s Erin Anderson covers the Hello Nature Tour: The Fertilizer Institute The post Hello Nature Tour: The Fertilizer Institute appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
Ag News
USGC bullish on export pace
The U.S. Grains Council Vice President says the country is on track to set a new corn export record as trade negotiations move forward. Cary Sifferath tells Brownfield, “There’s a lot of pieces you have you have to [Read More…]
Ag News
Grain prices respond to tariff updates
Market analysts say the uncertainty from trade tariffs continues to weigh on U.S. grain prices. Randy Martinson with Martinson Ag Risk Management says it’s hitting soybean prices the hardest, followed by wheat and corn, and [Read More…]
Ag News
Mixed crop conditions, wheat harvest in central Kansas
A central Kansas farmer says recent weather conditions have been a mixed bag for his crops. Paul Penner says timely rains and warmer temperatures have helped push his corn into the dough stage, but [Read More…]
Latest News
Jury Duty Scam surfaces in Hughes County
Attorney General Marty Jackley and Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan encourage the public to be careful about a Jury Duty telephone scam after a Hughes County resident was recently defrauded out of $22,000. “These types [Read More…]
ABC World News
Witkoff and Huckabee visit Gaza as Trump comes up with a plan for aid
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (LONDON) — As global concern over the hunger crisis in Gaza intensifies, Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, on Friday inspected the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia launches 6,400 drones, missiles into Ukraine in record-breaking month
Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LONDON) — More than three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainians across the country retreat each night to bomb shelters and metro stations in a nightly ritual necessitated by the long [Read More…]
ABC National News
Teacher charged in Arkansas couple’s murder held without bond
Washington County Sheriff (WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ark.) — A teacher arrested in the murder of a married couple found stabbed to death on a trail in an Arkansas park was held without bond after a brief court appearance [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man at large after allegedly killing 4 people, leaving baby alive in Tennessee: Officials
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TIPTONVILLE, Tenn.) — A manhunt is underway for a 29-year-old man who allegedly killed four people and left their baby alive, Tennessee authorities said. Austin Robert Drummond is considered armed and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Republican Rep. Bryan Steil booed defending Trump tariffs at Wisconsin town hall
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (ELKHORN, Wis.) — In a rowdy town hall on Thursday night, Wisconsin Republican Rep. Bryan Steil was booed when he expressed support for President Donald Trump’s trade policies. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Hiring slowed in July as Trump’s tariffs fluctuated
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hiring slowed in July as President Donald Trump’s tariffs pinched the balance sheets of some major companies and reshaped the nation’s trade relationships. The reading fell short of economists’ expectations. The [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Stocks tumble after Trump unveils sweeping new tariffs
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks tumbled in early trading on Friday, just hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order slapping new tariffs on dozens of countries. A weak jobs report worsened investor jitters, revealing [Read More…]