Month: October 2025
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: October 21, 2025
Dec. corn $4.19 and 3/4, down 3 and 1/2 centsNov. soybeans $10.30 and 3/4, down 1 centDec. soybean meal $286.90, up $1.90Dec. soybean oil 50.65, down 66 pointsDec. Chicago wheat $5.00 and 1/4, down 4 [Read More…]
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High oleic soybean oil steals the show during 2025 World Food Championships
High oleic soybean oil has been showcased during this year’s World Food Championships in Indianapolis. For the second year in a row, the Indiana Soybean Checkoff has provided high oleic soybean oil for the competition. Hendricks county farmer [Read More…]
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Trump’s Argentine beef plan draws fire from U.S. cattle producers
The executive director of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association says there are concerns about President Trump’s proposal to import beef from Argentina. Kaitlyn Root tells Brownfield the federal government should not be trying to influence [Read More…]
ABC National News
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested for threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: Police
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An upstate New York man who was pardoned by President Donald Trump for his actions at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 allegedly threatened to kill House Minority Leader [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
No plans for Trump and Putin to meet in ‘immediate future,’ White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — There are no plans for President [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Thune indicates Paul Ingrassia’s nomination in serious trouble: ‘He’s not going to pass’
Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The nomination of Paul Ingrassia, a former far-right podcast host and President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as the lead of the Office of [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘That punk’ is ‘going to want a security guarantee’: How Steve Bannon influenced Trump’s combative meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy
“Retribution,” a new book by Jonathan Karl. Penguin Random House (WASHINGTON) — Steve Bannon hasn’t worked in the White House for years, but he played a pivotal, and previously unreported, role in the explosive meeting [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Eddie Munson will not appear in ‘Stranger Things’ season 5, creators say
Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson in ‘Stranger Things’ season 4. (Netflix) Sorry, Eddie Munson superfans. Stranger Things co-creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer have confirmed that the fan-favorite character, who was introduced and died in [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Adam Driver reveals Disney turned-down his Ben Solo ‘Star Wars’ sequel film
Adam Driver attends the ‘Megalopolis’ press conference ahead of the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2024, in Cannes, France. (Victor Boyko/Getty Images) Help us, Adam Driver. You’re our [Read More…]
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Digital tools help corn growers lower nitrogen use without losing yield
A new study shows that improving nitrogen use efficiency can create economic and climate benefits across U.S. corn production. Kenny Avery, CEO of Advanced Agrilytics, says their research shows a reduction in nitrogen use can [Read More…]
ABC National News
Suspect in deadly hit-and-run at Maryland child’s birthday party ID’d
Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (BLADENSBURG, Md.) — A 66-year-old man has been identified by police as the alleged driver who plowed into a child’s front-yard birthday party over the weekend in Bladensburg, Maryland, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump seeks to proceed with $10B lawsuit over WSJ story on Epstein’s birthday book
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawyers for President Donald Trump are asking a federal judge in Florida to deny a request by the Wall Street Journal and its parent companies, Dow Jones and News Corp, to dismiss [Read More…]
ABC National News
Tropical Storm Melissa forms in Caribbean: Latest forecast
Tropical Development – Into the Weekend Map (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Atlantic and may further strengthen into a hurricane. Melissa will stay away from the mainland United [Read More…]
ABC National News
NYPD searching for person who left newborn girl at subway station
A baby was found on a subway platform in Manhattan, New York, on Oct. 20, 2025. WABC (NEW YORK) — New York City police have released footage of the person who they say left a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Some states to start halting SNAP benefits amid shutdown
The U.S. Capitol building is seen from Freedom Plaza during the 20th day of the ongoing federal government shutdown in Washington, D.C., United States, on October 20, 2025. Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Prosecutors not ruling out state charges for commuted ex-Rep. George Santos
Former Congressman George Santos leaves court after being sentenced to 87 months in prison at the Alfonse D’Amato Federal Court House in Central Islip, New York, on April 25, 2025. J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Some Americans fear high premiums if ACA enhanced subsidies expire: ‘It’s very much a worry’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at a press conference with other House Republicans on the 15th day of the government shutdown in Washington, DC on October 15, 2025. Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (NEW [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Eric Dane cast in ‘Brilliant Minds’ season 2 and more
Eric Dane has found his next role. The actor is set to guest star in season 2 of the NBC series Brilliant Minds. Dane will play a firefighter named Matthew who is diagnosed with ALS [Read More…]
Ag News
Seed selection a key piece to managing soybean cyst nematode
A soybean cyst nematode specialist says selecting the right seed varieties is crucial when it comes to managing the pest. Jeremiah Mullock with BASF tells Brownfield the two most common native traits growers use are [Read More…]
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China trade buzz boosts soybean prices to start the week
Soybean prices began the week higher on prospects of U.S. and China trade negotiations progressing. Iowa State University Extension economist Chad Hart says President Trump’s optimistic tone about a potential deal over the weekend gave [Read More…]