Year: 2025
Ag News
Brownfield introduces Innovations in Agriculture podcast
Brownfield Ag News is introducing a podcast that focuses on the latest advancements and breakthroughs in the agricultural sector. Cyndi Young hosts this weekly podcast featuring interviews about cutting-edge technologies, practices, and research that are [Read More…]
Ag News
Proposed Michigan ag budget targets diagnostics, development
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director says the governor’s 2026 budget will provide more resources to respond to animal disease outbreaks. Tim Boring tells Brownfield, “These investments in biosecurity and disease response are multifaceted.” “It’s standing [Read More…]
Ag News
CME cash dairy prices lower
Cash dairy prices closed lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Thursday in sluggish trade. Dry whey down $0.02 at $0.59. Blocks unchanged at $1.86. Barrels unchanged at $1.8050. Butter down $0.01 at $2.40. Seven trades [Read More…]
Ag News
Gains reported for December dairy product production
The USDA says production of most dairy products in December was up on the year, aside from dry milk products, as processors focused on categories with the strongest demand. Total cheese production was nearly 1.2 [Read More…]
ABC World News
4 dead after DOD-contracted aircraft crashes in Philippines
Mark Wilson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A DOD-contracted aircraft flying an “intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance” mission crashed in the Philippine Province of Maguindanao del Sur, killing all four on board, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Thursday. The [Read More…]
ABC National News
‘Combative’ man restrained by fellow passengers on Frontier Airlines flight after breaking window plexiglass
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images (HOUSTON) — A man aboard a Frontier Airlines flight en route to Houston had to be restrained by fellow passengers on Wednesday after he began kicking seats and hitting a window, eventually breaking [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge to consider request to block Trump’s federal government employee buyout
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images (BOSTON) — As more than two million federal employees face a midnight Thursday deadline to accept the Trump administration’s buyout offer, a federal judge in Massachusetts will consider an eleventh-hour request [Read More…]
ABC National News
Internet-connected cameras made in China may be used to spy on US infrastructure: DHS
CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Internet-connected cameras made in China are giving the Chinese government the ability to “conduct espionage or disrupt US critical infrastructure,” according to a Department of Homeland Security bulletin obtained by ABC [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge considering restraining order to block FBI from releasing list of agents who investigated Jan. 6
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Department of Justice and lawyers representing a group of FBI agents involved in investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack were in active negotiations Thursday [Read More…]
ABC National News
Olympics figure skaters to honor DC plane crash victims in tribute show
John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Champion figure skaters are coming together for a tribute show called “Legacy on Ice” to honor the victims of the American Airlines plane crash. The event will be on [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Republicans meet with Trump to ‘move the ball forward’ on his agenda
Melina Mara /The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson led a cross-section of House Republicans for a trip down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House on Wednesday, where they’re huddling with [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Committee vote on Kash Patel’s nomination to be FBI director delayed after Democrats object
Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Senate Judiciary Committee vote on advancing Kash Patel’s nomination to be FBI director was delayed Thursday after Democrats raised objections. The move will require the committee to [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Emilia Pérez’ director Jacques Audiard calls Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive tweets ‘inexcusable’
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard is speaking out on Karla Sofía Gascón‘s offensive posts amid the backlash that his lead actress has recently received. In an interview with Deadline published [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In her blue era: Hear Rihanna as Smurfette in new trailer for ‘Smurfs’
Paramount Pictures Rihanna is, as she describes it, in her “blue era,” playing Smurfette, the self-described “coolest Smurf in the village” in the new live-action/animated movie Smurfs. In a newly released trailer for this iteration [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge to consider blocking FBI from assembling list of agents who investigated Jan. 6
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Thursday will consider whether to block the Federal Bureau of Investigation from assembling a list of agents involved in cases related [Read More…]
ABC National News
Icy storm slams Northeast during morning commute
ABC (NEW YORK) — A winter storm has pummeled the Midwest and the Northeast with sleet, freezing rain and snow, leaving dangerous travel conditions for millions. In Cleveland, cars, trees and power lines have been [Read More…]
ABC National News
2 killed, 4 hurt in shooting at manufacturing facility in Ohio; police investigating motive
WSYX (NEW ALBANY, Ohio) — Police are looking for a motive after a man allegedly killed two people and injured four others in a workplace shooting at an Ohio manufacturing facility, officials said. Officers responded [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: Ke Huy Quan, Lili Reinhart to star in horror film ‘Bad Boy’ and more
A star-studded cast has been gathered for the new comedy Old Pals. Henry Winkler, Brian Cox, Emma Roberts and Evan Rachel Wood will star in the film, Deadline reports. The movie comes from director Wendey [Read More…]
Ag News
Understanding Nutrient Interactions
All the nutrients in the soil that are available for plant uptake interact with each other. In this episode, Stephanie Zelinko, national agronomist for AgroLiquid shares why understanding how those nutrients can react with each [Read More…]
Ag News
Efforts to address market volatility
Some members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association want the organization to work with the CME Group to reevaluate the daily price limit to ensure it accounts for fundamental market conditions. Dave Duzan, an Illinois [Read More…]