Month: May 2026
Red meat exports add billions in value to corn and soybean farmers
An annual study from the U.S. Meat Export Federation shows red meat exports added more than $3 billion in value to corn and soybean producers in 2025. John Hinners is the senior vice president [Read More…]
3 found dead in murder-suicide at Indiana home
(HARRISON COUNTY, Ind.) — Three people were found dead in a murder-suicide after the shooter expressed suicidal thoughts to a family member, according to authorities. Harrison County deputies responded to a welfare check on Wednesday [Read More…]
Iraqi national charged with coordinating at least 20 terror attacks that aimed to stop Iran war
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is pictured with the late Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. (Dept. of Justice) (NEW YORK) — An Iraqi national carried out 20 reported terrorist attacks in Europe and Canada against U.S. [Read More…]
Transgender University of Washington student stabbed over 40 times: Court documents
University Of Washington Campus, The Quad With Flowering Cherry Trees In Spring (Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SEATTLE)– The transgender University of Washington student who was killed in a student housing building suffered over 40 [Read More…]
‘Chud the Builder’ held on $1.25M bond after shooting outside courthouse
In this handout photo provided by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Dalton Eatherly poses for a police booking photo in Nashville, Tenn. (Metropolitan Nashville Police Department via Getty Images, FILE) (CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.) — Rage-baiting livestreamer [Read More…]
Wife of US Army sergeant released after month in ICE custody
The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen on a law enforcement vehicle in Washington. (Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (EL PASO, Texas) — The wife of an active-duty U.S. Army sergeant with 27 years of [Read More…]
Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen to retire in aftermath of redistricting
Rep. Steve Cohen pauses while speaking during a news conference in his office on Capitol Hill, May 15, 2026 in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Steve Cohen, a longtime Tennessee Democrat, announced Friday [Read More…]
Trump won’t commit to arms sale to Taiwan after stark warning from Xi
China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski – Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — After a second day [Read More…]
Cash dairy prices mostly lower Friday
Cash dairy prices were lower except for whey on Friday at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was up $0.01 at $0.6850. One sale was recorded at that price. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0150 at $1.5550. Five sales were recorded, ranging from $1.5575 to $1.5650. Cheese barrels were down $0.0150 at $1.5550, falling to match the block market for a second straight day. No [Read More…]
Mitchell man pleads guilty to two counts of rape involving a child
A 48 year old man from Mitchell man has been found guilty of two counts of First-Degree Rape involving children under 13 years old. Eric Mark Opperman entered a change of plea on Thursday in [Read More…]
Iraqi national charged with coordinating terror attacks that aimed to stop Iran war
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is pictured with the late Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani. (Dept. of Justice) (NEW YORK) — An Iraqi national carried out at least 18 reported terrorist attacks in Europe against U.S. [Read More…]
American doctor who initially tested positive says further testing shows ‘no evidence that I’ve had hantavirus’
Dr. Stephen Kornfeld speaks with ABC News, May 15, 2026. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — The American doctor who was on the MV Hondius cruise ship and initially tested positive for hantavirus has since tested [Read More…]
Trump says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping feel ‘very similar on Iran’
China’s President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski – Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said [Read More…]
A third of the Congressional Black Caucus could lose seats amid redistricting fight
: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other members of the Congressional Black Caucus on the Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, [Read More…]
At least 65 dead after Ebola outbreak confirmed in Democratic Republic of the Congo, officials say
Healthcare workers walk outside the Ebola treatment centre in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (2019). (Photo by Sally Hayden/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) – An Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in [Read More…]
Takeaways from Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s tenure as he steps down
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, April 29, 2026. (Photo by Li Rui/Xinhua via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A global pandemic that put millions [Read More…]
In brief: ‘Doctor Who’ to stream on AMC+ and more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are developing a movie adaptation of the memoir No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege. Variety reports the book is an Afghan war memoir that follows [Read More…]
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting
Brownfield’s Kellan Heavican attends the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting. The post Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.
Roasting High-Oleic Soybeans
Improve protein digestibility of high-oleic soybeans. Dr. Lynn Davis, Dairy Nutritionist, explains the benefits of properly roasting high-oleic soybeans for use in dairy feed rations. The post Roasting High-Oleic Soybeans appeared first on Brownfield Ag [Read More…]
Alice in Dairyland to be selected on Saturday
Wisconsin will soon learn who will serve as the next Alice in Dairyland. Ag Secretary Randy Romanski tells Brownfield the one-year public relations position helps people understand where their food comes from. “One of the [Read More…]