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Princess Kay Ceremony
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for the Princess Kay ceremony on Wednesday, August 22nd. Continue reading Princess Kay Ceremony at Brownfield Ag News.
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Indiana Ag Policy Summit
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Sites will be on the ground for the Indiana Ag Policy Summit on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Indianapolis. Continue reading Indiana Ag Policy Summit at Brownfield Ag News.
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13-year-old boy bitten by possible shark off Fire Island, authorities investigating a second suspected attack
iStock/Thinkstock(ISLIP, N.Y.) — Authorities are investigating whether a 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl who both suffered large fish bites in the waters off of Fire Island were victims of shark attacks. Shortly before noon [Read More…]
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Rescued boys explain how they survived in Thailand cave for 2 weeks
Linh Pham/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — The 12 young soccer players and their coach rescued from a Thai cave never gave up hope of being found alive and passed the time digging into a rocky [Read More…]
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Heat wave on the southern Plains
Across the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather prevails, except for a few showers in Missouri. In general, growing conditions remain favorable for corn and soybeans, although crops and pastures are exhibiting various degrees of drought [Read More…]
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Variable weather making corn susceptible to foliar diseases
An agronomist in the Upper Midwest has concerns about corn being susceptible to foliar diseases. Jon Erickson covers Minnesota and Wisconsin for Mycogen Seeds. He says variable weather across the region is stressing crops. “It [Read More…]
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Gunmen still at-large after caught-on-video attack
WJLA(WASHINGTON) — Two days after masked gunmen opened fire in Washington, D.C, killing a 10-year-old girl in a terrifying caught-on-video attack, police say the suspects’ car has been recovered — but the little girl’s killers [Read More…]
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Sign language interpreter slays at heavy metal concert
ABC (NEW YORK) — How do you shred a guitar and let out a primal scream without making a sound? One sign language interpreter stole the show at a heavy metal concert by passionately signing [Read More…]
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New sketch released in young dad’s unsolved 2005 murder
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — It’s been 13 years since a young Southern California father of two was found shot dead in his bed. But investigators are now releasing a new composite sketch of the [Read More…]
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Tariff impact reflected in supply and demand report
The impact of China’s retaliatory tariffs was reflected in the latest supply and demand report from the USDA. USDA Chief Economist Rob Johansson says soybeans have been negatively impacted. “Exports of whole beans is done [Read More…]
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Cattlemen’s president encourages rural Minnesotans to vote
The president of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association feels strongly about Rural America showing up during elections. Krist Wollum of Porter says agriculture needs the support of elected officials. “We need to know who’s running [Read More…]
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Elon Musk apologizes to British cave diver over derogatory tweet
Joshua Lott/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk apologized on Wednesday for derogatory comments he made toward one of the cave divers who helped rescue the trapped Thai soccer team last week. In a [Read More…]
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Salisbury public gardens searched as investigation continues into couple’s poisoning
Jack Taylor/Getty Images(LONDON) — Wiltshire police in England are searching Salisbury’s Queen Elizabeth Gardens as part of the ongoing investigation into the Novichok contamination that killed a British woman and seriously injured her partner. The [Read More…]
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Van Leeuwen’s ice cream empire is making vegan flavors cool
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Before you say, “no, thank you” to vegan ice cream, take another look. Van Leeuwen’s Artisan Ice Cream has developed a cult following around their vegan ice cream that rivals the traditional [Read More…]
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Papa John’s founder John Schnatter says resignation ‘was a mistake’
Michael Hickey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The founder of Papa John’s said he made “a mistake” when he agreed to step down as chairman of the company’s board last week amid “mischaracterized” reports about his use [Read More…]
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Boys rescued from Thailand cave speak for 1st time
Linh Pham/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — The 12 soccer players and their coach who were rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand made their first public appearance Wednesday, smiling and waving and sharing details of [Read More…]
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Both women and men lie about women’s earnings, new census report finds
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Not only do most women make 80 cents on the dollar compared with their male counterparts, new research from the Census Bureau also shows that both women and men lie about how [Read More…]
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Be on the lookout for foliar diseases
Weather has been variable across the Corn Belt this summer, and an agronomist with Mycogen Seeds says crops are being stressed by both too much and too little moisture. Jon Erickson tells Brownfield under either [Read More…]
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Basketball player calls police after hard foul during pickup game
iStock/Thinkstock(STERLING, Va.) — The unofficial rule of pickup basketball is “no blood, no foul.” It says nothing about calling the cops, though. A basketball game at an LA Fitness in Sterling, Virginia, resulted in just [Read More…]
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17-year-old dies after high school band practice
WABC(FARMINGVILLE, N.Y.) — 17-year-old high school student died Monday night after suffering an apparent medical emergency during band practice. She has not yet been identified. Authorities told New York City ABC station WABC the incoming [Read More…]