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24 Amazon workers sent to hospital after robot accidentally unleashes bear spray
GRANT HINDSLEY/AFP/Getty Images(ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.) — Twenty-four Amazon workers in New Jersey have been hospitalized after a robot accidentally tore a can of bear repellent spray in a warehouse, officials said. The two dozen workers were [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets fall again Wednesday
Dairy markets were mostly lower again on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. December Class Three milk was down $.01 at $13.88. January was down $.11 to $14.20. February was down $.12 to $14.61. March was [Read More…]
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NFU: Loss of GIPSA stand-alone agency very disappointing
The National Farmers Union president says he’s “deeply disappointed” but not surprised that the USDA has announced it will eliminate the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, known as “GIPSA”, as a stand-alone agency. The [Read More…]
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Minnesota Ag Water Quality program nears 450k acres
Nearly 450,000 acres of Minnesota farmland is Ag Water Quality Certified. Ag Commissioner Dave Frederickson says the certification program has been a huge success. “I bump into people all the time who say the process [Read More…]
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Show Me Select heifers averaged $2,100 at latest sale
The average price for Show Me Select heifers continues to go up. The University of Missouri Extension says the average price at the fourth of six sales this fall was just a dollar shy of $21-hundred [Read More…]
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Farm Bureau official pleased Mexico didn’t start food fight over tariffs
The director of research for Iowa Farm Bureau says he’s thankful Mexico didn’t start a food fight during the renegotiation of NAFTA. David Miller tells Brownfield Mexican trade officials did not seek out agricultural products [Read More…]
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Search and rescue underway for 2 Marine Corps aircraft off coast of Japan, 1 person rescued
Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Giannetti/U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — Search and rescue operations are underway off the coast of Japan for a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 refueling tanker and an F/A-18 fighter jet involved in a mishap, [Read More…]
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US Navy destroyer sails through waters claimed by Russia in Sea of Japan
Department of Defense(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through waters claimed by Russia in the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, challenging Moscow’s ownership of the area for the first time since the end of [Read More…]
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Climate report mixed bag for ag
A climatologist says the Trump Administration’s climate report well for parts of the Corn Belt. Jeff Andresen with Michigan State University tells Brownfield economic impacts of climate change in the Midwest seem mixed for agriculture. “There [Read More…]
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New office means growth for Ag Connections
A new office will expand a Kentucky-based ag software development partner of Syngenta. Joe Ben Bogle, Business Manager for Ag Connections, based in Murray, Kentucky says the company only had three employees when it started [Read More…]
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2019 Illinois Pork Expo
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Rhiannon Branch will be on the ground for the 2019 Illinois Pork Expo in Springfield January 29-30. Continue reading 2019 Illinois Pork Expo at Brownfield Ag News.
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2019 Soil Health Summit
Brownfield’s Tom Steever and Rhiannon Branch will be in St. Louis, Mo January 15 and 16 for the 2019 Soil Health Summit. Continue reading 2019 Soil Health Summit at Brownfield Ag News.
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Pork producers look to keep industry safe from diseases like ASF
U.S. pork producers are ramping up biosecurity measures on the farm as African Swine Fever continues to spread throughout China. Todd Rodibaugh with the National Pork Board says more producers are participating in the Secure [Read More…]
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George W. Bush eulogizes his father with laughter and tears: ‘A genuinely optimistic man’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President George H.W. Bush once said about his funeral and lying in state, “Do you think anyone will come?” On Wednesday, after thousands of teary-eyed visitors waited hours in the December [Read More…]
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Egyptian actress investigated over red carpet dress, could face 5 years in prison
Paul Bradbury/iStock(CAIRO) — A popular Egyptian actress was held for four hours by prosecutors on Wednesday in an investigation over a dress she wore at a film festival in Cairo last week. Rania Youssef, a [Read More…]
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Kate Middleton goes full glamour in Princess Diana’s favorite tiara
Victoria Jones – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, dressed in a sequin gown and dazzling tiara, brought full royal glamour to a white-tie reception at Buckingham Palace. Kate, 36, wore [Read More…]
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Demonstrators shut down major highway again to protest Alabama mall shooting
TheaDesign/iStock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Protesters on Tuesday evening once again swarmed a suburb near Birmingham, Ala., and blocked traffic on a major highway while demanding justice for a 21-year-old black man who was shot to death [Read More…]
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Far-right terrorism in North America, Europe increased even as terrorism deaths declined: Report
GM Stock Films/iStock(NEW YORK) — Far-right terrorism increased in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe in 2017, even as overall terrorism deaths fell for the third consecutive year, according to a new report. While they [Read More…]
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Newly renovated London movie theater will charge up to $51 a ticket for luxury seating
SrdjanPav/iStock(LONDON) — A movie theater in London will now charge up to $51 for a single movie ticket after undergoing an 11-month, multimillion-dollar renovation. The Odeon Luxe Leicester Square, which is in the heart of [Read More…]
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24 Amazon workers sent to hospital after bear repellent was accidentally sprayed
GRANT HINDSLEY/AFP/Getty Images(ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.) — Twenty-four Amazon workers in New Jersey have been hospitalized after bear repellent spray was released accidentally at the fulfillment center, officials said. The two dozen workers were treated at five [Read More…]