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Ag Day at Illinois State Fair
Brownfield’s Tom Steever will be on the ground at the ILLINOIS STATE FAIR on Tuesday, 8/14 for Ag Day. Continue reading Ag Day at Illinois State Fair at Brownfield Ag News.
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Missouri Farm Bureau/farm family day at State Fair
Brownfield’s Tom Steever will be on the ground at the MISSOURI STATE FAIR on Monday, 8/13 for Missouri Farm Bureau/farm family day. Continue reading Missouri Farm Bureau/farm family day at State Fair at [Read More…]
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CME dairy prices continue to drop
Milk futures and most cash dairy prices are down again to close the week at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Friday. July Class Three milk was down $.16 at $14.20. August was down $.17 to $14.69. [Read More…]
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Teammates who didn’t go on ill-fated hike into Thailand cave don’t blame trapped soccer squad’s coach
ABC News(CHIANG RAI PROVINCE, Thailand) — Queue and Kaan don’t blame their soccer coach. In fact, they trust him with their lives, they said. Both boys, who go by their nicknames, had planned to go [Read More…]
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Ag groups react as tariffs take effect
The US implemented tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese goods just after midnight. China retaliated immediately by placing tariffs on US goods. China’s Commerce Ministry says the US has started the biggest trade war in [Read More…]
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U.S. soybeans could still end up in China
China’s tariff on U.S. soybeans is now in effect, but Beijing might still indirectly buy U.S. soybeans or soybean products. AgriVisor senior market analyst Dale Durchholz tells Brownfield the beans would be purchased by another [Read More…]
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Soybean exports top expectations, but show tariff effects
The USDA reports combined old and new crop soybean export sales for the week ending June 28th were above most pre-report estimates. The 2018/19 marketing year for wheat got underway June 1st, while 2017/18 runs [Read More…]
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Heat, humidity levels to briefly abate across the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, mild, mostly dry weather prevails in the wake of a cold front’s passage. Pockets of dryness are mostly limited to the northeastern and southwestern Corn Belt; on July 1, Missouri led [Read More…]
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Hot weather to dominate much of the Nation
During the next couple of days, cooler, drier air will briefly establish itself across much of the U.S. In contrast, heat on the northern High Plains will expand over the weekend, and further intensify from [Read More…]
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Alleged rhino poachers mauled to death by lions in South Africa
iStock/Thinkstock(KENTON-ON-SEA, South Africa) — Several animal poachers became prey themselves after being mauled to death by lions as they allegedly trespassed in South Africa’s Sibuya Game Reserve, the reserve owner said. The Eastern Cape reserve [Read More…]
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After months of threats from President Trump, U.S.-China trade war begins
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — After months of threats from President Trump, a trade war between the world’s two largest economies began in earnest at 12:01 a.m. Friday. The U.S. started adding 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion [Read More…]
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After months of threats from President Trump, U.S.-China trade war begins
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — After months of threats from President Trump, a trade war between the world’s two largest economies began in earnest at 12:01 a.m. Friday. The U.S. started adding 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion [Read More…]
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After months of threats from Trump, U.S.-China trade war begins
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — After months of threats from President Trump, a trade war between the world’s two largest economies began in earnest at 12:01 a.m. Friday. The U.S. started adding 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion [Read More…]
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Teen shot in head with pellet gun makes stunning recovery
WMTW/ABC News(BANGOR, Maine) — Lauri Quimby was told her son wouldn’t survive. Charlie, 19, was shot in the right temple with a pellet gun by a friend, said police in Skowhegan, a town of about [Read More…]
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Shots fired: U.S.-China trade war begins
iStock/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — After months of threats from President Donald Trump, at 12:01 a.m. Friday a trade war between the world’s two largest economies began in earnest. The U.S. started adding 25 percent tariffs on $34 [Read More…]
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Former navy SEAL dies while supplying soccer team trapped in Thai cave
Thai Royal Navy SEALS(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — A former Thai navy SEAL died on Friday working to deliver supplies to the soccer team trapped in a cave in Thailand, according to official reports. The rescuer [Read More…]
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Former navy SEAL dies while supplying soccer team trapped in Thai cave
Thai Royal Navy SEALS(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — A former Thai navy SEAL died on Friday working to deliver supplies to the soccer team trapped in a cave in Thailand, the Associated Press reported. The rescuer [Read More…]
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‘Brand loyalty’ to farm equipment isn’t what it used to be
For decades, many farm families have been fiercely loyal to certain brands of farm equipment. But as farm operations continue to grow and the next generation of farmers takes over, that intense brand loyalty is [Read More…]
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Woman calls cops on black Oregon lawmaker campaigning in her district
KATU/ABC News(PORTLAND, Oregon) — While campaigning in her district, the cops were called on a black lawmaker as she was meeting voters door to door. Rep. Janelle Bynum represents the 51st District in the Oregon [Read More…]
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How nerve agent Novichock suspected in UK poisonings affects the body
iStock/Thinkstock(SALISBURY, U.K.) — Novichok may sound like a villain from a James Bond movie, but it’s actually a chemical weapon. The nerve agent has been blamed for the almost fatal poisoning of a former Russian [Read More…]