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Husker Harvest Days
Brownfield’s Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Grand Island, NE September 11-12 for Husker Harvest Days. Continue reading Husker Harvest Days at Brownfield Ag News.
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CME milk futures mostly lower, cash dairy mixed Monday
Milk futures were mostly down and cash dairy prices mixed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Monday. July Class Three July milk was up $.08 at $14.68. August was down $.01 to $15.33. September was down [Read More…]
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U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange and Midwest Specialty Grain Conference and Trade Show.
Brownfield’s Julie Harker will be in Kansas City, Missouri on August 29 & 30 for the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange and Midwest Specialty Grain Conference and Trade Show. Continue reading U.S. Soy Global Trade [Read More…]
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Fruit crop quality concerns developing in Southwest Michigan
An extension educator says fruit production in Michigan’s southwest is expected to be about average with larger than normal fruit this year. “We expect the fruit that we get, whether they be apples, blueberries or [Read More…]
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Twelve boys and their soccer coach found alive in cave
Linh Pham/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Twelve boys and their soccer coach, lost for 10 days in a cave in Thailand, have been found alive, officials announced Monday. “Thai Navy SEALs have found all 13 with [Read More…]
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Natural and cultural sites added to the World Heritage List
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — UNESCO has added 20 new World Heritage Sites to its list of places as unique and diverse as the Galapagos Islands, the pyramids of Egypt, Venice and its lagoon, Serengeti National Park [Read More…]
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Trump predicts ‘very good relationship’ with Mexico’s president-elect Lopez Obrador
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump said Monday he has had a 30-minute phone call with the newly-elected leader of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, discussing trade, border security, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) [Read More…]
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Potential terror plot in Cleveland foiled: FBI
iStock/Thinkstock(CLEVELAND) — An Ohio man has been accused of plotting an attack on Wednesday’s Independence Day parade and fireworks in downtown Cleveland, the FBI announced Monday. Agents said they had charged Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts with [Read More…]
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Case IH Harvesting Media Tour
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will meet with Case IH executives to hear about the state of the ag equipment industry during a harvesting media tour July 25, 2018 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Continue reading Case [Read More…]
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Missouri FFA members discuss current ag issues at HYPE Academy
Thirty Missouri FFA members testified before state lawmakers last week in a mock legislative hearing as part of the Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence (HYPE) academy. Students presented either for or against ag issues including [Read More…]
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Heat, humidity abate somewhat across the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, slightly cooler weather prevails in the wake of a weekend heat wave. In Midwestern areas experiencing drought, including portions of Missouri, the hot weather has increased stress on pastures and reproductive [Read More…]
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Senate approves Pesticide Registration Improvement Act
The Senate has unanimously approved the reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA). PRIA allows the Environmental Protection Agency to collect fees for pesticide registration. The legislation includes an amendment from New Mexico Senator [Read More…]
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Soybean, corn export inspections up on year
The USDA reports that as of the week ending June 28th, corn and soybean export inspections remain behind the expected pace for the current marketing year. 2017/18 runs through the end of August for beans, [Read More…]
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Police say Lyft driver was stabbed repeatedly after ‘verbal altercation’ with suspect
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Officials are searching for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a Lyft driver in the head following a verbal altercation between the passenger and the driver in Washington, D.C. The driver got [Read More…]
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Twelve soccer players, coach rescued from flooded cave
Linh Pham/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Twelve boys and their soccer coach, lost for 10 days in a cave in Thailand, have been found alive, officials announced Monday. The governor of Thailand said he has not [Read More…]
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Rescuers find 12 boys and their soccer coach alive in cave
Linh Pham/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Twelve boys and their soccer coach, lost for 10 days in a cave in Thailand, have been found alive, officials announced Monday. The governor of Thailand said he has not [Read More…]
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New charges filed against Harvey Weinstein
Kevin Hagen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced Monday that new charges have been filed against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. A grand jury has charged Weinstein with an additional [Read More…]
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Capital Gazette victim Rob Hiaasen to be remembered at ‘Celebration of Life’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Veteran journalist Rob Hiaasen, one of five employees gunned down at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland on Thursday, will be remembered at a “Celebration of Life” memorial Monday night. [Read More…]
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American, 22, seriously injured in Bahamas boat explosion has legs amputated
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — Stefanie Schaffer and her mother, Stacey, had traveled to the Bahamas to spend a vacation soaking in the sun, swimming in the clear blue waters and spending time with Stefanie’s younger sister [Read More…]
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Cruise employee rescued by different ship day after falling overboard
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — An employee on a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship is counting his blessings after a “miraculous” rescue in the open waters off Cuba on Sunday. Carnival Cruise Lines announced they rescued the 33-year-old [Read More…]