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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches 10 communications satellites
Jorge Villalba/iStock(NEW YORK) — Using its Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX on Friday launched the final group of next generation communication satellites, known as Iridium NEXT, completing a decade-long project. The 10 satellites, which are part [Read More…]
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Fremont, Nebraska Corn Expo reports
One of the first ag meetings of the new year is the Fremont Corn Expo in Fremont, Nebraska. It always features a great lineup of speakers and this year was no exception. Brownfield was there and talked with [Read More…]
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Missouri Leopold winner credits cover crops
The winner of a prestigious conservation award combines sustainable farming practices to stop erosion. John Scherder uses rotational grazing, grass waterways and terraces to keep soil from eroding, but he tells Brownfield the most important [Read More…]
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The Shutdown is Getting Stupider
Last week I told you the stalwart opposition by congressional Democrats to President Trump’s dream of a “wall” along the U.S.-Mexican border was all about embarrassing the president going into the 2020 elections. The president’s [Read More…]
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Reports: Top U.S. and Chinese officials to meet
Various media sources report that top trade officials from the U.S. and China are making plans to meet in Washington at the end of January, in a continued effort to resolve their ongoing trade conflict. [Read More…]
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Ag Appropriations Chair asks Perdue to make USDA loan programs “essential”
A North Dakota Senator has asked Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to deem USDA loan programs “essential” so producers have access to credit during the government shutdown. Ag Appropriations Committee Chairman John Hoeven says he spoke [Read More…]
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21-year-old charged with kidnapping of missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs, murdering her parents
ABC News(GORDON, Wis.) — Authorities in Wisconsin have charged a 21-year-old man with kidnapping Jayme Closs and murdering her parents. The suspect was identified as Jake Thomas Patterson of Gordon, Wis., the same town where [Read More…]
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Relatively mild conditions could impact insect pressure
Asgrow/DEKALB Agronomist Dave Colbert says growers could face more insect pressure in the 2019 growing season because of the relatively mild conditions in parts of the Midwest this winter. “Things like flea beetle, things like [Read More…]
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American Paul Whelan formally charged with espionage in Russia
Whelan family(MOSCOW) — Russia on Friday said American Paul Whelan, who was arrested last month in Moscow, has been formally charged with espionage. Whelan was charged under Article 276 of Russia’s criminal code, Russian Foreign [Read More…]
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‘Call 911’: Neighbor speaks out about finding missing teen whose parents were murdered
releon8211/iStock(GORDON, Wis.) — A 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who police say was kidnapped after the murder of her parents in October was found late Thursday afternoon by a woman outside of Gordon — 70 miles away [Read More…]
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US military begins withdrawal from Syria
omersukrugoksu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has “begun the process” of a deliberate troop withdrawal from Syria, according to a statement from a U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad. The surprise move comes amid conflicting statements over when [Read More…]
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Police: Father charged in connection with fake kidnapping, death of infant
San Antonio Police Department (SAN ANTONIO) — The father of an 8-month-old baby was among three people arrested on Thursday in connection to the child’s disappearance. Authorities are also now saying the child is likely [Read More…]
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Cold blast grips Northeast as major winter storm develops in central US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Wind chills in the Northeast are in the teens and single digits on Friday morning, while a new winter storm could dump several inches of snow on the central U.S. and [Read More…]
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Today is payday — but not for hundreds of thousands of government workers
AndreyPopov/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Friday is payday for many Americans, but not for hundreds of thousands of federal workers affected by the government shutdown. They’re missing their first paychecks as Congress and President Donald Trump continue feuding [Read More…]
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Canada wants one million more immigrants over next three years
Martin Holverda/iStock(NEW YORK) — Canada, a nation of not quite 37 million people, wants to add more than one million immigrants through 2021. “Thanks in great part to the newcomers we have welcomed throughout our [Read More…]
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Police: Father charged in connection with fake kidnapping, death of infant
San Antonio Police Department (SAN ANTONIO) — The father of an 8-month-old baby was among three people arrested on Thursday in connection to the child’s disappearance. Authorities are also now saying the child is likely [Read More…]
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Police officer, 22, shot and killed responding to accident in California
kali9/iStock(DAVIS, Calif.) — A 22-year-old police officer in California died early Friday from a gunshot wound suffered responding to an accident. Natalie Corona of the Davis Police Department was arriving at the scene of a [Read More…]
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Missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs found alive after she was kidnapped, parents murdered
Barron County Sheriff’s Office(BARRON, Wisc.) — Missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs, who was kidnapped after her parents were found murdered in their Wisconsin home, has been found alive, police say. Jayme was located in Douglas County, [Read More…]
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Shutdown no excuse if E15 relief doesn’t happen this summer
The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol says he will not accept the government shutdown as an excuse if E15 relief does not occur in time for this summer. Brian Jennings tells Brownfield it’s [Read More…]
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Cattle futures firm ahead of widespread cash business
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures ended the day firm on optimism ahead of widespread direct cash business. Firm wholesale values also provided some support. Feeder cattle were mixed finding some support in the [Read More…]