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Farmer says romaine recall hurts farmers
The president of Nunes Company, a California-based grower and shipper of romaine, says the nationwide recall is devastating to farmers AND consumers. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who are ill, we don’t [Read More…]

The nitrogen loss reduction commitment
Farmers continue to adopt conservation practices to benefit the environment and their bottom line. One area that’s been of focus is nutrient management. From altering fertilizer applications to incorporating cover crops and buffer strips, investments [Read More…]

Californians prepare for possible mudslides as rain hits wildfire-affected regions
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Californians are preparing for the worst as heavy rains hit the state just weeks after two fires scorched Northern and Southern California. Over the last eight days, up to 10 inches [Read More…]

At G-20, Trump and Xi brace for first meeting since trade war began
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The world will be holding its collective breath this weekend as President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina for [Read More…]

Trump downplays GM plant closings, repeats false claim about steels plants
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump, in a tweet early Thursday morning, downplayed General Motors’ announcement it was shuttering several U.S. factories and laying off thousands of American workers, claiming it was an anomaly [Read More…]

What Putin wants when he meets Trump at the G-20
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are due to have their first sit down meeting since their summit in Helsinki in July. As of Thursday, it remained uncertain whether [Read More…]

Family fights for charges after video shows fatal ’roundhouse’ kick to taxi driver’s head
WLS-TV(CHICAGO) — Three months after their father was killed by a kick to the head in the middle of a Chicago street, Omar and Rehman Tungekar are still looking for justice. Rehman and Omar Tungekar; [Read More…]

2018 has seen more than one mass shooting per month in the US
iStock/Thinsktock(NEW YORK) — Some of the deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. this year prompted widespread national horror, including the Parkland, Florida high school shooting and the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in [Read More…]

Missing NC girl found in Oklahoma after alleged abduction
iStock/Thinkstock(CHECOTAH, Okla.) — A 13-year-old North Carolina girl was found safe in Oklahoma on Wednesday night, nearly three days after her family reported her missing. Authorities found Aubrey Acree with a 23-year-old man in Checotah, [Read More…]

Winter Storm Watch issued November 29 at 3:13AM MST until December 02 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…Significant Winter Storm Possible This Weekend… …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING… * WHAT…A winter storm is possible Friday night into Sunday morning, with a potential of 5 to 9 [Read More…]

Researcher expects big regional shifts in ’19 soybean acres
A soybean researcher is expecting farmers will plant a lot fewer soybeans next year. University of Wisconsin’s Shawn Conley says, “Nationally, we’ll be down anywhere from ten to fifteen percent on soybean acres.” Conley tells Brownfield [Read More…]

Duchess Kate ‘absolutely’ excited for Meghan Markle’s baby: ‘It’s such a special time’
Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images(LONDON) — Duchess Kate spoke out about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s upcoming baby, saying she is “absolutely” excited, especially for Prince George, Princes Charlotte and Prince Louis to have another [Read More…]

Pentagon identifies 3 US special operations service members killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan
Phototreat/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Department of Defense has identified three U.S. special operations service members killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. They were identified as Army Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, of Lexington, Virginia, Army [Read More…]

Prison inmates used contraband cellphones in ‘sextortion’ ring targeting military service members, officials say
MivPiv/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Fifteen people have been charged in a “sextortion” ring run by prisoners using contraband cellphones and targeting U.S. military service members, officials announced Wednesday. The suspects involved are prisoners being housed in [Read More…]

Farmer says it’s a waiting game to wrap up harvest
Like many farmers in the Midwest who haven’t wrapped up harvest yet, Sarah Delbecq says it’s now a waiting game to get back in the field. The northeastern Indiana grower says wet and cold conditions [Read More…]

Market not responding to harvest delays
An analyst says the market doesn’t seem too interested in what’s left of the 2018 harvest. Elaine Kub tells Brownfield basis bids are stagnant across the Midwest. “There are regions where there are still a [Read More…]

Wisconsin soybean producers weigh options for what’s still in the field
Most of Wisconsin’s crops are in, but there are estimates that up to 10% of the state’s soybeans are still in the cold, wet, and sometimes snow-covered ground. University of Wisconsin soybean expert Shawn Conley [Read More…]

Siberian Unicorn may have walked the earth alongside humans: Study
Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — New research just published suggests that the “Siberian Unicorn,” an ancient species of rhino, existed much longer than previously believed and walked the earth at the same time [Read More…]

Police search Galveston-Houston archdiocese offices in connection with church sex abuse case
Fedorovekb/iStock/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — Police searched the offices of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston on Wednesday in connection to a child sex abuse investigation — the latest installment in a widening scandal that has shaken the Catholic Church. [Read More…]

Congressman-elect Dusty Johnson announces leadership team
Congressman-elect Dusty Johnson announced the appointment of five leadership team positions on Wednesday: Andrew Christianson as Chief of Staff, Courtney Heitkamp as State Director and Communications Advisor, Darren Hedlund as Legislative Director, Chelsea Schull as [Read More…]