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Fort Wayne Farm Show
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground at the Fort Wayne Farm Show January 15 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Continue reading Fort Wayne Farm Show at Brownfield [Read More…]
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Dry parts of Brazil have attention of the market
The market is watching an increasingly dry situation in South America. Kluis Commodities president Al Kluis tells Brownfield up to 30 percent of some of the main corn and soybean areas of central Brazil have [Read More…]
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Cooperatives Working Together arranges new export assistance deal
Cooperatives Working Together has announced a new export assistance contract which will help sell almost two million pounds of cheese and more than three million pounds of whole milk powder. The powder, the Cheddar, and [Read More…]
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Egypt discovers 4,400-year-old priest tomb in ‘exceptional’ condition
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — An Egyptian archeological mission in the south of Cairo unveiled a 4,400-year-old tomb maintained in an “exceptionally well-preserved condition,” according to a statement by the country’s Ministry of Antiquities. The tomb [Read More…]
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UPS Store Twitter account gets heat for icy tweet on letters to Santa
alexey_ds/iStock(NEW YORK) — @TheUPSStore, the official Twitter account for retail locations of the shipping company, may have set some sort of bleak record for the most Grinch GIF (pronounced “jif”) replies after tweeting out what [Read More…]
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Woman sues the father of her missing toddler: ‘Tell me the truth about what really happened
DNY59/iStock(NEW YORK) — The mother of Ayla Reynolds, a Maine toddler who vanished in 2011, is filing a wrongful death suit against the little girl’s father in an effort to learn “the truth about what [Read More…]
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2018 Farm Bill changes help hemp producers
A Wisconsin Farm Bureau official says the farm bill package sent to President Trump opens the door for legal industrial hemp production without a state pilot program. Rob Richard says, “It’s a really exciting time [Read More…]
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2019 Missouri Governor’s Ag Conference preview
The upcoming 2019 Governor’s Conference on Agriculture has been designed with farmers in mind. Missouri Agriculture director Chris Chinn and her staff toured the state last year, in lieu of a conference, to find out [Read More…]
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What’s healthy about cherries?
About five U.S. states produce both sour and sweet cherries and both are a good source of vitamin C. Cherries also have fiber. And, like other fruits, have antioxidants that can help prevent cancer and [Read More…]
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Ukraine moves towards separate church, as conflict with Russia leads to major schism
GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Ukraine has taken a major step towards creating its own independent Orthodox church, separating it from Russia’s and deepening what is one of the most important splits in Orthodox Christianity in [Read More…]
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Egypt discovers 4,400-year-old priest tomb in ‘exceptional’ condition
KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — An Egyptian archeological mission in the south of Cairo unveiled a 4,400-year-old tomb maintained in an “exceptionally well-preserved condition,” according to a statement by the country’s Ministry of Antiquities. The tomb [Read More…]
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Brexit, Yellow Vest movement test leadership of Theresa May and Emmanuel Macron in critical times
Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(LONDON) — After the most bruising week yet of Theresa May’s embattled premiership, she survived the closest attempt yet to oust her from power. The United Kingdom prime minister now faces looming [Read More…]
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Cattle disease traceability discussion is gaining traction
The discussion about disease traceability is gaining traction in the cattle industry. Cattle groups across the U.S. are watching the progress of the Kansas cattle ID pilot project called CattleTrace. Brandon Depenbusch with Innovative Livestock [Read More…]
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Nebraska Ethanol Forum
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Omaha, Nebraska March 7-8 for the Nebraska Ethanol Forum. Continue reading Nebraska Ethanol Forum at Brownfield Ag News.
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WJAG Farm Show
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Norfolk, Nebraska January 16-17 for the WJAG Farm Show. Continue reading WJAG Farm Show at Brownfield Ag News.
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Fremont Corn Expo
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Fremont, Nebraska January 3 for the Fremont Corn Expo. Continue reading Fremont Corn Expo at Brownfield Ag News.
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Iowa Pork Congress
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Ken Anderson will be on the ground in Des Moines, Iowa January 23-24 for Iowa Pork Congress. Continue reading Iowa Pork Congress at Brownfield Ag News.
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Town rallies around mom who alerted police to ‘imminent danger’ of school shooting
nazarethman/iStock(RICHMOND, Ind.) — Community members in Richmond, Ind., came together at a candlelight vigil Sunday to support a mom who alerted police about her teenage son who brought a gun to a middle school and [Read More…]
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Coast Guardsman kills wife, son before taking own life in Miami: Officials
kali9/iStock(MIAMI) — An 8-year-old girl is fighting for her life after her father allegedly shot her and killed her mother, her little brother and himself at their Miami home, police said. Petty Officer 1st Class [Read More…]
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Translating farm data into financial management
Farmers can collect mounds of data. But how can they use it to better manage this farm? In this Managing for Profit, Rabo AgriFinance and Conservis will talk about the technology they are developing to [Read More…]