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88% of Indiana corn, 91% of soybeans harvested
Hoosier farmers continued to make corn and soybean harvest progress this week. According to the latest USDA Crop and Weather report, 88 percent of corn is harvested, and soybean harvest is 91 percent complete. Winter [Read More…]

Valent USA gives its definition of sustainability
The marketing manager for sustainable solutions at Valent USA says she’d like to give clarity to growers on how the company defines sustainability. Kara Jackson tells Brownfield to Valent, sustainability means doing what’s best for [Read More…]

Even if we did hack the DNC, they can’t sue us: Russia
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Russian government recently argued that even if it were true that its cyber spies were responsible for the hack of the Democratic National Committee in 2016, U.S. law should protect Russia from [Read More…]

Amazon is coming to Queens. So are the helicopters.
Amazon.com(NEW YORK) — When Amazon builds its new Queens headquarters in Long Island City, the development will bring thousands of jobs, new construction, and, apparently, a helipad. Government officials in New York agreed to let [Read More…]

Dairy farm numbers trending lower in the Midwest
Ag bankers say an oversupply of milk and efficient producers are changing the dairy landscape. “For some, it’s time. For some, it’s tragedy.” Wisconsin banker Dave Coggins says about 500 dairies have closed their doors in [Read More…]

Deadly Camp Fire leaves entire Paradise town council homeless
iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — When the sky turned pitch black and the electricity went out, Melissa Schuster got into her car with her 89-year-old mother, her husband who was recovering from surgery, and her two cats [Read More…]

Car crashes into Social Security building in New Jersey, at least 2 seriously hurt
iStock/Thinkstock(EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, N.J.) — A car crashed into a Social Security building in New Jersey Tuesday morning, seriously injuring two people, according to local police. The accident in Egg Harbor Township, near Atlantic City, [Read More…]

Security guard fatally shot by officer ‘was doing his best to stop an active shooter’: Police chief
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Authorities in Illinois continue to investigate the police shooting of a security guard who was trying to stop an active shooter at a nightclub in Illinois when he was fatally wounded. A little [Read More…]

Tough decisions are being made in farm country
Ag bankers say they’re nervous about the year ahead for farmers. Shan Hanes is a banker in Kansas and chair of the Ag and Rural Bankers Committee for the American Bankers Association. “The biggest concern frankly, [Read More…]

Minnesota Extension hosts free “Hog the Savings” seminar
University of Minnesota Extension staff have identified ways of making hog farms more energy efficient. Extension program manager for energy development Fritz Ebinger says producers should go after the low-hanging fruit first. “Pretty much every [Read More…]

Indiana Agbioscience Innovation Summit
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Amie Simpson will be on the ground in Indianapolis 2018 on Thursday, November 29 for the Indiana Agbioscience Innovation Summit. Continue reading Indiana Agbioscience Innovation Summit at Brownfield Ag News.

Early winter turning back to late fall weather across Midwest
An ag meteorologist says a return to autumn weather is in store for parts of the Midwest dealing with winter conditions. Greg Soulje tells Brownfield November snow as far south as Oklahoma and Texas is [Read More…]

Fast pace continues for corn export inspections
The USDA says corn export inspections as of the week ending November 8th remain ahead of the projected pace for the current marketing year. Wheat came out at 342,157 tons, up 1,593 from the week [Read More…]

California wildfires by the numbers: A closer look at the devastating blazes
iStock/Thinkstock(MALIBU, Calif.) — Thousands of firefighters are fighting deadly blazes tearing through the Golden State. Over a dozen states have sent crews to help with the Camp Fire in Northern California and the Woolsey Fire [Read More…]

Man stays with blind 90-year-old mom to fight Paradise wildfire from 1 of few houses left
iStock/Thinkstock(PARADISE, Calif.) — When Norma Weldon, a blind, 90-year-old woman, refused to evacuate her home as the deadly Camp Fire neared, her son, Brad Weldon, stayed behind to fight off the blaze. Miraculously, their Paradise, [Read More…]

Amazon announces new headquarters in New York City, Virginia
Amazon.com(NEW YORK) — Amazon on Tuesday said it chose New York City and a suburb of Washington, D.C., as the locations for its new headquarters. The Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, just across the [Read More…]

UK police arrest ‘Ross from Friends’ look-alike
Blackpool Police(LONDON) — The “Ross Gellar look-alike” wanted by a regional English police force has been found after a weeks-long search. “Do you recognize this man?” Blackpool Police asked in a Twitter post, appealing to [Read More…]

Celine Dion teases ‘grand unveiling’ of gender-neutral children’s clothing line
Dave Simpson/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Celine Dion is working on something so good it might be … illegal? The singer on Tuesday teased a “grand unveiling” of her latest endeavor by posting a clip of herself [Read More…]

Study shows three-year dairy price cycle might be a thing of the past
CoBank Economist Ben Laine authored a new report that suggests the traditional three-year dairy price cycle might be a thing of the past, with the shift to larger dairy farms possibly leading to longer periods [Read More…]

Trial of ‘El Chapo’ begins in federal court
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — His nickname may be shorty but the list of crimes attributed to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman — including drug trafficking, murder and torture — is lengthy and spelled out in a 17-count [Read More…]