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The USMCA is good news for the US meat industry
The CEO of the US Meat Export Federation says getting a new NAFTA deal has been their top priority. Dan Halstrom tells Brownfield the announcement of the USMCA this week is huge news for the US [Read More…]
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Birds in Minnesota ‘literally get drunk’ and dive-bomb cars and homes
iStock/Thinkstock(GILBERT, Minn) — Birds in northern Minnesota are swarming and dive-bombing cars and homes. The behavior might echo Alfred Hitchock’s “The Birds,” but there’s a key difference: “They literally get drunk,” Chelsea Trucano, a patrol [Read More…]
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Interpol president reportedly missing in China; French police investigating
iStock/Thinkstock(LYON, France) — French police are investigating the disappearance of the president of Interpol during a trip to China, authorities said. “An investigation has been opened by French police about the disappearance of the Chinese [Read More…]
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Meet the hero carrier pigeon that saved US troops during a WWI battle 100 years ago
Department of Defense(WASHINGTON) — In the third floor hallway of the Pentagon, just outside the Army Chief of Staff’s office, there is a pigeon. Walking the corridors, the lifelike pigeon stands out among the cases [Read More…]
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for helping end sexual violence
EuropaNewswire/Gado/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad each have won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for their work to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in armed [Read More…]
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Man caught on video punching a woman in the face sentenced to six months in prison
Marie Laguerre/Facebook(PARIS) — A 25-year-old man caught on camera punching a woman in the face in the streets of Paris last summer was sentenced to six months in prison on Thursday for “aggravated violence,” according [Read More…]
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Minnesota farmer seeing yields close to what he expected
A Minnesota farmer is seeing yields close to what he anticipated as harvest picks up. Brian Thalmann grows corn and soybeans southwest of the Twin Cities near the town of Plato. He tells Brownfield his [Read More…]
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Considerations for storing soybeans
A grain handling manufacturer is reminding soybean farmers of important storage considerations. Steve Sukup is CFO of Iowa-based Sukup Manufacturing. “You want to make sure you have a good aeration system, especially having a full [Read More…]
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Minnesota Senator calls on Trump to weigh in on Farm Bill
A U.S. Senator from Minnesota is calling on President Trump to make his presence felt during Farm Bill negotiations. Democrat Tina Smith tells Brownfield she recently wrote the President about actions he could take to [Read More…]
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Netherlands dairy expert discusses challenges at World Dairy Expo
A veterinarian from the Netherlands says their dairy farmers have many of the same challenges found elsewhere but on a different scale. Dr. Gitty Oosterga is attending World Dairy Expo as a coordinator for the Master [Read More…]
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Iowa auctioneer wins qualifying event
Bedford, Iowa, auctioneer Russell Sleep is the Champion at the 2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Midwestern Regional Qualifying Event. Holdenville Livestock Market in Holdenville, Oklahoma hosted the first of three WLAC qualifying events on [Read More…]
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North Korean-style cold noodles are a hot commodity in the South after summits
ABC News(SEOUL) — During the first inter-Korean summit in April, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brought a specialty dish of Pyongyang cold noodles for his South Korean counterparts to taste. Last month, when South [Read More…]
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NYPD investigator’s conduct under review in Harvey Weinstein sexual assault case
Kevin Hagen/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The New York Police Department and the Manhattan District Attorney’s office are reviewing the conduct of a lead police investigator in the Harvey Weinstein sex assault case, sources briefed on [Read More…]
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Ahead of crucial Kavanaugh vote, hundreds of protesters rally in front of Supreme Court
Jane Roper / Instagram (WASHINGTON) — The debate over Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination spilled into the streets of Washington, D.C., Thursday as hundreds of protesters rallied outside the Supreme Court. Vocal opponents to President Trump’s nominee [Read More…]
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Milk futures mixed, cash dairy mostly steady Thursday
Class III Milk Futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange had a fairly quiet day. October milk closed a penny higher at $15.82. November down three cents at $16.01. The December contract was unchanged at $15.98. [Read More…]
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EgyptAir stands by in-flight magazine author’s bizarre profile of Drew Barrymore
iStock/Thinkstock(CAIRO) — EgyptAir is standing by the author of a bizarre Drew Barrymore profile that appeared in the airline’s in-flight magazine. The interview in the in-flight magazine Horus was widely-assumed to be fake by online [Read More…]
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Authorities identify suspect in shooting of multiple officers in South Carolina
ABC News(FLORENCE, S.C.) — Authorities have identified the man who allegedly opened fire on law enforcement officers in a residential neighborhood in South Carolina on Wednesday, killing one and injuring several others. A source with [Read More…]
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OSHA working to create safer dairies
Farm safety specialists are encouraging dairies to create a safe workplace culture on the farm. Mary Bauer works for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigating farm compliance and providing resources for farms to create [Read More…]
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Solid week for soybean export sales
The USDA reports soybean export sales for the week ending September 27th were above pre-report expectations, while corn and wheat fell within most analysts’ estimates. Physical shipments of corn continue to trend ahead of the [Read More…]
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World Dairy Expo stars positive about dairy despite current downturn
Dairy farmers say they’re optimistic prices will turn around. Jeannette Sheehan milks 300 Registered Holsteins with her family in Rochester, Minnesota. The 2018 Dairy Woman of the Year tells Brownfield the current downcycle has been [Read More…]