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Cheesemakers announce award winners
Ten cheese industry leaders will be recognized by their peers during an April awards ceremony. The Wisconsin Cheesemakers Association says Vice President John Epprecht of Great Lakes Cheese in Hiram, Ohio will receive a Life [Read More…]

Manganese an important micronutrient for soybeans
An agronomist says as soybean farmers focus more on nutrient management, research is bringing the value of certain micronutrients to light. Jon Zuk with Winfield United tells Brownfield manganese is important for photosynthesis and supplies [Read More…]

Expansion of cover crops should improve sustainability
A representative of Bayer Crop Science says the expansion of cover crops should improve sustainability well into the future. Charlie Foresman, Sustainable Agriculture Systems Lead tells Brownfield he expects to see more cover crops on [Read More…]

Blunt: Big challenge getting USMCA through Congress
Missouri U.S. Senator Roy Blunt says it will be a big challenge getting Congress to approve the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, “If the administration anticipates that what they’ve done with hourly wages in Mexico is [Read More…]

Dow ends flat, paring early losses after Chinese tech exec’s arrest
Caroline Purser/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended flat Thursday, paring intraday losses of nearly 800 points that were stoked by fears of a sidelined trade deal after a Chinese telecom executive [Read More…]

Tyler Perry pays off layaway items at 2 Georgia Walmart stores
Milkos/iStock(ATLANTA) — Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry just shared some good news for some lucky shoppers in Georgia. The 49-year-old actor and filmmaker paid for layaway items at two Walmarts in the state — the store’s [Read More…]

Navy veterans crew George H.W. Bush’s historic presidential funeral train
Courtesy Union Pacific(HOUSTON) — Thousands of mourners stood by railroad tracks in Texas Thursday to honor President George H.W. Bush as his funeral train carried his casket to his final resting place. Arrangements for his [Read More…]

US military observation plane flies over Ukraine in direct response to Russia’s actions in Kerch Strait
Charles J. Haymond/U.S. Air Force(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. military observation plane flew over Ukraine Thursday in direct response to Russia’s “unprovoked attack” on Ukrainian Navy ships and sailors near the Kerch Strait last month, which [Read More…]

Mourners line tracks as funeral train carries President George H.W. Bush to burial next to wife, daughter
David J. Phillip-Pool/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The nation’s farewell to President George H.W. Bush is ending in his adopted home state of Texas, when, after a more intimate service for family and friends Thursday, he will [Read More…]

U.S. ethanol production climbs
U.S. ethanol production last week hit a multi-month high. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.069 million barrels a day, up 21,000 on the week for the highest daily average since late August. [Read More…]

Minnesota Pork CEO says Trump has leverage with USMCA
A pork industry leader says President Trump has the leverage to accomplish his goal of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement. Minnesota Pork CEO David Preisler tells Brownfield now that the U.S. Mexico Canada [Read More…]

Woman attacked by hippo after boat capsizes on Zimbabwe wildlife tour
aronaze/iStock(NEW YORK) — A woman was attacked by a hippopotamus while she and her husband were on a wildlife tour in Africa, according to tour operator Wild Horizons. Last Saturday, a married couple was on [Read More…]

Putin hosts Venezuela’s president, with aid to regime on agenda: Kremlin
MAXIM SHEMETOV/AFP/Getty Images(MOSCOW) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visited Moscow Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin said assistance for Maduro’s regime was on the agenda. The two leaders will discuss Russian-Venezuelan [Read More…]

Netanyahu launches military operation to destroy ‘cross-border terror tunnels’ from Lebanon to Israel
meshaphoto/iStock(METULA, Israel) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday to update him on the details of a military operation that will destroy cross-border tunnels between Israel [Read More…]

Veteran Georgia police officer shot in the face, but manages to fire back at suspect: Officials
WSB(HENRY COUNTY, Ga.) — A veteran Georgia police officer was shot in face Thursday morning and has been hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said. The suspect shot at the police officer at a dentist’s office, [Read More…]

Dow plunges on trade fears after Chinese tech exec’s arrest, economic downturn
Caroline Purser/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 400 points Thursday morning, or 1.5 percent, extending the week’s losses after a Chinese telecom executive was arrested in Canada on behalf of [Read More…]

Midwest Poultry Federation Convention
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will be on the ground in Minneapolis, MN for the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention on Wednesday, March 13th. Continue reading Midwest Poultry Federation Convention at Brownfield Ag News.

National Ethanol Conference
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be in Orlando, Florida February 11th -13th for the National Ethanol Conference. Continue reading National Ethanol Conference at Brownfield Ag News.

Search continues for crew members aboard 2 Marine Corps aircraft off coast of Japan, 1 rescued, 1 killed
Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Giannetti/U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — Search and rescue operations continued Thursday off the coast of Japan for the crew members of a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 refueling tanker and an F/A-18 fighter jet [Read More…]

Soybean rally to China news somewhat muted
President Trump reported a successful meeting with Chinese President Xi this past weekend, generating some optimism commodity prices would strengthen based on the news. But, a market analyst says there aren’t many details at this [Read More…]