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Search and rescue underway for two Marine Corps aircraft off coast of Japan
Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Giannetti/U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — Search and rescue operations are underway off the coast of Japan for a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 refueling tanker and an F/A-18 fighter jet involved in a mishap, [Read More…]
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Huawei CFO arrested in Canada on behalf of US authorities
RomanBabakin/iStock(NEW YORK) — The chief financial officer and deputy chairwoman of the Chinese tech firm Huawei has been detained in Canada at the request of the U.S. government, the company said Wednesday. Huawei said its [Read More…]
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Two killed, three injured when school bus collides with semi-truck in Illinois
THEPALMER/iStock(DOWNS, Ill.) — A truck driver in Illinois was going the wrong way on a highway when he slammed headfirst into a school bus on Wednesday night, killing himself and a volunteer school worker, police [Read More…]
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Man pushes random passerby in front of oncoming truck in downtown LA
KABC-TV(LOS ANGELES) — A random passerby in downtown Los Angeles is lucky to be alive after he was pushed in front of a truck by a random person on the street Wednesday. In the surveillance [Read More…]
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Navy to honor former President George H.W. Bush with 21-jet ‘missing man formation’
US Navy(WASHINGTON) — Twenty-one U.S. Navy fighter jets will conduct a flyover in the “missing man formation” in honor of President George H.W. Bush Thursday. The flyover will take place over the Bush Presidential Library [Read More…]
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24 Amazon workers sent to hospital after robot accidentally unleashes bear spray
GRANT HINDSLEY/AFP/Getty Images(ROBBINSVILLE, N.J.) — Twenty-four Amazon workers in New Jersey have been hospitalized after a robot accidentally tore a can of bear repellent spray in a warehouse, officials said. The two dozen workers were [Read More…]
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CME dairy markets fall again Wednesday
Dairy markets were mostly lower again on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Wednesday. December Class Three milk was down $.01 at $13.88. January was down $.11 to $14.20. February was down $.12 to $14.61. March was [Read More…]
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NFU: Loss of GIPSA stand-alone agency very disappointing
The National Farmers Union president says he’s “deeply disappointed” but not surprised that the USDA has announced it will eliminate the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, known as “GIPSA”, as a stand-alone agency. The [Read More…]
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Minnesota Ag Water Quality program nears 450k acres
Nearly 450,000 acres of Minnesota farmland is Ag Water Quality Certified. Ag Commissioner Dave Frederickson says the certification program has been a huge success. “I bump into people all the time who say the process [Read More…]
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Show Me Select heifers averaged $2,100 at latest sale
The average price for Show Me Select heifers continues to go up. The University of Missouri Extension says the average price at the fourth of six sales this fall was just a dollar shy of $21-hundred [Read More…]
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Farm Bureau official pleased Mexico didn’t start food fight over tariffs
The director of research for Iowa Farm Bureau says he’s thankful Mexico didn’t start a food fight during the renegotiation of NAFTA. David Miller tells Brownfield Mexican trade officials did not seek out agricultural products [Read More…]
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Search and rescue underway for 2 Marine Corps aircraft off coast of Japan, 1 person rescued
Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Giannetti/U.S. Marine Corps(WASHINGTON) — Search and rescue operations are underway off the coast of Japan for a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 refueling tanker and an F/A-18 fighter jet involved in a mishap, [Read More…]
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US Navy destroyer sails through waters claimed by Russia in Sea of Japan
Department of Defense(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through waters claimed by Russia in the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, challenging Moscow’s ownership of the area for the first time since the end of [Read More…]
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Climate report mixed bag for ag
A climatologist says the Trump Administration’s climate report well for parts of the Corn Belt. Jeff Andresen with Michigan State University tells Brownfield economic impacts of climate change in the Midwest seem mixed for agriculture. “There [Read More…]
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New office means growth for Ag Connections
A new office will expand a Kentucky-based ag software development partner of Syngenta. Joe Ben Bogle, Business Manager for Ag Connections, based in Murray, Kentucky says the company only had three employees when it started [Read More…]
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2019 Illinois Pork Expo
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Rhiannon Branch will be on the ground for the 2019 Illinois Pork Expo in Springfield January 29-30. Continue reading 2019 Illinois Pork Expo at Brownfield Ag News.
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2019 Soil Health Summit
Brownfield’s Tom Steever and Rhiannon Branch will be in St. Louis, Mo January 15 and 16 for the 2019 Soil Health Summit. Continue reading 2019 Soil Health Summit at Brownfield Ag News.
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Pork producers look to keep industry safe from diseases like ASF
U.S. pork producers are ramping up biosecurity measures on the farm as African Swine Fever continues to spread throughout China. Todd Rodibaugh with the National Pork Board says more producers are participating in the Secure [Read More…]
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George W. Bush eulogizes his father with laughter and tears: ‘A genuinely optimistic man’
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President George H.W. Bush once said about his funeral and lying in state, “Do you think anyone will come?” On Wednesday, after thousands of teary-eyed visitors waited hours in the December [Read More…]
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Egyptian actress investigated over red carpet dress, could face 5 years in prison
Paul Bradbury/iStock(CAIRO) — A popular Egyptian actress was held for four hours by prosecutors on Wednesday in an investigation over a dress she wore at a film festival in Cairo last week. Rania Youssef, a [Read More…]