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How Remote Sensing Connects to Field Health with Keely Roth
Early detection is an essential aspect of field health. But even the most experienced crop scout can only be in one place at a time. Remote sensing expert Keely Roth shares how advances in image [Read More…]
Can sourdough bread help with gluten sensitivity?
Dave Torgerson with the Minnesota Wheat Growers council says they are going to be studying sourdough bread and the sourdough process and how it might help people with gluten sensitivities. Continue reading Can [Read More…]
White man found guilty of assaulting black man at Charlottesville rally
Lonoke County Sheriff’s Office and Charlottesville Police Department(CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.) — A white man from Arkansas was found guilty on Tuesday in the brutal beating of a black man at last year’s deadly white nationalist rally [Read More…]
Roller coaster stalls, leaving dozens hanging midair
ABC News(OSAKA, Japan) — More than 60 thrill seekers were left hanging in midair for about two hours on Tuesday when a roller coaster stalled at a Universal Studios amusement park in western Japan. Riders [Read More…]
Increasing cash flow on the farm
As farmers continue to operate within a tight margin environment, a business consultant with Compeer Financial says there are a few areas worth looking at that could lead to better profits. Matt Lange has put [Read More…]
Fingerprint in Play-Doh leads police to suspect
ABCNews.com(LEICESTER, Mass.) — Police in Massachusetts have arrested a suspect after he left behind at the crime scene Play-Doh that contained his fingerprints. The suspect was wanted in at least two other states and “is [Read More…]
New autopsy shows Stephon Clark was shot 7 times, not 8
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man shot late at night by police while standing in his grandmother’s yard, absorbed seven bullets, not eight, according to the County of Sacramento coroner’s [Read More…]
Yale rescinds honorary degree given to Bill Cosby
Mark Makela/Getty Images(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) — Yale University has revoked an honorary degree awarded to Bill Cosby more than a decade ago, joining more than two dozen other institutions that previously honored the comedian known [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued May 01 at 1:16PM MDT until May 03 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland Big Sioux River near Estelline Big Sioux River Near Bruce
Flood Warning issued May 01 at 1:16PM MDT until May 03 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Iowa…Minnesota… James River At Mitchell James River Near Scotland Big Sioux River near Estelline Big Sioux River Near Bruce
Pa. Attorney general wants some manslaughter charges restored in pledge’s hazing death
Courtesy Piazza Family(NEW YORK) — Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that he wants a judge to restore involuntary manslaughter charges against five fraternity brothers he claims had a hand in last year’s hazing [Read More…]
Facebook investigating whether employee stalked woman online
Facebook(NEW YORK) — An allegation that a Facebook employee potentially used work-granted access to stalk a woman online has prompted a company investigation. The alleged incident stems from a cybersecurity consultant who tweeted Sunday that [Read More…]
Vatican Cardinal Pell to stand trial on sex assault charges
Michael Dodge/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Cardinal George Pell was ordered to stand trial on decades-old sexual assault charges on Tuesday, making him the most senior official to be tried in the Catholic Church’s sex abuse [Read More…]
Inside terrifying ‘Golden State Killer’ crime spree, how 2 key ideas helped break the cold case open: Investigator
FBI(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — The combination of two key ideas helped break open the decades-old “Golden State Killer” case. One of which was a forensic pathologist’s insistence on making duplicate rape kits and the second was [Read More…]
Committee knocks down governor’s attempt to discredit victim of alleged blackmail
J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images(ST. LOUIS, Mo.) — A bipartisan committee investigating Republican Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens released a document knocking down his attempt to discredit a hair stylist who claims he allegedly [Read More…]
US backed rebels in Syria resume fight against ISIS
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S.-backed rebel force in Syria says it will resume its offensive to defeat ISIS in the country. The renewed offensive comes months after the fight against ISIS in eastern Syria stalled after [Read More…]
Wisconsin Congressman wants subsidy changes in farm bill
Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind of La Crosse tells Brownfield the proposed SNAP program reforms are not the only problem with the House Ag Committee version of the farm bill. Kind says there needs to be [Read More…]
Heavy selling pressures cattle futures
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures closed lower for a second consecutive day pressured by heavy selling. With forecasts for nice weather – strong retail demand is likely but will continue [Read More…]
Not much corn planted in South Dakota
Not much corn planting is done in South Dakota. Doug Noem completed his first 40 acres Monday on his east central South Dakota farm. “We farm about 1,000 acres of corn,” Noem told Brownfield Ag [Read More…]
EU conditional approval to BASF for Bayer businesses
The European Commission reportedly has given conditional approval to BASF’s acquisition of some Bayer businesses. The deal includes Bayer’s vegetable seeds, broad acre seeds and traits business; several non-selective herbicide assets; and, potentially, its global [Read More…]