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Pesticide applicators prepare for drift with mock trial
Pesticide applicators are preparing for a worse case drift scenario as part of training. Michigan Agri-Business Association Vice President Tim Boring tells Brownfield increased attention on pesticide drift issues inspired a mock trial during their [Read More…]
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Soybeans, corn supported by South American weather
Soybeans were higher on commercial and technical buying. Hot, dry weather in portions of Brazil is affecting early yields and parts of Argentina are expected to receive more rain, leading to flooding in some areas. [Read More…]
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Early soybean planting is changing field observations
Shawn Conley speaks to Wisconsin Agribusiness Association’s 2019 Agribusiness Classic A soybean researcher says producers are changing production practices, and that is bringing field observations they’re not used to. Shawn Conley with the University of [Read More…]
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Is pork fat a health food?
You might have seen a list of health foods circulating that includes pork fat, aka lard. Ok, it’s not a health food, but it does have some healthy fat properties. Continue reading Is pork fat [Read More…]
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Minnesota Cattlemen at the Capitol
Brownfield’s Mark Dorenkamp will be in St. Paul on Tuesday, February 26 with Minnesota Cattlemen at the Capitol. Continue reading Minnesota Cattlemen at the Capitol at Brownfield Ag News.
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Winter Storm Warning issued January 18 at 1:50PM MST until January 18 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Additional snow [Read More…]
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Wind Chill Advisory issued January 18 at 1:50PM MST until January 19 at 9:00AM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow. Very cold wind chills expected. Additional snow [Read More…]
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11-year-old girl starts her own business while her mom is furloughed
Jessica Berrellez(NEW YORK) — An 11-year-old girl whose mom has spent almost a month out of work as a furloughed federal employee created her own business to help her family and others. Bella Berrellez, a [Read More…]
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‘I shouldn’t even be here’: zTrip driver survives being shot 21 times in robbery attempt
KMBC-TV(KANSAS CITY) — It’s been six weeks since Teresa Meitl was shot 21 times within close range and, although she’s still recovering in the hospital, she feels grateful to be alive. “It’s like a miracle,” [Read More…]
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Man charged in alleged drugs-for-weapons deal with al-Qaeda-linked group
Obtained by ABC News(NEW YORK) — A Colombian described by federal drug agents as the country’s most significant drug trafficker in Africa has been arrested and brought to the United States to face charges of [Read More…]
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At age of 82, Silvio Berlusconi announces his return to Italian politics, plans to run in European elections
lucagavagna/iStock(ROME) — Four-time prime minister and octogenarian Silvio Berlusconi, announced his comeback — once again — to Italian politics Thursday. Speaking at a rally in Sardinia, he said his aim “at the beautiful age that [Read More…]
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Women’s March organizers respond to controversy leading up to rally
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A national board member with the Women’s March defended the organization’s co-president amid a growing controversy over the latter’s relationship with Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader who has [Read More…]
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Winter storm headed to Northeast: What to know about the latest forecast
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The East Coast is bracing for an intense winter storm moving from the Midwest into the Northeast. A smaller storm moved through the Northeast Friday morning. Snow accumulations along the Interstate [Read More…]
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Overlooked evidence in Hania Noelia Aguilar murder case leads to investigator’s firing
D-Keine/iStock(LUMBERTON, N.C.) — The sheriff’s office in North Carolina’s Robeson County fired an investigator following an internal probe into overlooked evidence that might have saved the life of 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar, who was abducted, [Read More…]
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Former Chicago police officer to be sentenced for Laquan McDonald murder
Kuzma/iStock(CHICAGO) — Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke is set to be sentenced Friday for the shooting death of African-American teen Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke’s attorneys have asked for probation. Van Dyke, who is [Read More…]
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Winter Storm Warning issued January 18 at 8:42AM MST until January 18 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…Decreasing amounts along and south of Interstate 90 and increasing north especially in southwest Minnesota… …WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 2 [Read More…]
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Early SHP cover crop data shows no yield drag, increase in organic matter
Insights from data collected by the Soil Health Partnership (SHP) shows that cover crops do not result in a yield drag. “I think farmers are concerned that when they adopt a cover crop that they’re [Read More…]
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US soldier dies from wounds suffered in Afghanistan combat
KeithBinns/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Army Ranger has died from wounds suffered in an attack in Afghanistan last week, marking the first U.S. military death in Afghanistan this year. Sgt. Cameron A. Meddock, 26, of Spearman, [Read More…]
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Tesla to cut 7% of its workforce as it focuses on more affordable vehicles
Sjo/iStock(NEW YORK) — In an effort to cut costs as it gears up to produce more affordable Model 3 sedans, Tesla announced on Friday it will be cutting approximately 7 percent of its full-time staff. [Read More…]
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Three Americans killed in bomb blast in northern Syria identified
omersukrugoksu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon has identified three of the four Americans killed in a bomb blast in Syria on Wednesday, the deadliest day for American forces in Syria since they entered the country in 2015. [Read More…]