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‘It’s still a bit of a mystery’: 51 more beached whales die in New Zealand
Department of Conservation(NEW YORK) — Fifty-one more pilot whales beached themselves and died in New Zealand, raising to nearly 200 the number that have done so over the past week. The New Zealand Department of [Read More…]

All 3 on board corporate jet die when it crashes in Indiana: State police
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — All three people on board a corporate jet have died after the plane crashed in a rural, wooded area of southern Indiana, the Indiana State Police said Friday. The crash took place [Read More…]

New Jersey mansion fire suspect accused of murdering brother’s family pleads not guilty
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — A New Jersey man accused of murdering his brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew then setting their mansion ablaze before torching his own home nearby has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Paul [Read More…]

Bushel Plus grain loss prevention system
Bushel Plus is a product designed to help farmers understand the grain loss they might be experiencing out of the combine. At a recent precision ag conference in Saskatoon, we discussed the Bushel Plus system with global channel sales director Matt [Read More…]

Ag Hopes for Trade, Farm Bill Wins this Week
Agriculture, never shy making its wants and needs known to power, is hoping for a two-fer this coming week. First, business and industry broadly and agriculture most specifically want to wake up Sunday morning to [Read More…]

NASCAR driver sees parallels between farming and racing
The No. 14 DEKALB® brand Ford Fusion race car debuted at the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race weekend Oct. 19-21 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer drove the DEKALB [Read More…]

Skepticism greets EPA 2019 Renewable Volume Obligations
Most biofuel groups say the Renewable Volume Obligations for 2019 look good on paper. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield he’s pleased the EPA maintained the 15 billion-gallon statutory requirement for conventional ethanol [Read More…]

Michigan Farm Bureau policy diverse as the state
Michigan Farm Bureau members amended more than 100 policies at this year’s annual meeting which stretch from cell-cultured meat to animal welfare, industrial hemp and more. Policy Development Chair Andy Haganow tells Brownfield more than [Read More…]

Deputy US Marshal shot and killed while serving federal warrant
iStock/Thinkstock(TUCSON, Ariz.) — A deputy U.S. Marshal was shot and killed in the line of duty Thursday evening in Tucson, Arizona. The marshal was shot while trying to serve a felony warrant to 26-year-old Ryan [Read More…]

Magnitude 6.7 quake rocks Anchorage, Alaska: Officials
NOAA(NEW YORK) — A massive earthquake, — registering 7.0 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey — rocked Anchorage, Alaska Friday, sending debris crashing to the ground, damaging buildings and causing “major infrastructure damage,” officials [Read More…]

‘There is another Mexico now’: Country’s new president reflects on challenges ahead
Carlos Tischler/Getty Images(MEXICO CITY) — Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, commonly known by the acronym AMLO, will take his seat as Mexico’s new president on Saturday after winning the election with almost double the total number [Read More…]

African-American mural vandalized with swastikas; police treating as hate crime
KABC(NEW YORK) — An African-American mural in Los Angeles has been vandalized with swastikas in an act the Los Angeles Police Department said it’s treating as a hate crime. The white swastikas were painted over [Read More…]

Magnitude 6.7 quake rocks Anchorage, Alaska: Officials
NOAA(NEW YORK) — A massive earthquake, — registering 7.0 magnitude according to the U.S. Geological Survey — rocked Anchorage, Alaska Friday, sending debris crashing to the ground, damaging buildings and causing “major infrastructure damage,” officials [Read More…]

ISU weed scientists issue dicamba recommendations
Iowa State University weed experts have issued recommendations for the spraying of dicamba herbicides. ISU Extension weed scientist Bob Hartzler says the volatility of those products is still a big concern, which is why they [Read More…]

USMCA is signed, but challenges remain
The U.S., Canada, and Mexico have signed a new trade agreement after more than a year of negotiations, but challenges remain. The U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement replaces NAFTA and must be ratified by lawmakers in [Read More…]

Marriott says data breach may affect up to 500M Starwood hotel guests
Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said personal information for as many as 500 million guests may have been compromised in a security breach of its [Read More…]

High school football players facing new sexual assault charges in alleged broom attack
iStock/Thinkstock(DAMASCUS, Md.) — A group of high school football players have been indicted on dozens of new charges in Maryland for allegedly raping four younger teammates in a school locker room. Four Damascus High School [Read More…]

Chris Watts seen confessing to wife’s murder in newly released video
Weld County District Attorneys Office(FREDERICK, Colo.) — Prosecutors released discovery documents on Thursday in connection to the murder case against Chris Watts, the Colorado man sentenced this month for killing his pregnant wife and their [Read More…]

Storm moving east with tornadoes, damaging winds spreading to central US
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Parts of central California got more than a foot of rain in recent days, including nearly 5 inches in Los Angeles County, as concerns continued over mudslides in recent wildfire regions. [Read More…]

What’s in Trump’s new trade deal with Mexico and Canada?
iStock/Thinkstock(BUENO AIRES, Argentina) — When President Donald Trump signs the revised North American trade agreement Friday at the G-20 summit in Argentina, he will get a step closer to delivering on a campaign promise — [Read More…]