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Conaway trying to thread the needle to get Farm Bill passed
A policy specialist with American Farm Bureau says amendments could derail Mike Conaway’s House Farm Bill already on shaky ground because of partisan division over the nutrition title. Dale Moore tells Brownfield the Ag Committee [Read More…]

First Bayer ForwardFarm in U.S. launched
The first Bayer ForwardFarm in the United States was launched recently near Rock Hall, Maryland. Bayer ForwardFarming is a global initiative demonstrating sustainable agriculture in practice on independent farms around the world. Harborview Farms is [Read More…]

Another White House biofuels meeting is on tap
Another White House meeting to discuss biofuels policy will take place early next week. The offices of Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley have confirmed to Brownfield that the two Iowa senators have been invited to [Read More…]

Iowa celebrates Soil & Water Conservation Week
This is Soil and Water Conservation Week in Iowa. Iowa ag secretary Mike Naig says they’re highlighting the ongoing work by farmers, landowners and urban residents to protect the state’s soil and water resources. And [Read More…]

Military plane crash victims identified: Puerto Rico National Guard
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The names of the nine people who were killed in the crash of a military cargo plane in Georgia were released Thursday by the Puerto Rico National Guard. The crash took place [Read More…]

US files complaint with China over lasers aimed at American pilots in Djibouti
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — The U.S. has filed a diplomatic complaint with China after recent incidents in Djibouti where it’s believed Chinese nationals aimed lasers at the cockpits of U.S. military aircraft resulting in “minor injuries” [Read More…]

‘Golden State Killer’ suspect’s defense motion to bar prosecutors from collecting evidence rejected by judge
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — A California judge this morning rejected an attempt by defense attorneys to bar a request from prosecutors to collect evidence from “Golden State Killer” suspect Joseph DeAngelo. Sacramento County Superior [Read More…]

Why 2018 could be an especially deadly year for cops
Pool via ABC News(NEW YORK) — When Palm Springs police Officer Jose “Gil” Vega, a married father of eight, was gunned down with his partner while they responded to a domestic disturbance call, the 35-year [Read More…]

Grandmother accused of killing husband, look-alike held without bond in Florida
WZVN(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — The Minnesota woman accused in an alleged multistate crime spree will continue to be held without bond in Florida, where she was extradited last week after being captured in Texas. Lois [Read More…]

10 Connecticut police officers injured in explosion while responding to domestic call
iStock/Thinkstock(NORTH HAVEN, Conn.)–Ten police officers were injured in an explosion Wednesday evening after responding to a domestic disturbance call at a Connecticut home. Police sent a tactical team to the North Haven residence after learning [Read More…]

Black rhinos return to Chad, nearly 50 years after local extinction
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Six black rhinos were flown thousands of miles across the African continent today to Chad, where they had been relentlessly hunted to local extinction almost 50 years ago. The rhinos were loaded [Read More…]

Teen surprises hospitalized grandfather ahead of her prom: ‘It was like pure happiness’
@siannitir/Sianni Tirado(NEW YORK) — One teen didn’t want to attend her senior prom without sharing the moment with a very special man in her life: her grandfather. Sianni Tirado told “Good Morning America” that she [Read More…]

US soldiers killed in Niger were outgunned, ‘left behind’ in hunt for ISIS leader
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Four Army special operations soldiers killed in action during an ambush in Niger last October were part of a largely inexperienced and lightly-armed team outmatched by ISIS fighters who exploited [Read More…]

Missing hiker found at a hotel could be billed for search-and-rescue efforts
iStock/Thinkstock(GORHAM, N.H.) –The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said it may charge a hiker for search-and-rescue efforts after he was found staying at an upscale hotel. The man, 70-year-old Christophe Chamley of Massachusetts, had [Read More…]

Corn, soybean export sales up on week
The USDA reports combined old and new crop export sales of corn, soybeans, and wheat for the week ending April 26th were at the high end of pre-report estimates, while old crop soybean product [Read More…]

Ethanol Forum by Indiana Corn Growers Association
Amie Sites will cover the Ethanol Forum by Indiana Corn Growers Association on May 17 at Ivy Tech Corporate College and Culinary Center, Indianapolis. Continue reading Ethanol Forum by Indiana Corn Growers Association at Brownfield [Read More…]

Military plane crash latest in string of deadly aviation incidents
iStock/Thinkstock(SAVANNAH, Ga.) — The C-130 cargo plane that crashed outside the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, killing all nine service members on board, was the latest in a string of deadly military aviation incidents. An extensive [Read More…]

Bill Cosby’s wife blasts media and accusers, compares case to Emmett Till
Ron Galella/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Bill Cosby’s wife spoke out for the first time since the comedian was found guilty of sexual assault — taking shots at the media and her husband’s accusers, and comparing the [Read More…]

USSEC says soybeans are “on sale”
The U.S. Soybean Export Council says the U.S. is attracting more business than usual for soybean sales even with reduced shipments to China and competition from South American. “While China has been focusing their [Read More…]

Cargo plane that crashed on Georgia highway had just undergone maintenance, officials say
iStock/Thinkstock(SAVANNAH, Ga.) — An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane that crashed on a Georgia highway and killed nine crew members had just undergone maintenance and was headed to Arizona when disaster struck, a military [Read More…]