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Nebraska cattleman scales back his cow herd
Galen Frenzen and his son operate a cattle ranching and farming operation near Fullerton, Nebraska. Their operation includes seedstock Angus and Polled Hereford cattle, as well as both fall and spring-calving herds. Frenzen says they [Read More…]
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American prisoners freed by North Korea meet with Donald Trump
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.) — Three American prisoners just freed from North Korea met with President Donald Trump early Thursday morning after landing at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. The three men — [Read More…]
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Three Americans held by North Korea back in US, Trump soon to announce summit details
iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — President Trump said he will announce the time and place for his upcoming summit with Kim Jong Un “within three days.” While Trump did not reveal where the meeting will be, [Read More…]
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Three Americans held by North Korea headed back to US, Trump soon to announce summit details
iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — President Trump said he will announce the time and place for his upcoming summit with Kim Jong Un “within three days.” While Trump did not reveal where the meeting will be, [Read More…]
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NCGA sees great potential in bio-based chemicals from corn
A consultant hired by the National Corn Growers Association says developing new bio-based chemicals from corn is “where the money is.” Nathan Danielson with BioCognito tells Brownfield technology and company demands for “sustainable” products have [Read More…]
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Farmland disappearance linked to low-density housing
The American Farmland Trust says U.S. farmland is disappearing at an alarming rate. A new report by that group says that in a twenty-year period ending in 2012, more than 30 million acres of farmland [Read More…]
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Cattle futures pressured by heavy supply
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, cattle futures closed lower. The lack of direction from the cash cattle trade, softer wholesale values, and concerns over a heavy cattle supply are all contributing to the sluggish cattle [Read More…]
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A contrast of soil moisture across the Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, rain is maintaining a slow pace of planting progress in parts of the upper Midwest. In contrast, dryness has begun to develop in the southwestern Corn Belt, where topsoil moisture [Read More…]
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Iowa cellulosic ethanol plant is still on the market
DowDuPont continues to look for a buyer of its cellulosic ethanol plant in Iowa. The plant, which was heralded as the biggest cellulosic ethanol plant in the world, has been closed since last November. A [Read More…]
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Pilots who safely landed Southwest flight remember moment they knew there was trouble
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The pilots behind the controls of a Southwest flight that turned deadly in April when an engine failed midair, talked to ABC News recently about the moment they knew there was [Read More…]
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US exit from Iran nuclear deal rattles EU companies doing business there
Sean Gallup/Getty Images(NEW YORK) –Germany, France and the U.K. vowed to maintain the Iran nuclear deal after America announced its intention to pull out Tuesday, but President Donald Trump’s plan to reimpose sanctions has already [Read More…]
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Canada sees influx of Nigerian asylum seekers crossing border from US
iStock/Thinkstock(TORONTO) — The Canadian government said it’s working with U.S. visa officials in Nigeria to mitigate the surge of migrants coming to the United States seeking a safe haven in neighboring Canada. There’s a growing [Read More…]
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‘Iron Man’ suit worth more than $300K missing
Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Iron Man’s suit is nowhere to be found. Los Angeles ABC station KABC has confirmed that the Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the burglary at a prop storage facility [Read More…]
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High school evacuated after chemistry class explosion injures 17 students, 1 teacher
Google(HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn.) — A science experiment at a magnet school in the Nashville suburbs turned into a dangerous chemical fire, injuring 17 high school students and their teacher. The fumes were so great, administrators had [Read More…]
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Jittery world leaders rethink Iran nuclear deal after US pullout
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — World reaction to President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is pulling the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal highlights a split across America and between some of its allies, while [Read More…]
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The Missouri Dairy Association Summer Classic
Tom Steever will be on the ground for The Missouri Dairy Association Summer Classic on Friday June 8 at Gunter Farms at Conway. Continue reading The Missouri Dairy Association Summer Classic at Brownfield Ag News. [Read More…]
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Missouri Cattlemen’s pleased with water bill
The Executive Vice President of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association says an amendment that’s been approved by the Missouri legislature is good for Missouri cattlemen and all of agriculture, “The legislation just clarifies DNR’s regulatory authority [Read More…]
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Animal ID has benefits during disease outbreaks
A mandatory animal identification program is showing its merits as part of national disease outbreak preparedness exercise in Michigan. Michigan state veterinarian Dr. James Averill tells Brownfield Michigan is the only state that [Read More…]
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The numbers are not wrong
Commentary. John Perkins, the Commodity Market Reporter for Brownfield was on the telephone when I walked past his desk in the newsroom Tuesday morning. By the pained expression on his face it was clear that [Read More…]
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U.S. ethanol production up on week, stocks down
Average daily U.S. ethanol production hit a more than one-month high last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.040 million barrels a day, up 8,000 on the week and 36,000 on [Read More…]