Steve Nedved
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Dec 26
Purdue Top Farmer Conference
Brownfield’s Amie Simpson will cover the Purdue Top Farmer Conference on Friday, January 11 in West Lafayette, IN. Continue reading Purdue Top Farmer Conference at Brownfield Ag News.
Dec 26
Watch Brett Eldredge serenade his beloved dog Edgar on Christmas
Courtesy CMABrett Eldredge celebrated the holidays in his home state of Illinois surrounded by family. Once the presents were opened and Christmas Day was almost over, he posted a video of himself singing while seated underneath his family’s Christmas tree. Alone on an acoustic guitar, he began to softly croon “Silent Night.” As his dog, Edgar, slept beside …
Dec 26
Dow Jones opens higher after brutal Christmas Eve trading session
iStock(NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened higher on Wednesday morning, the first trading session after the worst Christmas Eve trading session in U.S. history. The index traded as much as 245 points higher at 22,037, an increase of 1.1 percent after Monday’s abbreviated session, before giving up those gains. After the open, …
Dec 26
Koreas hold symbolic groundbreaking ceremony to link railroads across border
Korea Pool/Getty Images(KAESONG, North Korea) — The two Koreas held a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony in Kaesong, North Korea, on Wednesday to link the countries’ railroads across the border and modernize North Korea’s decades-old railway system. A delegation of 100 South Korean government officials, lawmakers and senior citizens separated from their families during the Korean War …
Dec 26
Do we really need GMO foods?
The short answer is yes, according to Peter Goldsbrough a professor at Purdue University who says it’s necessary: GMO foods are safe and almost everything we eat is genetically modified. Continue reading Do we really need GMO foods? at Brownfield Ag News.
Dec 26
Do we need GMO foods?
Peter Goldsbrough, a professor at Purdue University, says GMO foods are needed for food security as the population grows. Although it’s important to be able to increase food production he says many times people just want to know what they’re eating is safe and GMO foods are safe. Continue reading Do we need GMO foods? …
Dec 26
Four dead as car plows into tanker truck on New Jersey highway
WABC-TV(BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J.) — Four people are dead after a sedan plowed into the back of a tanker truck in New Jersey overnight on Wednesday. The accident took place just before 3 a.m. on the Garden State Parkway in Berkeley Township, and four people in the white Nissan Infiniti died, New Jersey State Police said. …
Dec 26
Major storm to deliver heavy rain, snow for end of holiday week
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major storm system is moving out of the west and will redevelop in the Plains, bringing severe storms to the south and heavy snow to the north. Up to 2 inches of rain fell in Southern California and up to 2 feet of snow fell on parts of the West …
Dec 26
Reba McEntire makes a fifth trip to the Kennedy Center, this time to be honored alongside Cher
ABC/Image Group LAWhen this year’s Kennedy Center Honors premieres Wednesday on CBS, Reba McEntire will be honored alongside Cher and the creators of the Broadway musical Hamilton. As Reba steps into the spotlight, she already has quite a history with the 41st annual, Washington, D.C.-based show. “The Kennedy Center Honors is a huge thrill for me,” she reflects. “I have been a …
Dec 26
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Mitchell’s 20th annual Community Christmas dinner at the Masonic Lodge was a crowd pleaser. Organizer Troy Magnuson was overwhelmed. “We fed right at 700 people, 350 of those were deliveries,” said Magnuson. “We had a ton of volunteer help, my heart is full.” He says Santa Claus also showed up. Magnuson says the theme of …
