Steve Nedved
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Jan 15
CoBank says politics are hurting farmers
A CoBank analyst says right now some of the largest economic difficulties for farmers have been government created. Tanner Emhke tells Brownfield farmers and ranchers have been at the front lines bearing the cost of the trade war and government shutdown, “This shutdown is only exacerbating an existing issue with financing, you can’t get loans, …
Jan 15
Researcher urges caution on varieties and seeding rates
A soybean researcher is urging producers to be cautious about their 2019 crop inputs. University of Wisconsin’s Shawn Conley has been meeting farmers at winter agronomy meetings, telling them to be cautious about cutting soybean seeding rates. “I know that’s a common practice that growers are doing, but the germ and the seed quality across …
Jan 15
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo bans stretch limos and issues new safety laws in wake of deadly crash
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a slew of new safety reforms for limos and large passenger vehicles, outright banning stretch limos and adding a number of regulatory reforms. These reforms come three months after a limo crash in upstate New York led to the death of the driver and …
Jan 15
UC Irvine fraternity member dies off-campus, cause of death unknown
Courtesy: Noah Domingo Family(IRVINE, Calif.) — A fraternity at the University of California – Irvine is on interim suspension after one of its youngest members died, officials said. Noah Domingo, an initiated member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, died at an off-campus home on Saturday, the fraternity’s national headquarters said. The 18-year-old died at about 3:30 …
Jan 15
Eric Church is ready to Double Down on tour, as he releases “Some of It” as a single
ABC/Image Group LAThis week, Eric Church is launching the second single from his Desperate Man album, “Some of It,” as he gets ready to set his Double Down Tour in motion this Friday night. The North Carolina native sings about what matters in life on “Some of It,” the follow-up to his record’s title track. “I think it’s really …
Jan 15
Gillette uses new ad to urge men to get rid of ‘toxic masculinity’ in #MeToo era
Gillette/YouTube(NEW YORK) — Gillette has been known for the past 30 years as a brand for men with the tagline, “The best a man can get.” Now the shaving company, owned by Procter & Gamble, is calling on men to be better in a new ad that has already provoked controversy. The ad, released Monday …
Jan 15
Judge bans citizenship question in 2020 census, says Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross ‘violated public trust’
liveslow/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Trump administration cannot ask a question about citizenship status in the 2020 census, a federal judge in New York ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman concluded that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had violated the public trust in his decision to include a citizenship question on the next census, calling Ross’s …
Jan 15
Trump administration can’t ask about citizenship status in 2020 census, federal judge rules
liveslow/iStock(NEW YORK) — The Trump administration cannot ask a question about citizenship status in the 2020 census, a federal judge in New York ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman concluded that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had violated the public trust in his decision to include a citizenship question on the next census, calling Ross’s …
Jan 15
“Let’s Be Frank”: Trisha Yearwood channels Toni Braxton on the cover of her Sinatra record
Gwendolyn Records You might assume Trisha Yearwood is channeling Ol’ Blue Eyes on the cover of Let’s Be Frank, her new album of Sinatra covers. But the two-time CMA Female Vocalist of the Year reveals the inspiration to wear a man’s hat, coat and tie actually came from Toni Braxton‘s 1992 video for “Love Shoulda …
Jan 15
Illinois economist doesn’t expect drastic farmland value shifts
There are mixed opinions about what direction farmland values will go this year and in the years to come. Professor Todd Kuethe from the University of Illinois says he’s not expecting a lot of change in the short term. Continue reading Illinois economist doesn’t expect drastic farmland value shifts at Brownfield Ag News.