Department of Defense(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed through waters claimed by Russia in the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, challenging Moscow’s ownership of the area for the first time since the end of the Cold War. The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell traversed through part of Peter the Great Bay in what the U.S. …
Dec 05
Billboard’s Country Airplay chart has no female artists in the top 20 for the first time in chart history
ABC/Image Group LAThe country charts are an apparent boys club, according to Billboard. No female is featured in the top 20 on the publication’s latest Country Airplay chart. This is the first time a woman hasn’t been included in the top 20 since the chart launched in January 1990. Carrie Underwood is the highest-ranked female on the …
Dec 05
Climate report mixed bag for ag
A climatologist says the Trump Administration’s climate report well for parts of the Corn Belt. Jeff Andresen with Michigan State University tells Brownfield economic impacts of climate change in the Midwest seem mixed for agriculture. “There are some types of agriculture that would benefit by a warmer and wetter climate with more carbon dioxide, at least …
Dec 05
New office means growth for Ag Connections
A new office will expand a Kentucky-based ag software development partner of Syngenta. Joe Ben Bogle, Business Manager for Ag Connections, based in Murray, Kentucky says the company only had three employees when it started 20 years ago. The office recently moved from a former tobacco barn to a renovated 1920’s tobacco warehouse. “This space …
Dec 05
2019 Illinois Pork Expo
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Rhiannon Branch will be on the ground for the 2019 Illinois Pork Expo in Springfield January 29-30. Continue reading 2019 Illinois Pork Expo at Brownfield Ag News.
Dec 05
Scotty McCreery and wife Gabi to be featured on cover of Southern Bride
ABC/Image Group LAScotty McCreery and his wife, Gabi Dugal McCreery, are the newest cover models of Southern Bride magazine. The publication revealed today that the couple will grace the cover of the next issue. “We are thrilled to reveal the COVER of our Winter-Spring 2018/2019 issue, featuring country music star and American Idol Winner, @ScottyMcCreery, and his lovely #southernbride, …
Dec 05
Garth Brooks books Minneapolis tour date
ABC/Image Group LAGarth Brooks will return to Minneapolis, MN for the first time in over four years on his upcoming 2019 The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour. The singer has revealed a stop at U.S. Bank Stadium on May 4, 2019. Tickets to Garth’s latest tour date will be available on December 14 at 10 a.m. CST. …
Dec 05
Kate Middleton goes full glamour in Princess Diana’s favorite tiara
Victoria Jones – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, dressed in a sequin gown and dazzling tiara, brought full royal glamour to a white-tie reception at Buckingham Palace. Kate, 36, wore the Cambridge Lover’s Knot tiara, a favorite of Princess Diana’s, to the annual Diplomatic Reception Tuesday night. The tiara, which …
Dec 05
Demonstrators shut down major highway again to protest Alabama mall shooting
TheaDesign/iStock(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Protesters on Tuesday evening once again swarmed a suburb near Birmingham, Ala., and blocked traffic on a major highway while demanding justice for a 21-year-old black man who was shot to death by police inside a shopping mall on Thanksgiving night. More than 100 demonstrators marched through a Walmart and nearby businesses …
Dec 05
Far-right terrorism in North America, Europe increased even as terrorism deaths declined: Report
GM Stock Films/iStock(NEW YORK) — Far-right terrorism increased in the U.S., Canada, and Western Europe in 2017, even as overall terrorism deaths fell for the third consecutive year, according to a new report. While they comprise a tiny fraction of total terrorism deaths and the overall threat picture is “encouraging,” the report’s author told ABC …