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Brandon Peoples predominantly covers local news in Manhattan, Kansas. His articles are focused on breaking news, announcements, and evolving stories related to crime, government & politics. If you have expertise or insights relevant to ongoing criminal investigations, political developments at the local level in Manhattan or broader issues affecting the region's governance and security, reaching out to Brandon with concise and factual information could be beneficial for effective collaboration.
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By: Brandon Peoples
The co-founder of Farmers Business Network says now is a good time for farmers to evaluate their finances ahead of the 2025 growing season. Charles Baron tells Brownfield he expects many will take advantage of lower interest rates. “I think across the board, you’ll see a lot of action of kind of resetting loans that […]
An FBI special agent says agriculture is a growing target for cyber criminals. Gene Kowel, with the FBI’s Omaha field office, says a key reason is because of the industry’s ties to the economy and national security. “A lot of producers don’t have a big budget for cybersecurity, and because of that, both cyber criminals […]
By: Brandon Peoples
The Nebraska Soybean Board and the University of Nebraska are partnering to help farmers protect their fields from soybean cyst nematode, the leading cause of yield loss annually for U.S. soybean farmers.
A south-central Nebraska farmer says his corn harvest has seen mixed results. Randy Uhrmacher tells Brownfield… “We had some fields that were kind of beat up with some hail and wind here and there that took the top out, but where we didn’t have that, the corn is really good,” he says. According to USDA’s […]
By: Brandon Peoples
The owner of a southwest Kansas farm says sorghum harvest is complete, and winter wheat is being planted. Alan VanNahmen tells Brownfield… “The sorghum crop is good. We’ve had that real nice fall weather for fall harvest on sorghum.” According to USDA, sorghum is 87% harvested in Kansas, with 40% of the crop rated good […]
A central Kansas farmer says corn harvest has been variable. Jacquelyne Leffler tells Brownfield… “We thought it was going to be a tremendous crop and it was really good. It was above average, but there were definitely spots where there were 40 bushel differences from one area to the next,” she says. “Rainfall was so […]
By: Keith Miller
October 16, 2024 By Brandon Peoples Filed Under: 2024 Harvest Season
Researchers at three universities have partnered on a project to create a digital replica corn field to help guide how crops develop and perform. On this week’s episode, we’ll hear from James Schnable at the University of Nebraska about a collaboration with researchers at Iowa State University and Purdue to develop this innovative new project. […]
A group of scientists are researching ways to limit the spread of two insects that could destroy stored grain.
By: Brandon Peoples
Renewable fuels company Gevo has been awarded a $1.4 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to support a sustainable aviation fuel plant in South Dakota. Tad Hepner, VP for Strategy and Innovation with the Renewable Fuels Association tells Brownfield… “What this facility is going to look like, it’s probably going to be […]
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