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1 day ago | kgfw.com | Cyndi Young

Commentary. Jim and I traveled “back home” last week to join family and friends for the funeral services for my husband’s uncle. Dean was the last of the three siblings in his family. He was the younger brother of Jim’s dad, Bill Puyear. As is so often the case due to time and distance, it […]The post Bringing memories to life appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

2 days ago | kgfw.com | Carah Hart

Christopher S. “Kit” Bond died in St. Louis, Missouri on Tuesday. He was 86 years old. Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins says the Republican lawmaker was a state treasure who took on some of agriculture’s toughest challenges. “He was known for being a huge proponent of infrastructure: from highway funding to making sure critical […]The post Former U.S. Senator from Missouri dies appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

2 days ago | kgfw.com | Carah Hart

An extension ag economist says updates to federal biofuels policy could be bullish for U.S. soybean prices. Ben Brown with the University of Missouri says Congress is considering updates and an extension to the 45z tax credit in the reconciliation package and if those changes provide more certainty for biofuel producers “it would encourage more […]The post Biofuels policy changes can affect soybean prices appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

3 days ago | kgfw.com | Carah Hart

The Missouri Legislature has passed a bill that would update state policy for hauling cotton. State Senator Barry Bean is a sponsor of Senate Bill 28 and tells Brownfield there are new guidelines on securing cotton bales. “Most of these loads are only being taken a very short distance from the field to the gin, […]The post Cotton hauling legislation passes MO Legislature appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

3 days ago | kgfw.com | Andrea Dresdale

Cyndi Lauper is one of this year’s inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along with indie rockers The White Stripes, British rockers Bad Company, the late Joe Cocker, grunge pioneers Soundgarden, rap duo Outkast and “The Twist” singer Chubby Checker. But it turns out she has an unexpected connection to Bad Company. “That was the first song I sang as the lead singer, at a place called the Boardy Barn,” Cyndi recalls. The Boardy Barn was a legendary venue in New York’s Hamptons.