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COTTON: The 2020/21 U.S. cotton supply and demand forecasts show higher exports and lower ending stocks relative to last month. Production and domestic mill use are unchanged. The export forecast is raised 250,000 bales, to 15.75 million, based on the pace of recent sales and shipments. Ending stocks are now forecast at 3.9 million bales, equivalent to 22 percent of total disappearance. The marketing year price received by upland cotton producers is projected to average 68 cents per pound, a reduction of 1 cent from last month.
Read moreBrownfield, Texas - Applications are now open for the 2021/2022 cohort of Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors.
Read moreLUBBOCK, Texas (April 15, 2021)—The National Sorghum Foundation opened three scholarship applications today for college students studying agriculture in the 2021-2022 academic year.
Read moreLITTLEFIELD – The Brownfield baseball team traveled an hour to visit District 3-3A opponent Littlefield on Tuesday, April 13. The Cubs went into the game having lost the last two games and looking to find its offense, having scored only three runs in their previous game. The Wildcats rode their home advantage and jumped on the Cubs pitching to hand Brownfield a 16-4 loss in five innings.
Read moreLITTLEFIELD – The Brownfield softball team traveled to Littlefield to face the Lady Cats in District 3-3A play. The Lady Cubs came into the game having scored 42 runs in their last two games, but could not replicate the same type of offense and played seven innings since losing to Lamesa. After coming from behind, the Lady Cubs pulled off an 8-5 win to improve to 6-1 in district. With three games remaining in district, Brownfield will host Muleshoe on Saturday, travel to Lamesa on Tuesday, and finish district on the road against Dimmitt on Saturday, April 24.
Read moreOn July 2020, the Federal Communications Commission or FCC presented a 69 page document to the House and Senate. The document was WC Docket No. 18-336, which in layman’s term was the implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018. The docket made 988 the official three digit number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number and speak with one of their representatives. Before the docket the only way to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline was to dial 1-800- 273-8255, which will stay in effect until July 16, 2022, but with the docket passing, dialing 988 is the official three digit number to reach them.
Read moreAt the last Brownfield City Council meeting held on Thursday, April 1, Cat Gonzalez, Electric Line supervisor, appeared before the council members to give an update and report for last year. In the report, Gonzalez showed the council what types of calls they receive and how many, showed the types of work they do each month, and who and when the repairs were made.
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