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Want to tell EPA a thing or two?
EPA is seeking 20 to 30 members from rural areas to serve on committee to advise EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler People are sought to serve on the Environmental Protection Agency Farm, Ranch, and...
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DMI CEO calls for dairy industry unity
Tom Gallagher says groups that oppose animal-based agriculture want to eliminate dairy checkoff Unity and leadership are more important than ever in the dairy industry as anti-animal-agriculture...
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U.S. Grains Council markets sorghum, DDGS in Spain, Portugal
Spain imported more than 800,000 metric tons of U.S. sorghum and DDGS in the 2018/2019 marketing year The U.S. Grains Council visited Spain and Portugal in October to promote U.S. sorghum and...
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Farm Progress America, November 12, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about remote grain dryer control. As farmers work to dry down a very wet corn crop, the ability to monitor and operate on-farm grain dryers is going mobile. A new product from GSI...
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Dean Foods files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization
Dean shares have tumbled and trading has been halted. By Lydia Mulvany, Jeremy Hill and Katherine DohertyTop U.S. milk processor Dean Foods Co. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is in advanced talks...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Nov. 12, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about home buying, grain report surprises, a grain scam conviction and sentencing and the Taurid meteor shower. People are getting older before buying a home, as home prices...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Nov. 12, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the cold, snow and ice, trade talks in Germany, lottery winning scams and a ranking football team. It's cold, snowy and icy across the middle of the...
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Take your pick of long-term winter forecasts
While not an exact science, farmers have a variety of options to look toward when gauging winter weather. Whether you rely on the shape of a persimmons seed, magnetic storms on the surface of the sun...
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South Dakota farmer navigates political perils of pig industry
Karl Schenk has found success contract growing and finishing pigs, despite obstacles. “It’s the best thing we have ever done,” says Karl Schenk, Mission Hill, S.D., of the three hog barns he and his...
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Democrats blast Trump trade aid as favoring Southern farmers
Democrats complain the Trump administration is using a flawed formula and that 5 southern states received the highest payment rates per acre. By Mike DorningSenate Democrats attacked President Donald...
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Farm Progress America, November 13, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the need for rural high-speed internet access. There's something missing in the drive to bring technology to farmers: high-speed internet access. In spite of the fact that...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Nov. 13, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the cold and snow, new lungs, excitement at a sports event and a proper burial for a veteran. The cold and snow was record breaking this week.A Michigan...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Nov. 13, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the weather outlook, corn and soybean harvest, milk consumption, overseas troop support and more. NOAA has forecasted above-normal temperatures for the...
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Farm Progress America, November 14, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight on rotational grazing. Long ago, Max was approached by Bob Evans, Ohio farmer and restaurateur, about talking more about rotational grazing. Now, a common denominator in...
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World Food Prize has new leader
Barbara Stinson will succeed retiring Ambassador Ken Quinn as president of the Iowa-based organization. The World Food Prize Foundation, the Iowa-based international organization recognizing the...
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Drones offer better hemp data
A newfangled crop has a lot of factors to consider; monitoring hemp from the air offers insights. The buzz about hemp has a range of farmers who may have long been row crop producers looking to...
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CME gives traders new hedging tool
Brazil overtook the U.S. as the top soybean exporter in the 2012-13 season By Isis Almeida and Megan DurisinCME Group Inc. plans to start Brazilian soybean futures with the country’s B3 exchange,...
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New dairy industry leaders announced
Neil Hoff, Windthorst, Texas, will lead United Dairy Industry Association The officers elected to serve the dairy industry at the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Nov. 14, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max Armstrong, and talks about Wisconsin politics, a court case for a former governor, cell phone driving laws and car-deer accidents.Wisconsin politics continue to make the...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Nov. 14, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about a bogus coupon, a fleeing criminal, a special dog and a generous red kettle donation. If you shop at Costco, don't try to use the $75 coupon you might...
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