Wide variety of new products that could fill a need for you
What's New From the Shows: See how many of these products could prove useful on your farm. Not everybody who attends farm shows can afford a new tractor or combine. However, there is something at all...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness – Nov. 30, 2019
Mike Pearson and Chad Colby share news about trade, land values, rough weather ahead and some media trained turkeys Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as the full showPart 1Mike...
View ArticleBayer criticizes Mexico over glyphosate move
The country has stopped imports of the active ingredient for Roundup, but the company maintains farmers to face trouble from the move Bayer AG criticized Mexico for stopping imports of the key...
View ArticleMIDDAY-Midwest Digest, November 29, 2019
Max Armstrong talks storms, a tattoo artist with an interesting sideline, upcoming winter meetings and things you can't take on an airplane Max Armstrong wraps up the week with news of the big storm...
View ArticleRethinking the machinery cab
Engineers are looking at how farmers work and considering new ways to enhance the experience. This is a tale of two cabs. One, a prototype that shows what could be. The other, a new option to be...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, December 2, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a look at the 2019 Christmas tree market Max Armstrong shares news that there's a Christmas tree shortage this season. Many farms have been unable to grow trees to a marketable...
View ArticleChina spares trade in first retaliation to Hong Kong law
President Trump's signing of the U.S. law supporting protests in the region gets some retaliation, but not on the trade front China avoided measures related to trade in its first actions retaliating...
View ArticleHere come the UTVs and ATVs for 2020
What’s New From the Shows: Some new models offer more utility; others are all about sportiness. Farm Progress staffIf you want a UTV that you can accessorize to the hilt, with every accessory being...
View ArticleWhich soil would you rather grow corn in?
Corn Illustrated: Simple experiment shows how no-till soil holds structure while conventionally tilled soil melts away. Not all soils are created equal. If you buy into that premise, Tony Bailey says...
View ArticleFocus on soil health helps transforms ‘ranch from hell’
A South Dakota couple turned their ranch around by focusing on the land instead of the cattle. Shawn Freeland used to call the land near Caputa, S.D., that he and his wife, Kristy, bought in 2004 the...
View ArticleTrump ties Brazil, Argentina steel tariffs to U.S. farm woes
President Trump announces on Twitter that he will reinstate the tariffs on all steel and aluminum that is shipped into the U.S. from the two countries. By Brendan Murray and Joe DeauxPresident Donald...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, December 3, 2019
Max Armstrong shares some insight into a checkoff program that supports the sale of Christmas trees Max Armstrong asks why, with a shortage, are we seeing advertisements for Christmas trees? Max...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Dec. 3, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a precip-free forecast, Giving Tuesday, China's hog inventory, a credit to a coach and remembering a radio personality. There's a precipitation-free forecast!Today is Giving...
View ArticleEarly registration opens for organic farming conference
Discounts are available for the 31st Annual MOSES Organic Farming Conference , held in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Feb. 27-29. Early registration just opened for the country’s largest conference about...
View ArticleFarmer ag sentiment better in November
The latest number from Purdue, CME Group is second highest for 2019.The Ag Economy Barometer rose in November for the second month in a row, climbing to 153, 17 points higher than in October when the...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, Dec. 3, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the Thanksgiving weekend blizzard, Giving Tuesday, state Farm Bureau meetings and snow-car safety. The Nebraska Panhandle is still recovering from the Thanksgiving weekend...
View ArticleSouth Dakota bans Palmer amaranth from seed sales
When purchasing seed, check seed labels and ask to see the seed analysis report. Palmer amaranth seed has been added to South Dakota’s list of prohibited noxious weed seeds. Seed for sale within South...
View ArticleGlobal warming prediction sounds alarm for climate fight
The impact of global warming and it's economic costs are felt around the world as we experience extreme weather events. By Laura Millan LombranaThe world’s average temperature is rising faster than...
View ArticleTrump downplays China deal urgency as trade risks roar back
White House officials have said repeatedly that an initial deal is almost done and people close to the talks reinforce that. By Brendan MurrayWith a flurry of trade threats across three continents in...
View ArticleAmerican Agri-Women elects new national officers
Karolyn Zurn of Minnesota Agri-Women was elected president.American Agri-Women (AAW) elected its national officers at its 2019 national convention held recently in Tigard, Oregon. New officers joined...
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