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Chinese skeptical of America's fake meat
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods hungrily eye the country's 1.4 billion eaters By Kari Soo Lindberg, Deena Shanker, Leslie Patton and Carolynn LookIn the Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing, ZeroGo is...
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Top 4 crops you should plant on unharvest sugarbeet acres
Legumes that can help manage nitrogen and lower nitrogen input costs are the top choices. Crop rotation, field prep and fertilizer management will have to be tweaked in order to bring unharvested...
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Help is out there for farmers facing crisis
Agricultural Mediation Services offers financial advice and help dealing with lenders. As Kansas farmers assess the year that just ended and turn to planning for the coming growing season, many are...
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Farm Progress America, December 12, 2019
Max Armstrong shares an interesting story of one industry using technology in new ways and a challenge encountered Max Armstrong talks about how everyone is embracing technology in all parts of their...
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Farmworker bill clears House, on way to Senate
Bill has support of 300 ag, business associations, but AFBF hoping to amend legislation in the Senate The House passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act on a 260-165 vote on Dec. 11, sending the...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Dec. 12, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about trade war with China and large Chinese grain purchase. (audio) The executives of Home Depot are blaming opioid crisis for rise in retail theft. It's happening everywhere in...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Dec. 12, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about farm worker bill that passed U.S. House of Representatives. (audio) Family members said they should be planning Chloe's second birthday, instead they are talking about her...
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Surface-applied beet lime improves acidic soil
Produced from sugarbeet processing, beet lime costs less than ag lime imported out of state. The North Dakota State University North Central Research Extension Center (NCREC) at Minot improved some of...
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Farm Analyst Program helps farmers stay on track
Weather can cause many farm money woes but understanding your options can help prevent crisis. While Kansas Agricultural Mediation Services deals with the difficult chore of negotiating with a lender,...
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USDA funding available to expand broadband
Application period opens Jan. 31, 2020, for $550 million in Reconnect Pilot Program funding. A second round of $550 million in USDA Reconnect Pilot Program funding will be available.“This second round...
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U.S.-China reach phase-one trade deal
Deal includes delay in Dec. 15 tariffs, rollback of some existing tariffs and Chinese promise to buy more U.S. ag products. By Jenny Leonard, Shawn Donnan, Saleha Mohsin and Jennifer JacobsU.S....
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Dec. 13, 2019
Trade deals, immigration bill and a fun map showing where cotton grown in Georgia among news of the week. Missed some ag news because you're binge-watching the impeachment hearings? We've got you...
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Survey heading to organic producers
Survey is being sent to random producers on National Organic Program list. The Organic Farming Research Foundation and Organic Seed Alliance have released the first phase of a national survey to...
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Farm Progress America, December 13, 2019
Max Armstrong shares a market expert's year-end view of the 2019 market Max Armstrong offers market insight from Richard Brock who makes interesting points when looking back at 2019. Brock notes that...
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Trump signs off on phase-one deal with China
Deal includes Chinese promise to buy more U.S. ag products, avoids new wave of U.S. tariffs. By Jenny Leonard, Jennifer Jacobs, Shawn Donnan and Saleha MohsinPresident Donald Trump signed off on a...
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China, U.S. agree to text of phase one trade deal
China will increase imports from U.S. as part of trade agreement. By Bloomberg NewsChina and the U.S. have agreed on the text of a phase one trade deal, which will see the removal of tariffs on...
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Ag groups react to China trade deal
China commits to making additional purchases from U.S. and U.S. will reduce tariffs. The U.S. and China have reached a phase one trade deal.The deal requires structural reforms and other changes in...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Dec. 13, 2019
Steve Alexander fills in for Max Armstrong and talks about JackLinks. (audio) Steve Alexander fills in for Max ArmstrongSweet Home Indiana is where Max is today. He's helping Indiana Farm Bureau...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Dec. 13, 2019
Steve Alexander talks about Iowa farmland value survey results. (audio) Steve Alexander fills in for Max Armstrong.Max is in his home state of Indiana for 100th anniversary of Indiana Farm...
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Fresh off victory, Boris Johnson calls for healing
Boris Johnson and his Conservatives won their biggest majority since Margaret Thatcher’s in 1987. By Tim Ross, Alex Morales and Greg RitchieBoris Johnson won an emphatic election victory that redraws...
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