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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 23, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about home sales and interest rates, crop conditions, wheat harvest, fireworks and stimulus payment scams. Sales of existing homes fell nearly 10 percent last month, however...
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Farm transition step 2: Pay next generation to work on farm
The young farmer makes more decisions in the next phase of a farm succession plan. Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-day series on farm succession planning. Thursday will offer more insight...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, June 23, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a presidential debate relocation, Native American losses due to COVID-19, and the impact coronavirus has on rural economies and bedroom communities. The University of...
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Seed millets, sudangrasses on prevented planting acres
Determine what you want to get from prevented planting acres to choose between millets or sudangrasses. Do you know the difference between hay millets and pearl millet? Between forage sorghum and...
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Farm stress management course goes online
Farm Credit, AFBF, NFU partner with Extension to provide skills to understand sources of stress, manage stress and learn warning signs of stress and suicide. Take a moment and think of what farmers...
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Roundup won't require label in California
Judge rules in Bayer's favor and blocks the state from requiring that any company selling a glyphosate-based produce place warning on it. By Joel RosenblattBayer AG’s Roundup won’t require a label in...
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Bayer shares rise on potential Roundup settlement
Bayer plans to announce deal this seek where $8 billion is earmarked to resolve all current cases. By Tim Loh and Jef FeeleyBayer AG rose as much as 7.3% after Handelsblatt reported that the company...
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Who is impacted by Trump's latest visa suspension?
Executive order suspends H-1B visas, H-2B visas, H-4 visas, L-1 visas and certain J-1 visas through 2020. President Trump signed an executive order this week to suspend the issuance of certain...
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Farm Progress America, June 24, 2020
Max Armstrong shares some startling statistics about rural health care and the loss of hospitals Max Armstrong looks at news that rural hospitals are closing and it's gotten worse since the COVID-19...
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Certification is latest hurdle to U.S.-China trade
Updated: USDA and FDA issue joint statement on food export restrictions pertaining to COVID-19. Editor's note: Added statement from USDA regarding food export restrictions pertaining to COVID-19. By...
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CBP intercepts nearly 20,000 pounds of smuggled meat from China
In last two months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport have seized 12 shipments. In just a few weeks, from April 6 to June 6, U.S. Customs...
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$86 million invested in rural broadband in eight states
Projects in Indiana, Illinois, Alabama and Tennessee will split nearly $60 million. USDA is investing $86 million in rural broadband service for 17,000 people and businesses in eight states through...
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Bayer agrees to settle Roundup lawsuits
In their lawsuits, users blame Roundup for their non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other cancers. By Jef Feeley and Tim LohBayer AG has agreed to settle almost 100,000 U.S. lawsuits claiming the company’s...
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A non-GMO herbicide tolerant sorghum launched in U.S.
Five sorghum hybrids will be available in igrowth's initial launch. igrowth, the world's first commercially available non-GMO herbicide tolerant sorghum was launched in the U.S Tuesday, June 23,...
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Ag-only agenda drives company forward
New FMC president and CEO shares a look at the transition of the company into a farm-focused business. Mark Douglas remembers what FMC was like when he came to the company in 2010. “Essentially, we...
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Bayer resolves Roundup, dicamba lawsuits
Bayer will pay more than $10 billion to resolve current and address potential future Roundup and dicamba drift litigation.Bayer announced today a series of agreements that will substantially resolve...
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Follow best soil sampling practices with these 3 tips
Extension soils specialist Dave Franzen shares how to get on top of soil sampling this season. Soon it will be time to consider soil sampling for the 2021 crop year. The following are important things...
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Climate bill gets hearing in Senate ag committee
AFBF, NFU among those testifying in support of the legislation introduced by Indiana's Mike Braun. The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 was the topic of a June 24 hearing in the Senate Committee...
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5 things you should know about the Bayer settlements
News that Roundup, dicamba and even PCB settlements are reached includes wide-ranging details. Here are top items farmers should know. For several weeks there has been discussion that Bayer was...
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Farm Progress America, June 25, 2020
Max Armstrong offers a look at how China is dealing with a major swine disease with help from an Indiana veterinarian Max Armstrong shares an update on China's work on African Swine Fever. The country...
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