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Farm Progress America, July 15, 2020
Max Armstrong offers news that the pork industry is working to prevent the introduction of foreign animal disease Max Armstrong shares the work of the U.S. pork industry on biosecurity, limiting...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 15, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about COVID-19 impacts, the economy and the life of Owen Newlin. Take Max's COVID-19 survey on his Twitter account this morning.Wisconsin broke a record for...
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U.S., Japan expand organic arrangement
Expanded equivalence arrangement covers livestock products, reduces cost and streamlines process for participants. Japan and the United States have expanded their organic equivalence arrangement to...
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Soil Health Partnership releases Cover Crop Planting Report
Survey was conducted with more than 80 farmers across 11 states about their cover crop usage in 2019. Farmers are using diverse strategies to plant cover crops and a variety of plant species to...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 15, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about Owen Newlin, China's corn purchase, death over masks and a lucky lottery scratch-off.Owen Newlin is being remembered after his passing this week. He...
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Develop your own brand to profit from hemp
Slideshow: 2020 prices for high-CBD biomass and crude oil are below the price of production for many farmers. But selling custom-branded products can help cash flow. In the hemp industry right now,...
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Farm Progress America, July 16, 2020
Max Armstrong shares news that a major farm group has instituted a name change Max Armstrong explains how a multi-group aimed at supporting agriculture is getting a name change from the U.S. Farmers...
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NDSU Extension revises flax, chickpea recommendations
Dakota Digest: SDSU Extension has reopened its regional centers. The North Dakota State University Extension Service has revised its "Flax Production in North Dakota” (A1038) and Growing “Chickpea in...
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New tool identifies problems in field instantly
This app feature eliminates sending pictures back and forth with experts to identify diseases and pests. At the 2019 Farm Progress Show, companies were displaying novel technology that attempted to...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 16, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a federal execution, lock repair on the Illinois River, duties of police officers and a heat wave coming. There will be a second execution this week in Indiana at the federal...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - July 17, 2020
CFAP payments reach $5.8 billion, 1.2 acres accepted for CRP Grasslands and Burger King adds lemon grass to cow rations. Missed some ag news this week? Here's seven stories to catch you up.1. As of...
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Prices remain strong for good cropland
No price slump seen in cropland sales in southeast and western South Dakota or the Red River Valley. High-quality irrigated cropland in South Dakota and prime Red River Valley cropland in North Dakota...
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Animal Ag Allies development program launched
Farmers, ranchers, practicing veterinarians, industry professionals encouraged to enroll in Animal Agriculture Alliance program. The Animal Agriculture Alliance launched the Animal Ag Allies program...
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FTC grants approval for Elanco acquisition
Elanco Animal Health expects to close on acquisition of Bayer Animal Health at the beginning of August. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved Elanco Animal Health's acquisition of Bayer...
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COVID-19 could cost ethanol industry $10 billion
From March through June 2020, nearly 500 million fewer bushels of corn were used in ethanol production. The COVID-19 crisis has led to more than $3.4 billion in lost revenues for the U.S. ethanol...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 16, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the USPS, interest rates, a federal execution, drought conditions and one state trying to lure business from another. USPS is ending special after-hours deliveries.There's a...
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Farm Progress America, July 17, 2020
Max Armstrong gets insight on farmland sales during COVID-19 Max Armstrong shares insight on a report on land values from Farmers National. The market had remained strong ahead of the coronavirus...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 17, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a Christopher Columbus statue, quarantined Chicago visitors, companies partnering on AI tech for ag, a bankruptcy filing and store closings. A Christopher Columbus statue...
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Americans shift eating habits amid pandemic
'The entire food supply chain has been put on its head.' By Nic Querolo and Elizabeth RembertAmericans have rapidly changed the ways they buy, cook and eat food in just four months, leaving everyone...
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Study quantifies value of red meat exports to U.S. corn, soybeans
Pork and beef exports also used about 3 million tons of distiller's dried grains with solubles in 2019 at an annual average price of $137 per ton. Since 2015, indirect exports of corn and soybeans...
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