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African swine fever is surging across Vietnam
Vietnam may have to declare state of emergency to deal with disease that's forced culling of 2.5 million hogs since February By Mai Ngoc Chau and Jason GaleA state of emergency may be necessary in...
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AEM solicits partners to cultivate next generation workforce
Association of Equipment Manufacturers celebrates 125th anniversary by issuing five $10k grants The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is issuing five $10,000 grants to non-profit organizations...
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Immigration reform among Organic Farmers Association policy priorities
Policy platform also includes support for beginning farmers, streamlined crop insurance and funding for organic research The Organic Farmers Association has set its 2019 policy platform. Organic...
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Farm Progress America, June 19, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the importance of sustainability to the beef industry Max Armstrong shares insight on a group – the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. The group’s leader wrote recently in...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 19, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about coal plants, credit conditions, graffiti on a memorial, a rain out game, and a long-operated fire hall. The Trump administration is bringing back coal plants, and the EPA...
View ArticleHow to figure seeding rate
Each year questions arise about the correct seeding rate for hard red spring wheat, says Jochum Wiersma, University of Minnesota Extension small-grains specialist. How to figure seeding rateBy LON...
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5 success secrets for quality durum
Paying attention to details pays dividends when growing durum wheat, says Mark Birdsall, Berthold, N.D. 5 success secrets for quality durumBy LON TONNESONPaying attention to details pays dividends...
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How to pick SCN-resistant varieties
Soybean varieties resistant to soybean cyst nematode, or SCN, are tremendously effective management tools. These resistant varieties produce greater yields and result in lower SCN numbers at the end...
View ArticleDon’t compromise on seed quality
2009 was a tough growing season and an even tougher harvest, and it’s created a lot of concern about soybean seed quality for 2010. Don’t compromise on seed qualityBy ADAM SPELHAUG2009 was a tough...
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Stem canker rises in South Dakota
Something didn’t look right in the soybean field on the north side of the road. It was the wilted look of those leaves turned bottom up to the early September sun that made South Dakota State...
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Vote for your favorite finalist in #RootedInAg contest
Finalists are Kathleen Amaral from Georgia, Krista Swanson from Illinois and Tammy Wiedenbeck from Wisconsin Three finalists for the #RootedinAg contest have been announced by Syngenta. These...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 20, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at the challenge California farmers face as the state takes land for a troubled bullet train project Max Armstrong shares concerns of Central Valley California farmers who have...
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Mexican Senate ratifies USMCA
Lawmakers voted 114-4 to approve the new NAFTA By Nacha CattanMexico’s Senate ratified a North American trade deal with the U.S. and Canada, becoming the first to do so amid a truce reached with...
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Trudeau to meet Trump, Pelosi
USMCA, tariffs on uranium and softwood lumber among topics to be discussed By Josh WingroveCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to take up trade disputes with President Donald Trump in...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 20, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about high water on the Great Lakes, a possible prison sentence for DWI, living to tell about a grain entrapment and the movie Jaws. Experts gathered to answer questions about...
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86 bu. tops SD contest
86, 84, 82 … these are some of the top yields in the first South Dakota Soybean Yield Contest sponsored by the South Dakota Soybean Association. 86 bu. tops SD contestCompiled by staff86, 84, 82 …...
View ArticleHow many bulls do you need?
The Dickinson Research Extension Center recently decreased the center’s bull population. The average bull age at the center at turnout has been 3 years. Seldom would a bull more than 5 years of age be...
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RR2Y beans show yield advantage
The biggest technology change in seed, and the one that is gaining the most attention in this winter’s seed-buying season, is Roundup Ready 2 Yield, or RR2Y. The questions I have had about RR2Y have...
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More new ideas from Beck
Dwayne Beck — a South Dakota State University ag expert, no-till innovator and manager of the Dakota Lakes Research farm in Pierre, S.D. — can be counted on to surprise his audience with new ideas...
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Nine answers to bean aphid questions
Kelley Tilmon, South Dakota State University Extension entomologist, answers questions about soybean aphids. Nine answers to bean aphid questionsBy LON TONNESONKelley Tilmon, South Dakota State...
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