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Cover crop, grazing tour set for July 23 at Menoken Farms
The “Crops, Covers and Cows” tour is free of charge; register by July 17. Registration is now open for “Crops, Covers and Cows,” a cover crop and grazing tour that will be held July 23. The event is...
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Renewable fuel proponents blast EPA RFS announcement
'The agency may as well start referring to the annual RFS levels as renewable volume suggestions' The Trump administration on Friday (July 5) announced biofuel-blending targets. Under the Environmental...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 8, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a military sendoff, a cruise ship accident, the 2017 ag census and a cow sendoff. Folks in Des Moines are sending off a military unit heading to the middle east.It's hard to...
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Farm Progress America, July 9, 2019
Max Armstrong offers some interesting numbers from the latest Census of AgricultureMax Armstrong shares some stats from the Census of Agriculture. A number that jumps out is 57.5. He offers a deeper...
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Applicants sought for 2019-20 Young Leader Program
Young Leader Program is a two-phase educational program for individuals involved in agriculture Corteva Agriscience and the American Soybean Association are seeking applicants for the 2019-20 Young...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 9, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the Pledge of Allegiance, crop conditions, farm equipment collisions, tornado damage and a football player's funeral. A Minnesota city voted not to say the Pledge of...
View ArticleFarm groups air concerns about USMCA
NFU calls for attention to health care, American Dairy Coalition calls for swift passage The Trump administration could drop the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in the House any day now and...
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Tech companies make deal in data sharing
Taranis and The Climate Corporation will share data with customers through FieldView. Aerial imagery continues to offer farmers enhanced ways to scout crops, or better direct scouting efforts, to...
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Researchers decode black-eyed pea genome
National Science Foundation grant made the cowpea research possible University of California Riverside scientists have decoded the genome of black-eyed peas. Black-eyed peas, small beans with dark...
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Farm Progress America, July 10, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a look at the changing nature of the U.S. ethanol industry. Max Armstrong shares that operating margins for ethanol plants may be tighter in 2019 as the corn supply tightens. Max...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 10, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about more rain, a cruise ship accident, health care via the computer and ticks. More rain fell across Nebraska and the Dakotas.A lawyer for the family who lost their daughter when...
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First five mitigants show promise protecting pigs from PRRS, PED, SVA
A separate FFAR-funded grant at Kansas State University will build on this research to test whether the additives can be added to feed to protect against African swine fever. Initial results from a...
View ArticlePlug holes in your soybean regime
Wait to increase soybean yields? Then imagine putting the crop’s maximum yield potential — around 100 bushels per acre today — in a bucket, a bucket with six or seven holes in it, advises Karen...
View ArticleDesiccants speed sunflower harvest
Confection and oilseed sunflower producers may avoid harvest delays and yield loss due to inclement weather, disease, birds, lodging and seed shattering by applying a desiccant to the crop after...
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Deadline extended to report spring-seeded crops for 12 states
Producers in states impacted by floods and heavy moisture must report by July 22. USDA is extending the deadline for agricultural producers in states impacted by flooding and heavy moisture.The new...
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Startups participate in DFA Accelerator
Participants include Numa, RifRaf, Brooklyn Buttery, Labby, Healthy Cow and Bezoar Laboratories Startups in two verticals — ag tech and dairy food products — engaged in a 90-day immersive program and...
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3 tips for coping with stress
An NDSU Extension family science specialist recommends focusing on what you can control. Doing three things can help you handle stress better, says Sean Brotherson, North Dakota State University...
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Farm Aid 2019 tickets go on sale Friday
Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews among the performers Tickets for Farm Aid 2019 go on sale Friday (July 12) at 10 a.m. CDT. Farm Aid’s annual music and food festival...
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Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef talks antimicrobials
The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef includes people from 25 countries and all parts of beef value chain Beef producers across the world work to raise cattle in differing environments.“When it...
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Farm Progress America, July 11, 2019
Max Armstrong shares some insight on the rising attention of the restaurant industry to meat substitute products Max Armstrong offers a look at the plant-based protein hype wondering if these products...
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