Trump suggests rescinding ethanol waivers
U.S. biofuel policy pits two of Trump’s top political constituencies -- farmers and oil interests -- against each other By Jennifer Jacobs, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Mario ParkerPresident Donald Trump...
View ArticleFendt row crop tractors stir interest in Kansas
Agco displayed the new Fendt 900 and 700 Series tractors at three Kansas dealerships. Kansas farmers got a chance to see, ride and drive the new German-made Fendt 900 and 700 Series tractors when Agco...
View ArticleCompany supports ‘internet of things’
IoT America is a firm aiming to provide farmers support for new crop monitoring and measurement tools. The phrase “internet of things,” or IoT, is gaining some traction in agriculture as companies...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, August 21, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a preview of how companies that make unmanned aerial vehicles and software at the Farm Progress Show Max Armstrong talks about unmanned aerial vehicles that will be at the Farm...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Aug. 21, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about 401k millionaires, farmer anger from an ethanol decision and a tribute to a young farmer killed in a grain bin accident in Minnesota. How's your 401K? There are millionaires...
View ArticlePoet idles production due to SREs
Trump administration action reduces ethanol demand, leading Poet to idle production and consolidate jobs Poet will idle production at its bioprocessing facility in Cloverdale, Indiana, due to recent...
View ArticleSoybean farmers on mission to develop new markets
South Dakota soybean grower Dawn Scheier among those who visited Cambodia With the ongoing trade war impacting sales to the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans, it’s urgent for soybean farmers to develop...
View ArticleTech tool focused on postharvest management
Ag startup Native, while opening in a specialty market, is crop-agnostic, and it offers the potential for postharvest management of any crop. Modern agriculture is seeing a lot more attention from ag...
View ArticleEPA evaluates pesticides for use on hemp
Public may comment on pesticide applications The EPA received 10 pesticide applications to expand their use on hemp. The 10 requests are the result of the December 2018 Farm Bill provisions that...
View ArticleMore than 60% U.S. dairies signed up for Dairy Margin Coverage
Signup for the new USDA dairy program continues through Sept. 20, 2019 Nearly 17,000 dairy operations have signed up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program since signup opened June 17. Producers...
View ArticlePlenty to see on ADM Stage in Hospitality Building
A variety of speakers and topics will take the stage in the Hospitality Building at the Farm Progress Show. Will you be at the Farm Progress Show, Aug. 27-29 in Decatur, Ill.? If you’re looking for a...
View ArticleAg PhD Field Day at Hefty Farms raises bar for field days
Slideshow: The 2019 Ag PhD Field Day lives up to its claim as one of the biggest field days in the U.S. The Ag PhD Field Day at Hefty Farm bills itself as one of the biggest — if not the biggest —...
View ArticleU.S.-Mexico tomato trade war eases
Deal suspends tariffs on tomatoes and implements import restrictions By Eric Martin and Jonathan LevinThe U.S. reached a deal to suspend tariffs on tomatoes from Mexico and implement import...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, Aug. 21, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about college savings, a petition for Walmart, industrial hemp legalization, the ethanol industry and remembering an ag economist. A new survey says just under half of parents...
View ArticleSmall refinery waivers knock biodiesel backwards
Latest SRE's blamed for shutdown of 3 plants and more closings and layoffs feared The Renewable Fuel Standard is again taking hits from the Environmental Protection Agency in the form of small...
View ArticleNo new requirements for hazardous substance spill prevention
EPA says current regs protect human health and environment There will be no new regulatory requirements under the Clean Water Act section 311(j)(1)(C) for hazardous substance discharge...
View Article$1.2M targeted to improve water quality in the Gulf of Mexico
EPA grants money to 12 state members of Hypoxia Task Force to reduce nutrients in Mississippi River basin The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a total of $1.2 million to the 12 state...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, Aug. 22, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the Half Century of Progress Show, national park visitors, a man banned from the Iowa State Fair, and more. Max is at the Half Century of Progress...
View ArticleNorth Dakota governor names new wheat commissioner
Gov. Doug Burgum appointed a new commissioner-at-large to the North Dakota Wheat Commission. Mark Birdsall, Berthold, N.D., was recently appointed by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to represent North...
View Article7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Aug. 23, 2019
Who got the most trade aid, Bayer sells animal health division to Elanco and NemaStrike sale paused Missed some agricultural news this week? Here are seven stories to catch you up.1. Fargo County,...
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