Farm Progress America, August 29, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight from Dairy Management Inc. and the rising need for transparency in agriculture Max Armstrong talks consumers and food knowledge with insight from Dairy Management Inc.,...
View ArticleImproving trade relations with Cuba
Cuba imports 80% of their food “For 60 years we have been embargoing Cuba and it has not served the people of Cuba or U.S. farmers well,” said Paul Johnson, executive director of the Illinois Cuba...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Aug. 29, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about Sonny Perdue at FPS19, bird damage to crops, vaping illnesses, a busted drug pipeline and more. Sonny Perdue was at the Farm Progress Show yesterday,...
View ArticleUSDA launches investigation in wake of Tyson plant fire
Cattle prices tanked following the Aug. 9 fire Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue directed USDA’s Packers and Stockyards Division to launch an investigation into beef pricing margins.The investigation...
View Article7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Aug. 30, 2019
Farmers sticking with Trump, tentative trade deal with Japan and farmers intend to plant more corn, beans next year Missed some agricultural news this week? Here are seven stories you might have...
View ArticleOvercome 7 barriers to cover crop adoption
In order to increase cover crop acreage, farmers must understand the obstacles to adoption. Cover crop acreage has increased significantly over the past decades, and in some areas over 70% of farmland...
View ArticleDrone attack: Unmanned aerial system seeks out weeds
Slideshow: NDSU researchers demonstrated an experimental UAS sprayer at a recent field day event. By Luann DartAn experimental drone sprayer took to the air at the annual North Dakota State University...
View ArticleReport examines value of U.S. inland waterways
Waterway system brings benefits to inland growers, including $4,827 million to Illinois corn and soybean industry The nation’s primary inland waterways system, which includes the Mississippi,...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, August 30, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight into a new survey of Millennials that shows what causes stress – and observes one fear that’s absent Max Armstrong considers the fact that in most cases that the general...
View ArticleGovernment aid boosts farm income
Agriculture profits could hit five-year high. Net farm income could reach a five-year high in 2019, according to new estimates out today from USDA. But sales from crops, livestock and other goods...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, Aug. 31, 2019
Coming to you from the Farm Progress Show, we’ve got Sonny Perdue, market outlooks, new technology and old machinery and hemp. Part 1Max, Orion and Greg Soulje bring you the show from Farm Progress...
View Article5 truths for drying frost-damaged corn
Corn Illustrated: Be prepared, in case some corn runs out of time to fully mature this year. If someone tells you they want a fall like 1931, take their word for it. According to the National Weather...
View ArticleSunflower yield prospects looking good
USDA says most of the U.S. sunflower crop is in good to excellent condition. USDA rates the vast majority of the sunflower crop in Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota as good to...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, September 2, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a Labor Day view of food and ag-related workers employed in the U.S. Max Armstrong looks at the number of jobs are related to the ag and food industry. There are 21.6 million jobs...
View ArticleMORNING-Midwest Digest, September 2, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about Labor Day travel, rural school challenges and offers a look at a Michigan celebration Max Armstrong offers a look at the travel impact of Hurricane Dorian on Labor Day...
View ArticleConsidering the robot you already own
Increasingly, automated systems are becoming a standard part of a range of farm equipment on the market Coming from one major farm show, a few media events and some in-depth conversations with...
View ArticleMIDDAY-Midwest Digest, September 2, 2019
Max Armstrong recognizes an interesting tech anniversary, looks at the U.S.-Japan agreement, talks about a grain-marketing scam and looks up at the Northern sky Max Armstrong wishes a happy 50th to...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, September 3, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight from a recent farm survey showing what farmers intend to plant in 2020 Max Armstrong looks at the most recent USDA crop reports and there’s another ahead on Sept. 12 where...
View ArticleEquipment company CNH Industrial sets long term plan
UPDATED: Company plans to split into two entities - on-highway and off-highway; also purchase of AgDNA announced; and a new $250 million investment in fuel cell technology for heavy-duty trucks...
View ArticleGroups work to spark youth interest in agriculture
FFA provides talent pipeline for industry, trains youth to advocate for agriculture. How do you best engage young people, cultivate them and educate them so they will be interested in agriculture?“One...
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