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Traditional meat having a banner year
A protein shortage in Asia has fueled demand for imported pork, poultry and beef. By Lydia Mulvany and Deena ShankerImitation meat may be all the rage at the moment, but producers of the real stuff...
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Farm Progress America, December 17, 2019
Max Armstrong offers insight from a farm outlook report for 2020 from CoBank Max Armstrong shares news of an analysis from CoBank looking ahead to 2020. The challenge is declining working capital and...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Dec. 17, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about winter driving, a trooper hit, U.S.-China trade, Hallmark backlash and stock investments. Every year, it takes a couple of snowstorms to retrain drivers for winter driving.An...
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Ukraine farmers fear land sales
Endemic graft and memories of the wheeler-dealing privatizations of the 1990s have many landowners worried about scrapping ban on land sales. By Volodymyr VerbyanyTamara Tarasenko’s life began against...
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Unknowns cloud U.S.-China trade deal
No one outside the negotiating teams has seen the details of the trade deal. By Bloomberg NewsChina and the U.S. announced last week, to the stock market’s relief, that they had agreed on a trade deal...
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Valmont signs agreement with Kazakhstan government
A collaborative effort will aim to expand mechanized irrigation in Central Asia. Valley Irrigation, a Valmont company, recently announced it has signed an agreement with the Republic of Kazakhstan and...
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Comment on EQIP interim rule
One change to EQIP is raising the payment cap for producers participating in the organic initiative. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service seeks public comments on its interim rule for the...
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How will climate politics figure into 2020 presidential race?
Poll finds majorities in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Nebraska believe that climate change is impacting agriculture. Forget the countdown to Christmas, the politically obsessed are counting down to...
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USDA awards $12.5 million to support land conservation
NRCS selected 19 projects focused on 4 priorities: water quantity, urban agriculture, pollinator habitat and conservation adoption. USDA's NRCS is awarding about $12.5 million in grants to support the...
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Colorado River report offers insight
Water Lines: An in-depth look at issues surrounding the basin offers perspective and opportunity for water users. The Family Farm Alliance for much of 2019 has been assembling a special two-volume...
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USDA accepting proposals for Conservation Collaboration Grants
Proposals are due Feb. 7, 2020. Proposals to enhance the nation's delivery and adoption of conservation measures are due Feb. 7, 2020. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service will invest $35...
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Farm Progress America, December 18, 2019
Max Armstrong explores some facts about farms across America Max Armstrong takes a closer look at USDA's recent report "America's Diverse Family Farms" and offers some perspective on farm size. He...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Dec. 18, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about vape use in high school students, an illness outbreak, commodity prices, a GoFundMe page and a snowball fight with police officers. Alcohol and opioid use in high school...
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Shell Rotella releases all-inclusive oil
New oil can be used in natural gas, diesel and gas engines. The marketplace is full of oils for natural gas, diesel and passenger car or gasoline engines. But what if those oils could be combined into...
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Matching tech, expertise to grain marketing
Cargill is refining its MarketGuide program with a new tool, ViewPoint, that aims to provide clarity on market information. Grain marketing is sometimes viewed as a necessary evil of agriculture. You...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Dec. 18, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a seawall on Lake Michigan, the USMCA and Casey's convenience stores. A seawall is going in on Lake Michigan.The USMCA will come up for a vote in the House tomorrow.Have you...
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EPA establishes RFS volumes for 2020, diesel volume for 2021
Conventional biofuel volumes maintained at 15 billion gallons. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule Dec. 19 that establishes the required renewable volumes under the Renewable...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Dec. 19, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about weekend weather, a Trump appearance, the impeachment vote, rural health care options and electronic billboard messages. After bitter cold yesterday and this morning, Midwest...
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Farmers Business Network announces new offerings
Several products and programs are available to help improve farmers' decision making and bottom lines. Since it was founded in 2014, the Farmers Business Network has grown to 9,650 farms, with 35...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Dec. 19, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the democratic presidential debate, the Trump impeachment vote, China's corn demand and tributes to a football coach. The final round of democratic presidential debates...
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