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Roundup lawsuits may force Bayer to sell assets
CEO Werner Baumann says Bayer needs to know how much money the litigation will cost before figuring out how to pay for it. By Tim LohBayer AG acknowledged for the first time that lawsuits related to...
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Bayer chairman Werner Wenning leaving company
Wenning has been chairman since 2012 and was CEO of the company from 2002 until 2010. By Tim Loh and Naomi KresgeBayer AG Chairman Werner Wenning is leaving the German drugs and chemicals company...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Feb. 27, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about daylight saving time, the skull breaker challenge, expanding Subaru manufacturing and a lost coon dog. Have you had enough of daylight saving time? Ohio...
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Farm Progress America, February 28, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at the challenge of animal activists and their actions against farms. Max Armstrong offers insight on the work of animal rights extremists against farmers raising livestock. The...
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Farmers in 11 Western counties eligible for disaster loans
USDA designates two counties in Nevada as primary natural disaster areas, and it opens options for contiguous counties. Drought can take any farm or ranch down, and recent effects of drought have hit...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Feb. 28, 2020
Changes in British subsidies post-Brexit, ARC-county potential payments and Cargill will launch plant-based hamburger patties. It's been a busy week in ag news. Here are seven stories from the week.1....
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Feb. 28, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the Molson Coors shooting, vaping laws, a border battle and life after prison for Rod Blagojevich. Victims of the Molson Coors shooting are being...
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Encouraging next generation to talk about mental health
Bayer transitions the Farm State of Mind campaign to American Farm Bureau and expands its reach. He choked back tears sharing how his wife recently passed away. “For the first two weeks, I held it all...
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Indigo Ag cutting jobs
The layoffs come as Indigo zeros in on areas where it’s seeing the best returns. By Isis AlmeidaIndigo Ag Inc., a company trying to take the old-school world of crop trading onto digital platforms, is...
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Time to register for 2020 World Pork Expo
Join more than 20,000 industry professionals and supporters at a pork-focused trade show hosted June 3-5 in Des Moines. Registration is now open for the 2020 World Pork Expo presented by the National...
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Perdue talks markets, trade, tech and sustainability
Commodity Classic general session speech shares administration's support of agriculture and observes areas of opportunity. Agriculture is going through a lot of changes, and USDA Secretary Sonny...
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WHIP+ expands eligibility
USDA will open signup on March 23 for producers to apply for eligible losses from drought and excess moisture. Sugar beet growers will also receive aid. Additional disaster assistance is available to...
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Bette Brand succeeds LaVoy at USDA Rural Development
Brand came to USDA with more than 35 years experience with Farm Credit of the Virginias. Bette Brand will serve as USDA Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary following the retirement of Donald “DJ”...
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This Week in Agribusiness, Feb. 29, 2020
We're at Commodity Classic this week, talking with commodity leaders, getting coronavirus insight, learning about conservation and more. Part 1Max joins us from Commodity Classic in San Antonio, where...
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Sonny Perdue: ‘We've got too much supply’
The U.S. Agriculture secretary tells farmers not to count on Market Facilitation Program payments in 2020. Don’t include a Market Facilitation Program payment in your 2020 farm management plan. That...
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Beef cow numbers lower, but for how long?
There could be a quick reboot of herds if the weather and economic factors remain positive. The annual USDA cattle publication released in January reported an end to the five years of beef cow...
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Major ag companies take next step in data management
Corn Illustrated: DataConnect aims to make modern data collection more seamless in agriculture. Turn the clock back to the early 1960s. Allis-Chalmers expected customers to buy all Allis-Chalmers...
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Expanding feed market in Tunisia
U.S. Grains Council establishes Center for Feed Manufacturing to train Tunisian feed industry professionals. Nine Tunisian feed manufacturers took part in a train-the-trainer program recently held at...
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Farm program choice Q&A: ARC-IC
The sign-up deadline for the 2019 and 2020 commodity farm program is March 16 at local USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices throughout the United States. Farm operators are encouraged to enroll on...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 2, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about gas prices, the National Pork Producers Council, signs of spring and Jack Welch. Have you noticed a drop in gas prices?The National Pork Producers Council is in Kansas City...
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