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This Week in Agribusiness, January 26, 2019
Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson get all the updates from winter meeting season and touch on markets and the weather. Part 1Note: The video automatically plays through all show parts once you...
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9 award-winning images from NCGA Fields-of-Corn Photo Contest
25 prizes were awarded to photographers from 16 states. More than 590 images were submitted for judging in the 2018 National Corn Growers Association Fields-of-Corn Photo Contest.In total, 25 prizes...
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Need help feeding livestock? Apply for assistance with Farm Rescue
Applications are open for farmers in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Iowa. Farm Rescue is currently accepting applications for livestock feeding assistance. The program, now in its...
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Perdue makes 3 leadership appointments
Dr. Mindy Brashears will serve as Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, Naomi Earp as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, and Dr. Scott Hutchins as Deputy Under Secretary for Research,...
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Study finds no link between ethanol, land use changes
Authors used actual data on land-use change that occurred from 2007 to 2014. A newly released article in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics finds no evidence to support land use changes...
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Better farm milk prices may be slow to arrive
Dairy Outlook: The U.S. milk supply is tightening. In January, CME spot nonfat dry milk (NDM) logged a fresh two-year high, reaching $1.04 per pound. The Global Dairy Trade auction provided the fuel...
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Farm Progress America, Jan. 29, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight on a survey of mycotoxins in feed grains Max Armstrong looks at the challenge of mycotoxins in animal feed. This problem can infect all types of grain. Max shared insight...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 29, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about record low temperatures and wind chills, the 2019 South American soybean crop and flu activity. The lowest temp recorded in Chicago is -27, in 1985. Tonight and tomorrow...
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Chinese negotiator Liu He arrives in Washington for talks
Both sides appear to attach great importance to the next formal round, but there’s still a long way to go before a deal can be done. by Bloomberg NewsWe’re just over four weeks away from a deadline...
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Be prepared for polar vortex
Bitter cold forecast to last through Jan. 31; talk to farm employees and take special care of livestock and pets. With one of the coldest arctic air masses in years bearing down on the Upper Midwest...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Jan. 29, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about pedestrian deaths, trade talks and the impact of pork, a cattle industry convention, funeral arrangements for an Iowa teenager. Pedestrian deaths are up, and not just during...
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Diversity brings benefits to rotation at Dakota Lakes
Crop rotation diversity helps suppress weeds and create an avenue for cover cropping and grazing, and it's profitable.The exploits of the Dakota Lakes Research Farm, near Pierre, S.D., and its farm...
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Global feed tonnage exceeds 1 billion metric tons for third year
Alltech Global Feed Survey says China is the top feed-producing country in the world. International feed tonnage increased by 3% in 2018, exceeding 1 billion metric tons for the third consecutive...
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Utah group outlines policy game plan
Utah Farm Bureau targets what to watch in 2019, from right-to-farm to trade to water issues. Policy priorities are paramount for a range of farm groups for the new year. The Utah Farm Bureau...
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Farm Progress America, Jan. 30, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a profile of the incoming president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Max Armstrong shares insight on the East Tennessee Livestock Center in Sweetwater, Tenn. Jennifer...
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Trade war entices farmers to switch acres to corn
'There is some optimism for corn. There is less so for soybeans.'by Jeremy HillCorn could prove a bottom-line bulwark this year for U.S. farmers.The potential for greater profit from the cereal...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about snow, cold and warming temps, upcoming crop reports, the Cattle Industry Convention and salmonella reports. Many people haven't experienced snow and cold like what's...
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High-level trade talks begin today in Washington
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday told the Fox Business Network he expected “significant progress” in this week’s talks. by Shawn Donnan, Saleha Mohsin, Mark Niquette and Ye XieThe U.S. and...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Jan. 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about relief from the cold weather, a plant construction reconsideration, the winter wheat crop and adding dental services to drug stores. Relief from the cold will happen this...
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NASS releases updated reports calendar
Updated: CFTC, Foreign Ag Service schedules updated. Updated 4:19 p.m. CST Jan. 30, 2019USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Agricultural Statistics Board has begun rescheduling reports...
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