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Small slaughterhouses aren't quick fix
There's plenty of hurdles to opening small slaughterhouse, including location, livestock and labor. By Jen Skerritt, Deena Shanker and Michael HirtzerWhen coronavirus outbreaks forced shutdowns at...
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This Week in Agribusiness, June 27, 2020
Max Armstrong and Mike Pearson are discussing the spring harvest, markets and grain bin safety. Part 1Note: The video automatically plays through all show parts once you start.Max Armstrong starts off...
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Milk price rebounds 100% between April and July
Dairy Outlook: Class III milk futures soar above $22. Milk prices have always been volatile, but it looks like volatility will set a record in 2020. In January, the Class III price was $17.05. By May,...
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Savannah now the top U.S. port for ag exports
The Port of Savannah handled 8.5% of U.S. containerized cargo volume and 10% of all U.S. containerized exports in FY2017. The Port of Savannah is the top port in the nation for the export of...
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70 orgs call for changes to organic dairy regs
The Origin of Livestock Rule needed to more clearly define regulations for transitioning conventional livestock into organic production. USDA failed to finalize a rule that would close a loophole in...
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Pandemic drives alternate ways to do business
Farmers will find plenty of support even as local conditions change, from crop protection to finance.Leon Hunter has made a discovery in recent months. “If you’re talking to a customer across the hood...
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Farm Progress America, June 29, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at the continued challenges facing the meat packing industry Max Armstrong shares that few observers can provide an accurate picture of when the meat packing industry would return...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 29, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about alcohol regulations, attractions and services opening, upcoming USDA reports and a successful police water rescue. Alcohol beverage regulations are being eased.Efforts...
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Changing conditions cancel farm shows
While farmer and exhibitor interest remains, the Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days cancelled for 2020 For more than 65 years, farmers have turned to the Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest...
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USDA highlights ag innovations
USDA filed 97 new patent applications in 2020, according to annual Technology Transfer Report. USDA today released its annual Technology Transfer Report, which highlights agricultural innovations...
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Volatility back in U.S. milk prices
U.S. milk prices rise amidst record climb in cheese price Just a few weeks ago U.S. consumers were limited by retailers on the volume of dairy products they could purchase at one time because of...
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Paying too much, or too little?
You may never know the real cost of do-it-yourself estate planning. “Do it yourself” has a long history in America, going back to isolated settlements in Colonial times. With the internet, you have...
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USDA crop progress: Corn quality still on the rise
Soybean conditions also improve last week, while spring wheat quality stumbles. The latest USDA crop progress report, covering the week through June 28, shows that crop quality has been something of a...
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Farm Progress America, June 30, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about how changing food demand has hit one commodity Max Armstrong looks at a continued food supply challenge due to COVID-19 – a shortage of butter. Beth Ford, CEO, Land O'Lakes,...
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Petition seeks to ban livestock incineration, mass burial
Earthjustice, NRDC, Center for Biological Diversity petition USDA to create database that tracks burial sites for farm animals killed during COVID-19 pandemic. Earthjustice, the Natural Resources...
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Ag groups urge border inspection funding
More than 150 ag and trade groups call on Congress to fund Agricultural Quarantine Inspection to protect U.S. agriculture. The National Pork Producers Council led a coalition of more than 150...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 30, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about event cancellations, planted acreage reports, possibility of moving a trial and a woman too close to a buffalo. Event cancellations continued, with news that Farm Progress...
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Syngenta invests in sustainable ag
Conventional pesticide makers have been under pressure over their products' impact on the environment. By Eric Roston and Agnieszka de SousaPushed by consumers and governments opposed to pesticides,...
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Corteva Agriscience acquires full ownership of PhytoGen Seed Company
Investment targets long-term growth in cottonseed market. Corteva, Inc. today announced the company signed an agreement with J.G. Boswell Company to purchase its ownership interest in PhytoGen Seed...
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Hybrid fungicide bridges biological gap for farmers
The new product includes conventional fungicide combined with a new approach for a natural product. There’s a growing trend toward the use of biological, or natural, compounds to control pests and...
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