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Farm Progress America, July 3, 2020
Max Armstrong offers the story of how one group is promoting consumption of an important food group Max Armstrong wonders about hot dog consumption and how that's changing. In fact, the National Hot...
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MORNING-Midwest Digest, July 3, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a coin shortage, falling mortgage rates, financial help for farmers and baseball Max Armstrong offers a look at the plans by many leave town for the July 4 holiday and he...
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More than $4.8 billion paid to producers
Farmers and ranchers have until Aug. 28 to complete their Coronavirus Food Assistance Program application. As of June 29, the Farm Service Agency has processed $4.857 billion in Coronavirus Food...
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Soybean trader vows crop traceability
Traceability should help slow deforestation that has devastated some parts of Brazil. By Andy Hoffman and Tatiana FreitasCofco International Ltd. vowed full traceability for all the soybeans it buys...
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MIDDAY-Midwest Digest, July 3, 2020
Max Armstrong offers news of protests, holiday travel, the surprising USDA report, and interest rate news Max Armstrong talks about a new challenge to transportation on major highways – protests. From...
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This Week in Agribusiness – July 4, 2020
Max Armstrong and Mike Pearson dig into that USDA report, look at ag tech and get a crop update Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as the full showPart 1Max Armstrong and Mike...
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Beef, climate change and plant alternatives
The Around Farm Progress podcast covers a wide range of beef topics with BEEF Magazine Blogger Amanda Radke Beef, it's on the grill this summer. But there's more going on with the beef industry, from...
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Study raises new honeybee concern
Oregon State University shows that the lives of bees could be shortened by two popular crop protection products. A new study published recently by Oregon State University has flagged a new honeybee...
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Have you heard of a 'manureshed'?
Agricultural Research Service proposes using manuresheds to reconnect crop and livestock production. The transition to large-scale livestock feeding operations has created efficient, high-yielding...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 6, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a police officer memorial and police deaths, as well as protests, pipelines and crop growth. Ohio is preparing for a police officer memorial tomorrow, after being killed over...
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COVID-19 causes disruptions in pork, beef export markets
Beef exports record lowest monthly volume in 10 years; pork exports lowest since October 2019. U.S. beef and pork exports trended lower in May, due in part to interruptions in slaughter and...
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USDA crop progress: Corn quality falls more than expected
Soybean conditions mostly stable versus the prior week’s ratings. Analysts were expecting USDA to dock corn quality a point for the week ending July 5, but the agency made even bigger cuts in its...
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Farm Progress America, July 7, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insight on proposals for changing management of water in the West Max Armstrong digs into the challenge of managing water in the West. A recent session at the University of...
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Herbicide-tolerant sorghum products enter final stretch
Three separate herbicide-tolerant products are in final development, with seed expected by 2021. For more than a decade, better technology to manage grassy weeds has been near the top of the wish list...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 7, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a prison protest, corn crop condition and Charlie Daniels. A protest was a little different outside a prison in Indiana.The overall corn crop condition deteriorated a bit in...
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Bayer's Roundup settlement hits snag
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria called the plan to create a class action for future litigants problematic and set a July 24 hearing date. By Jef Feeley and Tim LohBayer AG’s plan for moving on from...
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Maximizing drone coverage with a swarm
Iowa startup Rantizo is the first to gain permission from FAA to fly multiple airships at once Note: You can watch a video of the swarm in action at the end of this story.The unmanned aerial vehicle...
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Ag Economy Barometer improves in June 2020
COVID-19 impacts ways producers do business, with more online purchases and fewer field day visits planned. Improved spring planting conditions, in addition to support from USDA's Coronavirus Food...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 7, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about COVID-19 vaccines, corn crop condition declines and remembering Charlie Daniels. Pharmaceutical companies are hoping to get COVID-19 vaccines out soon.It's around this time,...
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CHS reports third quarter 2020 net income
Net income increases nearly 79% for fiscal year 2020 third quarter compared to same period 2019. CHS Inc. reported net income of $97.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 that ended May...
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