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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Sept. 18, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about presidential heartland appearances, ASA leadership, obesity challenges and more warehouse space for online ordering. We're seeing more of the presidential candidates in the...
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Attachments can help harvest lodged corn
Slideshow: Attachments for the combine’s corn head can help pick up downed stalks. It’s a challenge trying to harvest severely lodged corn. Farmers in a wide area of Iowa are experiencing that...
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This Week in Agribusiness, September 19, 2020
This week we have a recap of the Farm Progress Virtual Experience, markets, new products and more. Part 1Max and Mike recap Farm Progress Virtual Experience.Dan Basse, Agresource Company, joins Mike...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Sept. 21, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about restaurant closings, the annual Bike Fest, corn and soybean markets, ethanol demand and an 85-mile suicide awareness run. Reports of permanent restaurant and bar closings...
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U.S. lags in meat worker COVID-19 protection
The U.S. has yet to impose any mandatory safety measures on meatpackers to contain infections; a look at what other countries are doing. By Mike Dorning, Brian Parkin and Ainslie ChandlerThe U.S....
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USDA seeks comments on rainfall index crop insurance
Comments should be submitted by Nov. 5; changes will be implemented for the 2022 crop year. USDA's Risk Management Agency is seeking public comments on recommended improvements to the Pasture,...
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Ad campaign aims to raise biodiesel awareness
The campaign features National Biodiesel Board members and Next Generation Scientist for Biodiesel members. A national advertising campaign aimed at selling the benefits of biodiesel to key decision...
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USDA crop progress: Corn harvest slower than expected
Corn quality improves slightly, with soybeans holding mostly steady. Pair generally dry weather last week with a quickly maturing corn crop, and analysts expected harvest to reach 11% completion this...
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House stopgap bill doesn't include farm aid
Democrats want to negotiate farm aid as part of separate stimulus negotiations. By Erik Wasson and Jack FitzpatrickSpeaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. House Democrats released a stopgap government funding...
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Need to make some energy efficiency improvements?
Apply by Nov. 2 for the USDA Rural Energy for America Program Grant to save on propane-powered engines.Producers are encouraged to apply for the USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant,...
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Efficient grazing begins with fencing
No matter your approach to cattle management, there are choices to make any grazing approach more effective. The secret to profitable cattle raising is your grazing plan. A focused approach to using...
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Farm Progress America, Sept. 22, 2020
Max Armstrong continues to talk farm safety, including how women and children on the farm are impacted. Talk of safety on the farm is narrow-minded, too often. Women on the farm, who make up 30...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Sept. 22, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about gas prices, a horse on the expressway, crop conditions and harvest pace, the passing of a farm broadcaster and fall leaf colors. Gas at the pump is 18 percent lower than a...
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Reinke, CropX to help irrigators grow more with less
The partnership will enhance the ReinCloud platform through CropX's soil moisture sensing capabilities. This summer, Nebraska-based Reinke Manufacturing and Israel-based CropX announced a partnership...
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Biodiesel-powered vehicles wrap and roll
"Better, Cleaner, Now" message delivered from coast to coast Newly branded vehicles highlighting biodiesel’s sustainability and emissions reduction benefits are rolling along city streets and...
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Farm Progress America, September 23, 2020
Max Armstrong talks tractors, traffic and farm safety Max Armstrong continues his conversation about farm safety with a look at a critical piece of equipment on the farm – the tractor. He shares that...
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FPVX breakout sessions: Tech, business, management and more
From grain marketing to soil health, autonomy to grazing, and everything in between, listen in and learn on demand. The Farm Progress Virtual Experience breakout sessions covered hot topics, that are...
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Latest business deal for GSI in part about the data
GSI acquires a product development firm that pioneered a new way to monitor grain in the bin. There’s an old television commercial where a spokesman says he tried a product and liked it so much he...
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House passes stopgap funding measure, restores ag support
After some wrangling, and deal-making, the U.S. House stopgap funding bill now includes cash for USDA and the Commodity Credit Corporation By Erik Wasson and Jack FitzpatrickThe U.S. House passed a...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Sept. 23, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about an airplane hitting a bird, coronavirus inside during cold weather, the Twisted Tail burger joint and a Tennessee farmer's combine accident. Airplanes hit birds everyday, and...
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