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Cow poop becomes clean water, fertilizer
Organic dairy in Indiana installs Varcor system to eliminate need for manure lagoon. One of the nation's largest organic dairy farms is transforming cow poop into water and dry organic...
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Farm Progress America, October 22, 2020
Max Armstrong shares news of a federal program designed to help compensate livestock producers impacted by moves to protect endangered species Max Armstrong looks at news that there are efforts to...
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Federal dollars mute pandemic impact
Farm Credit officials detail impacts of COVID-19 in their regions. COVID-19 has impacted agriculture in myriad ways from farm-to-fork, but the financial impact has been muted by an infusion of federal...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Oct. 22, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about Upper Midwest snow and corn harvest, wind turbines shut down, RV profits and a stolen sheriff vehicle. Record snow fell in the Upper Midwest the other...
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10 senators ask EPA to waive 2021 RFS
RFA responds: 'These senators are unashamedly encouraging EPA to ignore established case law.' On Oct. 21, a group of oil-state senators submitted a letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler asking...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Oct. 22, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about snow and harvest in the Upper Midwest, Nebraska's unemployment and COVID rates, voting early and more. Another snow storm is happening over the Upper...
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NFU announces Beginning Farmer Class of 2020-21
14 people will attend three sessions focused on technical training, mentorship and leadership development. Fourteen people have been selected to participate in the National Farmers Union Beginning...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Oct. 23, 2020
COVID-19 impact on agriculture, THC limit is challenging part of hemp production and more African swine fever in Germany. Missed some ag news this week? Here are seven stories to catch you up.1. Farm...
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Farm Progress America, October 23, 2020
Max Armstrong digs into a new survey showing good news as consumers return to grocery stores Max Armstrong shares news that retail meat sales are returning to normal as the pandemic continues. Max...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Oct. 23, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about common election time phrases, no bands at football games, a rejected appeal, mask wearing differences and a dash for donuts. There are two recuring phrases that come at us...
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California court denies Bayer appeal
$20.5 million verdict stands in case of groundkeeper who alleges Roundup gave him cancer. Updated 4:24 p.m. central with comment from Bayer.The California Supreme Court has denied a petition to review...
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Washington state officials locate Asian giant hornet nest
A first find for the invasive hornet in the United States, and eradication plans are set Washington State Department of Agriculture officials have been on full-time Asian giant hornet alert since the...
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Wild weather sparking food inflation
United Nations warning of a worst-case scenario in which about a tenth of the world’s population could go hungry this year. By Fabiana Batista, Agnieszka de Sousa and Mai Ngoc ChauWild weather is...
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Fourth round of Food Box program begins
More than 110 million boxes have been delivered to families across the nation. USDA has authorized $500 million for a fourth round of purchases for the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program. USDA...
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Talking beef prices and rail logistics
The Around Farm Progress Podcast digs into a couple of key policy issues impacting livestock and grain producers Beef price transparency is getting more attention these days because of two major...
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Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. Returns to broadcast television
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, is getting Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. back on broadcast television during The Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to...
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This Week in Agribusiness, October 24, 2020
Max Armstrong and Mike Pearson talk about how the 2020 harvest is moving along. Part 1Note: The video automatically plays through all show parts once you start.Max Armstrong and Mike Pearson kicks off...
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Lely breaks ground for new campus
New facility spans nearly 60 acres in Pella, Iowa, will completion expected in 2022. A groundbreaking ceremony for Lely's new North American campus took place Oct. 22 at the company’s new location in...
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USDA crop progress: Corn harvest reaches 72%, soybeans 83%
Both crops came in a bit behind trade guesses for the week ending October 25. This crop season is rapidly winding down. Evidence of that fact is ample in the number of combines that have been rolling...
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Farm Progress America, October 27, 2020
Max Armstrong reports on a hemp success story out of Kansas Max Armstrong shares some of the challenges of growing industrial hemp. Max looks at a Kansas farm that has built a fiber manufacturing...
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