Farm Progress America, December 23, 2020
Max Armstrong digs into the challenges of passing the farm to the next generation Max Armstrong shares the continued challenge of succession planning, which gives the next generation the chance to...
View ArticlePartnerships critical to dairy industry in 2020
DMI looks back on tumultuous year, looks ahead to continuing to tell dairy's story. In spring 2020, when supply chains were breaking and images of milk being dumped curdled stomachs, dairy farmers...
View ArticleHow to winterize your grain system
Take steps now that could make preseason maintenance go faster next summer. When harvest is done, the same kind of thorough cleaning that most farmers perform on their combines is even more valuable...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Dec. 23, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the COVID-19 relief bill passed by congress, election recount payments and a South Dakota thief caught. Agriculture will get some help out of the...
View ArticleCastille chosen as new NIFA director
Louisiana native will bring her experience from both the Vilsack and Perdue administrations to Natoinal Institute of Food and Agriculture. President Donald Trump has named Carrie Castille as the new,...
View ArticleStreamline forage making, livestock handling
What’s New: Here are products that will appeal to forage growers and livestock producers. You may know someone who once owned and used a New Holland baler that made small square bales, but required...
View ArticleCattle feed raised indoors
A new system from Grōv Technologies guarantees fresh, green feed every day for beef or dairy cattle. "The momentum is undeniable now for what everyone is calling controlled environment agriculture,"...
View ArticleFunding renewed for long-term forest research
Oregon State University was awarded $7.1 from the National Science Foundation for six more years of studies. Oregon State University has been awarded $7.1 million from the National Science Foundation...
View ArticleCourt will not rehear Prop 12 challenge from Meat Institute
Attempts to overturn cage and pen space requirements in California continue to be turned down. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th circuit rejected the North American Meat Institute’s challenge on...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, December 24, 2020
Max Armstrong offers an ag-eye-view of a familiar holiday poem Max Armstrong shares the cattle farmer's Night Before Christmas, written by Denny Bannister from Missouri. It's almost a tradition for...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Dec. 24, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about a winter blizzard in the Upper Midwest, COVID vaccine, infection rates and death rates, future of sun and wind power, and more. The Upper Midwest is...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, December 25, 2020
Max Armstrong reports on what may be a new tradition for many farmers that started this year Max Armstrong shares how so many people are ready to be done with 2020. But he shares some observations of...
View ArticleMORNING-Midwest Digest, December 25, 2020
Steve Alexander sitting in for Max Armstrong shares that the big snowstorm didn't offer much drought help, Midwest connections to those pardons and a turkey cooking tip Steve Alexander shares news...
View ArticleLooking back on our 2020 favorite stories
Around Farm Progress Podcast highlights a COVID story, a family-focused business from the farm, and the profile of an icon How do you wrap up a year like 2020? For Farm Progress, a positive way is to...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, December 26, 2020
Max Armstrong is looking back on 2020 with a host of farm broadcasters and others to provide perspective. Part 1Note: The video automatically plays through all show parts once you start.Max Armstrong...
View ArticleStartup rethinks diesel power
ClearFlame system lets you burn ethanol, keep the same power and ditch the after-treatment. When covering new technology and the work being done among the dozens of startups out there, you uncover...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, December 28, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insight on the farm income picture for 2021, which will differ from 2020 Max Armstrong offers a look at insight from a CoBank economist on the farm income picture for 2021 and how...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Dec. 28, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about a cancelled bowl game, late packages, a Wisconsin court ruling and more. Universities of Iowa and Missouri will not play their bowl game after COVID...
View ArticleResearchers pursue strategies in mosquito genetic engineering
$3.9M self-deleting genes project takes aim at mosquito-borne diseases Researchers are pursuing strategies in mosquito genetic engineering to control mosquito populations and prevent disease...
View ArticleCompanies introduce tires for agriculture
What’s New: Tires with improved design will help you get more performance from your equipment. Some tires today cost more than a midsize tractor did 60 or 70 years ago. So, when you’re buying tires,...
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