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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, May 13, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the trade war with China, weather and a ship being built for service on the Great Lakes. (audio) Markets sure did react to the news of the escalating trade war with China....
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Farm Rescue to receive $975,000 from Engelstad Foundation
The Engelstad Foundation has donated $1.49 million to Farm Rescue since 2015. The Engelstad Foundation has pledged to give Farm Rescue $975,000 over the next three years. The money will be used...
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Researchers use computer model for coastal flooding
Oregon State University work offers more insight into how complex flooding situations affect specific areas. Floods have been in the news lately across the Midwest, and they’re wreaking havoc on farms...
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USDA crop progress: Corn planting still sluggish
Planting pace is still significantly behind the five-year average. May is nearly halfway over, but the 2019 corn crop has a long way to go to get into the ground, according to the latest USDA Crop...
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Ag leaders pledge to champion global food security
Western Hemisphere ag leaders gather while in Japan for G-20 Agricultural Ministerial. Western Hemisphere agriculture leaders met May 12 on the margins of the G-20 Agricultural Ministerial in Niigata,...
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Farm Progress America, May 14, 2019
Max Armstrong shares background and insight on the global picture of hog prices Max Armstrong offers some insight on the swine market, which has been sliding even as African Swine Fever has been...
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Jury awards $2 billion in third Roundup trial
Jury awards eighth-largest product-defect verdict in U.S. history; they didn't buy Bayer's assurances Roundup is safe. by Joel Rosenblatt“I wanted you to get up and drink it.”That was one juror’s...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, May 14, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about planting progress, sports betting in Iowa, race ticket sales and a Stevie Wonder mural. Corn and soybean planting the past week was even slower than the trade expected. You...
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Consumer products firm adds to lab meat investment
Cargill, which made its first investment in lab-grown meat in 2017, joins funding round for another company. Cargill will invest in Aleph Farms, a cultured meat company focused on growing complex meat...
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2019 Borlaug-Ruan interns announced
24 high school students from 10 states will delve into hunger and poverty issues during internships in Africa, Asian and Latin America. The World Food Prize Foundation will send 24 high school...
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Sen. Moran says there will be exclusion process for latest tariffs
The exact rules for the exclusion process will be released in the coming weeks. Some relief for companies facing economic struggles as a result of the third tranche of tariffs applied to goods from...
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Reviving a legacy farm equipment name
Farmers can start buying Concord-brand air seeding tech in 2020. There is a range of venerable farm equipment brands that have gone by the wayside over the years through acquisition, or businesses...
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Farm Progress America, May 15, 2019
Max Armstrong digs into the numbers on the global dairy picture Max Armstrong shares some insight on the woes facing the dairy industry. A key indicator is the decline in demand for 2% and fat free...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, May 15, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a school lockdown, the new farmer relief act, Lyme Disease and zombie raccoons. A handful of schools in Michigan went on lockdown yesterday after a former student made a...
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Trump displays preference for tariffs over deals
'Tariff Man' claims tariffs have helped power U.S. economic growth; economists disagree. by Shawn DonnanPresident Donald Trump loves tariffs so much he once called himself "Tariff Man." He also has...
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Application and seeding products for 2019
Slideshow: These tools offer you a range of new features for the 2019 crop year. Roaming the exhibit area of any trade show can be mind-boggling. The array of products available can fog the mind of...
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NCGA says #apennywontcutit
Corn growers association calls on members to tell administration a penny a bushel won't cover trade war losses. The National Corn Growers Association is calling on members to tell President Trump that...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, May 15, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about Peace Officers Memorial Day, market gains, the winter wheat crop and a charity fundraiser. Today is national Peace Officers Memorial Day. There were more than 370 officer...
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EWP funding helps repair Lake Bennett dam
Lake Bennett named for NRCS founder; the watershed project was built in 1935 in partnership with WPA and CCC. Record rainfall and floodwaters in April 2017 caused the downstream face to erode on Lake...
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Wheat Quality Tour estimates Kansas crop at 306.5 million bushels
Early May estimates from the tour and USDA agree the wheat harvest forecast looks good. If the calculations of the tour members on the 2019 Wheat Quality Council's Hard Winter Wheat Tour are correct,...
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