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Apply for West Africa trade mission by Aug. 2
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service staff will arrange meetings between trade mission delegates and potential customers Interested in marketing your products in West African countries? USDA will lead a...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about crop progress and a Great Lakes shipwreck. The U.S. corn crop is lagging well behind average, and soybeans have a long way to go, too.Debris from a Great Lakes shipwreck has...
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Democrats have questions, but proponents confident deal will pass The U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Tuesday.In remarks prepared for...
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Kubota steps up with bigger tractors
In development for nearly six years, new M8 series uses unique manufacturing relationship for the company to expand its product offering With plenty of fanfare, and a little obligatory concert fog,...
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Farm Progress America, July 31, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at some proposed regulations to manage the newest crop: hemp Max Armstrong shares that Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., wanted to get information about hemp and he got plenty. Erica...
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Trade talks break, negotiators to meet again in September
Trump criticizes China's perceived unwillingness to buy American ag products while Lighthizer, Mnuchin in China to negotiate By Bloomberg NewsChina and the U.S. plan to meet again in September to...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 31, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about support for missing Wisconsin brothers, dry topsoils and a meteor shower. A Wisconsin community is supporting the family of some farmer brothers who've disappeared on a trip...
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Researchers investigate yield, tillage connection
NDSU researcher finds yields rarely differ among four tillage systems Tillage has been around for thousands of years with farmers showing more interest in adapting conservation practices on their...
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OpenTEAM launches
Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management is platform to provide farmers with knowledge to improve soil health OpenTEAM, the first open source technology ecosystem to address soil health...
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Watch driverless tractor pulling grain cart at FPS
Look for AutoCart demonstrations in the Ride ’n’ Drive area and in the field. Smart Ag introduced the concept of an autonomous tractor pulling a grain cart at the 2018 Farm Progress Show in Boone,...
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Claas goes green ... finally
Slideshow: This newly long-line equipment company lines up the color scheme for all of its equipment. Until the very recent past, Claas of America was considered a short-line company in the United...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 31, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the Afghanistan war, emerging markets, the passing of a legislator, Cardi B and monthly food celebrations. The war in Afghanistan is now the longest standing war. Soldiers...
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Farm Progress America, August 1, 2019
Max Armstrong shares hemp insights from a Kentucky grower who has long advocated for the crop Max Armstrong offers a farmer’s perspective on raising hemp with testimony from 8th generation tobacco...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, August 1, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the missing Wisconsin farmers, a salmonella outbreak, corn prices, a drunk pilot and a nude thief. New information is available in the case of two missing Wisconsin...
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Husker Harvest Days offers tips to boost bottom line, morale
Some things are out of your hands, but you can find strategies to improve things you control on your farm. This year hasn't been easy on farmers. Whether it's low commodity prices, tariffs or Mother...
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Trump escalates trade war with China
Beginning Sept. 1, Trump will impose 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese imports By Alex WaynePresident Donald Trump abruptly escalated his trade war with China, announcing that he would impose a...
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Learn about trade program at Husker Harvest Days
Nebraska State Trade Expansion Program offers help to defray costs of international marketing activities. With the unveiling of the new International Visitors Center at Husker Harvest Days this year,...
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ADM paints grim picture if trade war lingers
Archer-Daniels-Midland warns ethanol plants may close without trade war resolution By Mario Parker and Isis AlmeidaOne of the world’s biggest ethanol producers painted a grim picture for American-made...
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EPA unveils new chemical review status tracker
Visit the EPA website to download spreadsheet with list of all active cases The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making additional information about new chemical notices available to the public...
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Deal between WinField United, Deere expands data tools
Linking John Deere data with the Answer Tech Data Silo provides advanced connectivity for farmers. The tractor and combine are ideal in-field information-gathering tools. They’re doing essential tasks...
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