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Turning a smart phone into a yield estimator
New app from Pioneer helps take the guess work out of measuring field productivity During a media field event, the agenda was circumspect. Jeremy Groeteke, U.S. digital ag lead, Corteva Agriscience...
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Get grain dryers, bins ready for wet corn
You want your dryer and grain handling system to be ready when harvest rolls around. This fall looks to be difficult for grain drying and storage. Even if late-planted corn matures before frost, much...
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Trump’s new farm tariffs no match for China’s retaliatory duties
China imports more farm goods from the U.S. than it exports. By Bloomberg NewsPresident Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese agricultural products are likely to hurt the Asian nation a lot less than...
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Horse training demos return to Farm Progress Show
Lifelong horseman Steve Lantvit will present demonstrations daily at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Horse training demonstrations are back at the Farm Progress Show — this time with a new face. Steve Lantvit, a...
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Bayer lauds EPA's label decision as Calif. demurs
Federal agency will no longer approve product labels claiming glyphosate is known to cause cancer. A top Bayer policy official says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to not approve...
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A convergence of ag tech ahead?
Another Voice: All that data you’re putting together can bolster your sustainability efforts— perhaps in a big way. One of my roles on the Farm Progress team is being asked to moderate panels at...
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Farm Progress America, August 15, 2019
Max Armstrong shares one way farmers can keep up on the latest tools, tech and mergers in ag Max Armstrong offers a look at mergers and acquisitions and what they mean to farmers. Max shares that one...
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Trump snub irks U.S. wheat farmers as trade-war discontent grows
Reaction comes amid rising discontent over toll trade war as taken on U.S. agricultural exports. By Mike DorningAdd the nation’s wheat farmers to the list of groups President Donald Trump has...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Aug. 15, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about epi pen insurance, finding a fugitive, Kansas storms, farmers markets and soybean history. The state of Illinois requires insurance companies to cover...
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Trade negotiations continue as does tit-for-tat retaliation
Chinese negotiators coming to U.S. in September as Trump says deal with China needs to be on "our terms" By Bloomberg NewsChina called looming U.S. tariffs a violation of accords reached by Presidents...
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America’s Pig Farmer of the Year finalists announced
Through Aug. 27, the public can vote once a day per email address for their favorite finalist at AmericasPigFarmer.com. The National Pork Board recently announced the four finalists vying to be named...
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Cover crops marketed as low-tech weapon against climate change
Latest USDA Ag Census finds that from 2012 to 2017, cover crop acreage increased 50% nationally By Denitsa Tsekova and Michael HirtzerIn a tough year for farmers, North Dakota’s Dennis Haugen is a...
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RMA will defer interest accrual for spring 2019 crop insurance premiums
If crop insurance premium not paid by Nov. 30, interest begins on Dec. 1, calculated from the date of the premium billing noticeUSDA’s Risk Management Agency will defer accrual of interest for all...
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Nurturing feed demand by teaching feed industry professionals
U.S. Grains Council partners with Tunisian National Institute for Agronomy to improve feed production techniques A Tunisian delegation this month completed a two-week short course designed to train...
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Multiple tactics target invasive weed
In Wyoming, ranchers and farmers use herbicides and a weed-eating bug to get the job done. Recently, the University of Wyoming issued a feature release based on a recent Dalmatian toadflax field day....
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Farm Progress America, August 16, 2019
Max Armstrong shares a preview of a unique way farmers can evaluate soil health on their farm. Max Armstrong offers insight on a unique way to demonstrate a farm’s soil health. The Illinois Corn...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Aug. 16, 2019
Bearish Aug. 12 report, turning eastern Kentucky into high-tech ag capital and Trump dumps on wheat Need a quick catch up on the news? Here are seven agricultural stories you might have missed this...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Aug. 16, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about deteriorating credit conditions, beef processing nightmare in Kansas and jumping earthworms. Rural bankers say credit conditions are still deteriorating. A beef packing plant...
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Deere's shares jump amid vow to lower costs
U.S. growers are shying from major purchases as the U.S.-China trade war stretches into a second year By Lydia MulvanyDeere & Co.’s shares jumped after it pledged to lower its costs and offered an...
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Prepare for propane
With grain drying, weather is always the wild card, but experts say supply lines are better prepared than ever for a big fall drying season. As the 2019 harvest draws near, farmers across the Midwest...
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