MORNING Midwest Digest, Nov. 7, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a stressing poll, pork supplies, some charged criminals and a non-hunting deer season. A new poll shows the 2020 election is a source of stress for many people.Pork supplies...
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Max Armstrong talks about Iowa runoff elections, the propane gas shortage and the Mecum tractor auction. Some elections in Iowa aren't over yet, and will have runoff elections next month.Nebraska's...
View ArticleGPS-equipped scraper could be right tool for flood remediation
Contouring land for drainage has been made easier with precision GPS technology. Excavating contractors have been using scrapers for decades. Farmers have been using precision mapping and guidance...
View ArticleAgriculture and the disrupted customer
Another Voice: A changing retail environment is altering a lot of your life. Living inside a revolution is interesting, for sure. We’re all part of a future history where those who come after us will...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, November 8, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at risks to the U.S. food supply from imported diseases Max Armstrong shares some insight on what it takes to keep diseases out of the U.S. ag industry. Max got the insight from a...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Nov. 8, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the Mecum tractor auction, distracted driving, disaster declaration in Minnesota, and more. The Mecum antique tractor auction starts today, and Max will...
View ArticleNext round of trade aid expected in weeks
Perdue hopeful Chinese negotiation conclusion can eliminate need for final tranche of MFP payments. The second round of 2019 trade aid payments will be ready in the next few weeks, U.S. Secretary of...
View ArticleUSDA to allow Chinese poultry imports in sign of trade progress
A compromise between the nations as they move towards a partial deal. By Mike DorningThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is moving to allow imports of Chinese poultry in a sign of progress in ongoing...
View ArticleUSDA snafu derails report
Agency raises soybean yield, cuts corn Grain futures are mixed this morning after news from a delayed USDA gradually filtered into the market.“Today’s botched USDA report release was the perfect...
View ArticleBill introduced to give representation to rural sectors on FAA drone board
Roberts, Thune, Peters introduce legislation to ensure representation for agriculture, forestry and rural sectors on FAA’s Drone Board If three U.S. senators get their way, rural America will get a...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, Nov. 8, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max Armstrong, and talks about migratory bird deaths, election results, a spy of sorts, and more. Migratory birds are dying in Minneapolis, Minn., propting a study.Election...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, November 9, 2019
Max Armstrong is joined by Mike Pearson again this week as they take a deep dive on the livestock markets and Greg Soulje looks into the winter forecast. Part 1Note: The video automatically plays...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, November 9, 2019
Max Armstrong is joined by Mike Pearson again this week as they take a deep dive on the livestock markets and Greg Soulje looks into the winter forecast. Part 1Note: The video automatically plays...
View ArticleThese new tools help you simplify livestock chores
What’s New From the Shows: Feed and work with livestock more efficiently with these new products. Many of you continue looking for better ways to mix and deliver feed to beef and dairy cattle....
View ArticleIs liquidity your No. 1 concern?
New survey results offer key insights into farm lending landscape The general tone at this year’s ABA Agricultural Bankers Conference in Dallas could be boiled down to two words: cautiously...
View ArticleWant to tell EPA a thing or two?
EPA is seeking 20 to 30 members from rural areas to serve on committee to advise EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler People are sought to serve on the Environmental Protection Agency Farm, Ranch, and...
View ArticleRethinking drip irrigation for vineyards
A Washington State University researcher has found a refined way to get water to vine roots. The semiarid environment of the West Coast produces excellent winegrapes. In Washington state, more than...
View ArticleDMI CEO calls for dairy industry unity
Tom Gallagher says groups that oppose animal-based agriculture want to eliminate dairy checkoff Unity and leadership are more important than ever in the dairy industry as anti-animal-agriculture...
View ArticleU.S. Grains Council markets sorghum, DDGS in Spain, Portugal
Spain imported more than 800,000 metric tons of U.S. sorghum and DDGS in the 2018/2019 marketing year The U.S. Grains Council visited Spain and Portugal in October to promote U.S. sorghum and...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, November 12, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about remote grain dryer control. As farmers work to dry down a very wet corn crop, the ability to monitor and operate on-farm grain dryers is going mobile. A new product from GSI...
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