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MORNING Midwest Digest Oct. 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the weather, pork production in China and Halloween. (audio) This time of the year in Denver Colorado its usually about 60 degress, yesterday there was a high of 18....
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Oct. 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about interest rates, the Federal Reserve, harvest progress, Halloween and a gender reveal explosion (audio) With interest rates and the Federal Reserve in the news today. Did you...
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Chile cancels summit, throwing Trump-Xi meeting in doubt
The White House was working to finish a “phase one” agreement with China to sign next month in Chile By Justin SinkPresident Donald Trump’s plan to ink a trade accord with Xi Jinping next month was...
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Bayer's Roundup headache grows to 42,700 plaintiffs
Roundup trials have cost Bayer more than $30 billion in market value as company lost 3 U.S. trials By Tim LohBayer AG faces a surge in lawsuits from people alleging that its weedkiller Roundup causes...
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Farmers take message to EPA at hearing in Michigan
'When it comes to the Renewable Fuel Standard, we need the EPA to follow the law,' Minnesota farmer says The corn industry says the Trump biofuel proposal doesn’t go far enough to help ailing biofuel...
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Farm Progress America, October 31, 2019
Max Armstrong offers insight on a major animal health event, including one group that sees a big benefit Max Armstrong looks at the recent meeting of the U.S. Animal Health Association looking at a...
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Applications open for 1890 National Scholars Program
The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is available to high school seniors and college sophomores The 2020 scholarship application cycle for the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is open. The...
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Ag committee reauthorizes CFTC
CFTC authorization expired in 2013; reauthorization in effect through 2025 The House Agriculture Committee passed legislation to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission through 2025 by...
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EPA builds upon Winning on Reducing Food Waste Initiative
USDA, EPA and FDA sign MOU with the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the Food Marketing Institute, and the National Restaurant Association The USDA, EPA and FDA have formalized industry education...
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China doubts long-term trade deal possible with Trump
The questions over the future of negotiations reflect a change in U.S. strategy By Shawn Donnan, Jenny Leonard and Steven YangChinese officials are casting doubts about reaching a comprehensive...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Oct. 31, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about autoworker contracts, World Series viewership, a fuel delivery emergency, a dog biting a postal worker and "fake snow" season. Ford autoworkers have settled their...
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Teaching music, with a side of community
How do you learn to be part of something bigger than yourself? Here’s how one music teacher does it — and what it means to rural communities everywhere. As I write this, five kids from the state of...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Oct. 31, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about petitions for changing Halloween, Daylight Saving Time, complaints about the EPA ethanol proposal and the Kentucky bourbon industry. There's a petition to change the day of...
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Few stations offer E15
The number of stations offering it nationally is below 2,000, mostly located in Minnesota and Iowa By Jeffrey Bair and Jacquelyn MelinekDonald Trump’s effort to boost corn demand by allowing...
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Ag autonomy company enters new agreement
Dot Technology Corporation, Raven join forces as part of plan targeting future commercialization Startups have great ideas and there are a lot of them out there. But moving from idea phase to...
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Lessons learned from 2019 hemp harvest
Slideshow: Illinois and Indiana farmers say it was a challenging year to start growing hemp, but they learned valuable lessons for next year. 2019 was a difficult year for anyone growing a crop...
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ADM reports operating profit of $758 million
Earnings per share in third quarter 2019 down from third quarter 2018 Archer Daniels Midland Company reported financial results for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2019, on Oct. 31.“We delivered solid...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Nov. 1, 2019
NIFA, ERS will be located in Missouri, U.S.-China trade deal in limbo and USDA releases hemp regulations Missed some ag news this week? Here are seven stories you might have missed.1. Chinese...
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New tech identifies biologicals
BioConsortia approaches biological crop protection discovery in new ways, and it now has several new products with the EPA for registration. The promise of biologicals for crop protection and plant...
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Net sales decline 2% in Corteva's third quarter
Volumes increased 3% in same period year earlier Corteva, Inc. reported financial results on Oct. 31, 2019, for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2019, and provided guidance for the full year.For the...
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