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MORNING Midwest Digest, Nov. 13, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the cold and snow, new lungs, excitement at a sports event and a proper burial for a veteran. The cold and snow was record breaking this week.A Michigan...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Nov. 13, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the weather outlook, corn and soybean harvest, milk consumption, overseas troop support and more. NOAA has forecasted above-normal temperatures for the...
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World Food Prize has new leader
Barbara Stinson will succeed retiring Ambassador Ken Quinn as president of the Iowa-based organization. The World Food Prize Foundation, the Iowa-based international organization recognizing the...
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Drones offer better hemp data
A newfangled crop has a lot of factors to consider; monitoring hemp from the air offers insights. The buzz about hemp has a range of farmers who may have long been row crop producers looking to...
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CME gives traders new hedging tool
Brazil overtook the U.S. as the top soybean exporter in the 2012-13 season By Isis Almeida and Megan DurisinCME Group Inc. plans to start Brazilian soybean futures with the country’s B3 exchange,...
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New dairy industry leaders announced
Neil Hoff, Windthorst, Texas, will lead United Dairy Industry Association The officers elected to serve the dairy industry at the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting of the National Dairy Promotion and Research...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Nov. 14, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max Armstrong, and talks about Wisconsin politics, a court case for a former governor, cell phone driving laws and car-deer accidents.Wisconsin politics continue to make the...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Nov. 14, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about a bogus coupon, a fleeing criminal, a special dog and a generous red kettle donation. If you shop at Costco, don't try to use the $75 coupon you might...
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China lifts ban on U.S. poultry imports
Ban has been in place since January 2015 China has lifted its ban on U.S. poultry imports, according to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.“This...
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NCBA report says U.S. leader in sustainable beef production
Compared to the mid-1970's, today's U.S. cattle producers produce the same amount of beef with one-third fewer cattle The U.S. is the leader in sustainable beef production, according to a white paper...
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Brazil implements TRQ for U.S. wheat
Brazil's implementation fulfills promise President Bolsonaro made to President Trump earlier this year Brazil is implementing an annual duty-free tariff rate quota (TRQ) of 750,000 metric tons (MT) of...
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Farmland values drop in 7th Federal Reserve District
Year-over-year changes in farmland values have stayed within 1% over the past 12 quarters Farmland values in the Seventh Federal Reserve District were down 1% from a year ago in the third quarter of...
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Prairie Profile: Rod Weinzierl
IL Corn’s executive director reflects on 26 years of working with farmers, building coalitions and affecting change. For someone who’s led a major state commodity organization for more than a quarter...
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‘Poor’ a relative term
Life is Simple: Any success I’ve achieved is because I was raised poor. I suppose “being poor” is a relative term. Evidently, I was “poor” growing up in a very rural area of the Ozarks, but because...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Nov. 15, 2019
Dean Foods files for bankruptcy, Ag Lender Survey released and Wisconsin Republicans oust ag secretary Missed some ag news this week? Here are 7 ag stories you might have missed.1. Milk processor Dean...
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Kudlow: Trade deal with China in final stages
Both sides have signaled they are intent on an agreement By Shawn DonnanWhite House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said negotiations over the first phase of a trade agreement with China were coming...
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RMA defers interest for crop insurance premiums
Deferral builds on actions USDA has taken to support farmers and ranchers impacted by weather disasters USDA's Risk Management Agency will continue to defer accrual of interest for 2019 crop year...
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Trade aid expected by Thanksgiving
Producers of eligible commodities will be able to receive 25% of total payment in second tranche Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Nov. 7 that the second round of the 2019 Market...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Nov. 15, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about thin ice accidents, a whistleblower, a surgeon in South Dakota, changes in Illinois politics and more. The unseasonably cold weather has caused ice to...
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Sonny Perdue: ‘Zero regret’ on NIFA, ERS relocation
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture tours new USDA location in Missouri; more than 6,000 people have applied for jobs. While it may be located outside the Beltway, the new headquarters for the USDA Economic...
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