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Driving sustainable agriculture
Kellogg's will work with farmers and suppliers to phase out desiccation with glyphosate. The Kellogg Company has committed to phasing out the use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent in its...
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Companies partner on new high-speed planter system
Kinze, Ag Leader launch a new high-speed planter row unit that offers a top speed of 12 mph. In a fast-moving ag world, partnerships can make sense. Planter technology is advancing quickly as farmers...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 29, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about 3M layoffs, a mask poll, market stabilization and air crashes. 3M announced layoffs and trimmed future earning projections. They have ramped up production on face masks,...
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Registration now open for 2020 National Pork Industry Forum
At the meeting, Pork Act delegates will rank 10 candidates for the National Pork Board and submit the list to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for approval. Producer delegates from across the United...
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New ASF vaccine shows promise
African Swine Fever has been devastating in China and there is no commercially available vaccine against the disease. By Ainslie Chandler and Agnieszka de SousaGovernment and academic experts in the...
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Trump signs USMCA
U.S. joins Mexico in approving new NAFTA, pact awaits action in Canada. President Trump signed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement today, surrounded by business leaders wearing hard hats, USA Today...
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Allow for potential feed cost volatility in hog budgets
Hog Outlook: Corn and soybean meal prices will be the big drivers. Corn prices were volatile in 2019. Given the uncertainty regarding what gets planted on 2019 prevented planting acres, corn prices...
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Bayer aims for Roundup reset
Bayer has to win some trials or get some of the first three verdicts reduced or thrown out on appeal in cases regarding Roundup causing cancer. By Joel RosenblattAs Bayer AG girds for two more trials...
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Farm Progress America, January 30, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about feral hog problems. Southern farmers have told Max about feral hog problems for a long time. And the problem continues to spread north, like in Washington, Michigan and New...
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7 more hemp plans approved
USDA approves hemp plans from states of Delaware, Nebraska, Texas and four tribes. USDA has approved 7 additional hemp production plans.On Jan. 27, the agency announced the approval of plans for the...
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Pork leadership announced
154 pork leaders appointed to National Pork Producers Delegate Body. 154 producers and five importers have been appointed to the 2020 National Pork Producers Delegate Body.Delegates meet annually to...
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Devlin, Mold to lead Annie's Project
Annie’s Project Education for Farm Women is nonprofit organization dedicated to providing education for farm women. Dr. Karisha Devlin and Doris Mold are the new joint Chief Executive Officers for the...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 30, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about evidence of sharks, farm accidents, a newspaper company sale and support for the Kansas City Chiefs. Evidence has been found that there were once sharks in Kentucky.Minnesota...
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Corteva shifting focus to Enlist
Over five year phase-in, company will reduce volume of products with Roundup traits while ramping up Enlist weed control system. Corteva, Inc. is accelerating the ramp-up of Enlist E3 soybeans to U.S....
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EPA rules glyphosate is safe
EPA finds glyphosate is not carcinogenic and requires additional target measures. After a review of the best available science, as required under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide...
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Farm Progress America, January 31, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about precision control tech for scrapers. Using scrapers on the farm isn't all that new, but the addition of GPS takes it to another level. The technology has come quickly over...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Jan. 30, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a GM pickup recall, expanded hemp rules, Les Wexner and taking away a goldfish reward. There's an update for a recall from GM, in 2019 Chevy and GM pickups for electronic...
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ADM reports $504 million net earnings
ADM reports earnings for quarter ended Dec. 31, 2019, issues dividend of 36 cents per share. ADM reported fourth quarter earnings per share of 90 cents per share on Jan. 29. Earnings were $1.42 per...
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Neonicotinoid review moves ahead
EPA issues proposed interim decisions for neonicotinoid pesticides. EPA is taking the next step in its regulatory review of neonicotinoid pesticides - a group of insecticides used on a wide variety of...
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Coronavirus not impacting U.S. economy
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says phase one trade deal with China will pay dividends. By Max ReyesThe U.S. hasn’t seen any major effects on its economy from the coronavirus epidemic, and...
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