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GAO to investigate trade aid
GAO will examine whether the model USDA used to deliver trade aid accurately reflects trade damages felt by farmers. The Government Accountability Office, Congress's nonpartisan audit agency, has...
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Farm Progress America, February 19, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at tool farmers can use to share their stories to landowners – the resume Max Armstrong offers insight on an idea that may surprise people – the farmer resume. The farmer resume is...
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Organic producer survey in progress
One survey is for certified organic producers and the other is for producers transitioning to organic certification. ​The Organic Farming Research Foundation and Organic Seed Alliance are surveying...
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Show us your farm dogs!
The 2020 Prairie Farmer Favorite Farm Dog Contest is open. New this year: You get to help choose the winner. Farmers, at Prairie Farmer, we know you have some great farm dogs out there. We’ve seen...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Feb. 19, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about Rod Blagojevich, the Ag Outlook Forum, mothers and daughters killed in an accident and Indiana Beach closing. More than a decade after being arrested, Donald Trump freed Rod...
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Bayer's dicamba loss raises more questions
Investors will probably hang with Bayer for now, but loss of dicamba trial on top of Roundup losses raises questions about wisdom of Monsanto takeover. By Jef Feeley, Tim Bross and Tim LohBayer AG’s...
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EPA reduces bird testing
Policy change is result of collaboration between EPA and PETA. The Environmental Protection Agency's new science policy reduces testing on birds when the agency has enough other information to safely...
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Farmers for a Sustainable Future launched
Twenty farm groups join to share accurate data based on sound science with policymakers, media and the public. Twenty farm groups came together today to launch Farmers for a Sustainable Future, a...
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Winfield United launches its own field prescription program
The Advanced Acre program will be available to select growers in the Corn Belt this year. Twenty years of Answer Plot data is the basis for Winfield United’s limited launch of its Advanced Acre...
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3 vie for NFU presidency at 118th convention
Rob Larew, Donn Teske and Mike Eby are running to be next president of National Farmers Union. National Farmers Union will hold its 118th anniversary convention March 1-3, 2020, in Savannah,...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Feb. 19, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about hemp cigarette sales, wheat prices and a casket honoring a school bus driver. A cigarette company based in Milwaukee is doing big business, because of cigarettes made with...
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What’s the code in your family?
Home Front: Like elusive backup hand signals, the right code in your family can help you get the job done. Kendra Recently I asked John when and where he learned Morse code. I assumed his answer would...
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Cheap biofuel entices Big Oil
Adding more ethanol to gasoline may help Midwest farmers who have been struggling to find markets for corn after biofuels demand plateaued last year. By Jeffrey Bair and Michael HirtzerBP Plc and...
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Farm Progress America, February 20, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insight on how to bounce back from a bad year Max Armstrong offers a look at insight from a Farm Futures columnist who looks at how a farmer can bounce back from a bad year. The...
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China's back in the market
Buyers are bidding for U.S. sorghum for shipment in the first half of the year and inquiring about prices for soybeans. By Isis AlmeidaChina is back in the market for American agricultural commodities...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Feb. 20, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the democratic debate, grain bin safety, mobile home park frustrations and a rescue dog star. The democratic debate offered some visible hostility last night.It's grain bin...
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USDA unveils initiative to reduce ag's environmental impact
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will emphasize voluntary conservation incentives and efficiency improvements. By Mike DorningU.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, whose department has been...
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Growers see Trump's water delivery order as a promise kept
Water official says much work remains to update infrastructure, repair subsidence damage Kern County farmer Larry Starrh told President Donald Trump in Bakersfield that his family considered selling...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Feb. 21, 2020
Jury awards Missouri peach grower $265 million in damages due to dicamba drift, USDA reveals 2020 acreage forecasts and China's back in the market. It's been a busy week for ag news. We've recapped 7...
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USDA, EPA collaborate to support rural water systems
Two will work together to help rural water systems face the challenges of aging infrastructure, workforce shortages and increasing costs. The USDA and Environmental Protection Agency will conduct...
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