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High-speed planting: a scalability solution
High-speed planters not only help farmers get their crops planted within a narrow time window but can also support expansion. Faced with a myriad of challenges every growing season, farmers are always...
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USDA ARS to research environmental enrichment and pig welfare
FFAR, Nestle and Tyson Foods are funding one of the first studies in the United States that examines the impact of enrichment materials on U.S. pigs. The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research...
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USDA chief economist says trade will help, challenges remain in 2020
USDA Chief Economist Rob Johansson sees a more positive outlook in 2020 compared to 2019, but sees another year of soft prices. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement, U.S. Japan trade deal and the Phase 1...
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Trump defends government's power to waive biofuel requirements
At issue is decision by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals invalidating waivers exempting 3 refineries from biofuel blending requirements. By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Mario Parker and Jennifer...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, March 6, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about mortgage rates, coronavirus impact on treasury bonds, feral hogs and more. How many of you remember having a home mortgage rate with a double-digit rate of interest? Ours was...
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USDA announces additional ASF control measures
African Swine Fever is contagious viral disease affecting both domestic and feral hogs and has not been detected in the United States. USDA today announced additional measures to control and eradicate...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 6, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about interest rates, jobs numbers, fire in Nebraska and more. What a difference a year makes. Last year the first week of March it was very cold in parts of our region. In...
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This Week in Agribusiness, March 7, 2020
Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson hear about what went down at the Commodity Classic and hear hopeful signs about the 2020 season. Part 1Note: The video automatically plays through all show parts once...
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Ag markets feel pinch as oil prices plunge
Farmers need to watch everything from crude oil to the state of the global economy. By Isis Almeida, Michael Hirtzer and Jen SkerrittOil’s nosedive is sending farmers a stark reminder: they also need...
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ASF fight continues around world
Like the novel coronavirus outbreak, Chinese secrecy has made it impossible to tell why and how African swine fever spread so quickly. USDA announced additional measures to control and eradicate...
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Farm Progress America, March 10, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at some positive signs in the ag economy noted by a USDA official Max Armstrong offers a look at the optimism in agriculture, and that hasn't gone unnoticed. USDA Chief Economist...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, March 10, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about supermoon, central South Dakota farmer rescued from grain bin and more. Where the skies are clear over are region you may have noticed a SuperMoon. SuperMoons are when the...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 10, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about oil prices, soybean harvest in Brazil and coronavirus. There will be ramifications in U.S. oil fields from that dramatic reduction in the price of oil. We hear that oil...
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Trump seeks additional time for biofuel appeal
In a filing late Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the Justice Department said more time is needed. By Jennifer A. DlouhyThe Trump administration is asking a federal court...
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NPPC elects new officers, board members
Howard AV Roth takes helm as NPPC president, while Jen Sorenson is elevated to president-elect and Terry Wolters becomes vice president. The National Pork Producers Council elected new officers and...
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School lunch may still be offered if coronavirus closes school
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue tells House committee there's flexibility to allow response in event of disaster or emergency. During an unexpected school closure, schools can leverage their...
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Bayer closes 4 U.S. locations due to coronavirus
Employee in Missouri may have contracted Covid-19; office will remain closed until further notice. The Associated Press is reporting that Bayer AG has temporarily closed two locations in Missouri and...
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Seeking labor solutions for potential COVID-19 impact on pork supply chain
Even without the additional challenge presented by COVID-19, the labor shortage threatens to increase production costs and food prices for consumers. The fallout from an ongoing labor shortage facing...
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Hiniker releases single-row CBD Hemp Harvester
Hiniker hopes its new harvester will solve the labor problem associated with harvesting CBD plants. Fifty years ago, the Hiniker Co. started making tractor cabs for big machinery companies.In fact,...
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Milk labeling update
Virginia is latest state to define milk. What's milk?In September 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a request for information as it examined its approach to the use of the terms...
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