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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 25, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about Waffle House closings, stay at home orders, ag futures, funeral delays and winter gas. Officials are keeping an eye on Waffle House closings.Michigan attorney general says if...
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Stay healthy, but know who takes over if you get sick
Have a contingency plan in place and investigate legal options such as power of attorney or a living trust. You may think that living in the country, far away from the epicenters of COVID-19, might...
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Farm Progress America, March 26, 2020
Max Armstrong offers a look at a new soybean-focused research study showing total economic impact for the oilseed crop Max Armstrong shares research that looked at the benefit of soybeans to the U.S....
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Governments move to stock their pantries
Logistical hurdles are making it harder to get products where they need to be as COVID-19 unleashes panic buying. By Isis Almeida and Agnieszka de SousaIt’s not just grocery shoppers who are hoarding...
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WTO director-general: Trade is vital
Trade will bring faster and stronger economic recovery following COVID-19, WTO director general says. World Trade Organization director-general said trade will be vital for fostering an economic...
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COVID-19 aid package offers assistance to rural America
Senate advances historic stimulus package in unanimous late-night vote on Wednesday.The Senate advanced by a vote of 96-0 its Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act (CARES Act) in a vote...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, March 26, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about states with few COVID cases, an all-day breakfast suspension, respirators from truck parts, USDA work and toilet paper usage. Some states have no deaths from COVID-19, and...
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Corn planting threat: Rain or coronavirus?
New Illinois Ag Director Jerry Costello shares what IDOA is doing to mitigate the coronavirus impact on ag, plus what's really worrying him now. Even with the majority of his 336-member staff working...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 26, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about social distancing, e-learning, the stimulus bill and more. How is social distancing working? They can track it watching cell signals. Some in the Upper Midwest get an...
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United States hog inventory up 4%
Economists say since COVID-19 crisis, cash prices of major products, such as hams and pork loins, are holding up well, however there is significant weakness in the pork belly market. According to the...
View Article3.4 million acres accepted for CRP
This completes first general signup since 2016; signups continue for continuous CRP and other conservation programs. More than 3.4 million acres have been accepted in the general Conservation Reserve...
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Farm Progress America, March 27, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at a medicine from Bayer that may be finding a new use Max Armstrong shares the story of a Bayer scientist who invented resochin, a form of chloroquine, which is on the World...
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COVID-19 won't stop seed, chemicals
Seed and crop protection companies say farmers can rest easy: Seed and chemicals are largely distributed. Sick truck drivers is the only potential bottleneck. With 95% of their corn already delivered...
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Nominate next Master Farmers
Applications are available for the 2021 Master Farmer award, which recognizes a lifetime of achievement in Illinois agriculture. The Master Farmer program run by Prairie Farmer since 1925 wouldn’t...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, March 27, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about COVID risk level designations, the Real ID deadline, dust mask donations, oil supplies and spreading holiday cheer. The Trump Administration may start categorizing counties...
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Agriculture continues as COVID-19 threatens nation
Farmers are vulnerable to COVID-19: what they need to know U.S. agriculture continues to function as the nation hunkers down to limit spread of COVID-19.Even as farmers and ranchers produce food for...
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Workers at meat processing plants testing positive for COVID-19
Some facilities may have to shutter for cleaning and worker quarantines. By Lydia Mulvany, Deena Shanker and Isis AlmeidaPoultry giant Sanderson Farms Inc. on Monday reported the first case of a...
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U.S. moves to loosen requirements for H-2 visa applicants
Move made to ensure steady stream of labor for agriculture sector during COVID-19. In order to meet a critical need, U.S. consular officers have been directed to expand the categories of H-2 visa...
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Planters roll while school closings bring extra help
This week's Around Farm Progress podcast offers insight into what's ahead for the 2020 planting year, including the supply situation in light of COVID-19. And what about university research? In this...
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House advances COVID-19 relief package
Direct food- and agriculture-related provisions in the CARES Act total approximately $49 billion of $2 trillion measure. Following the Senate’s unanimous passage late on Wednesday evening, the House...
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