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This Week in Agribusiness, March 28, 2020
The COVID-1 bill, cattle markets and new products are featured this week. Part 1Mike Pearson mans this desk this week.Max Armstrong talks online with USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey about the...
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Falling energy prices take toll on ethanol production
Green fuel plants are shutting down and some may never come back The coronavirus and cheap oil are hitting the fuel business so hard that ethanol plants are shutting down. Some may never come back.The...
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Tackling resistant weeds in a new way
A system developed in Israel targets Palmer amaranth seeds, not the plant, for longer-term results. Weed resistance is a long-term challenge for agriculture. And while crop protection companies are...
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Farm Progress America, March 30, 2020
Max Armstrong offers insight for agriculture in light of the current coronavirus crisis Max Armstrong answers an interesting request from a professor to record a video for an agriculture class. Max...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, March 30, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about coronavirus, new technology from Battelle, wheat futures and being grateful for those working at grocery stores. (audio) Across the country, there's a scramble for masks,...
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Raven buys the rest of DOT Technology
South Dakota tech firm accelerates investment in autonomy firm, noting commercial potential Raven Industries announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire the remaining equity of DOT...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 30, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the coronavirus, upcoming National Hog Farmer meeting and people losing health coverage. Can sunlight kill the coronavirus? It's one of the stories circulating in the social...
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ADM closes on bond offering
The action will reduce the company’s exposure to short-term credit market volatility. On March 27, ADM closed on a $1.5 billion notes offering, comprised of $0.5 billion aggregate principal amount of...
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The biofuel industry faces a reckoning
Slumping ethanol demand and lower prices mean smaller biofuel producers and those with more debt may not survive. By Isis Almeida, Fabiana Batista and Michael HirtzerThe coronavirus and cheap oil are...
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Bayer settles false ad lawsuits
The settlement has nothing to do with ongoing negotiations over cancer lawsuits. By Jef FeeleyBayer AG agreed to pay $39.5 million to settle allegations that its Monsanto unit ran misleading ads about...
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NPPC cancels 2020 World Pork Expo
World Pork Expo 2021 is scheduled for June 9-11. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has announced that its board of directors has decided to cancel the 2020 World Pork Expo in June due to...
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Tech improves seeding consistency
Iowa study compares two high-speed planting systems versus a conventional seed metering system. Researchers at Iowa State University recently completed a five-year study of high-speed planter...
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Ag groups ask for increase in truck weight limits
Federal COVID-19 legislation allows states to increase truck weight limits during the pandemic. More than 60 national agricultural groups have urged each state to increase truck weight limits on...
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EPA approves use of isoxaflutole on GMO soybeans
Restrictions apply and the new use is limited to specific counties in 25 states. Soybean farmers have a new tool they can use to control weeds as the EPA has approved the use of isoxaflutole on...
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New app helps plant breeders develop new varieties
More than 900 users worldwide have downloaded the app so far. A new computer app, known as the Pathway Association Studies Tool, allows users to build on the results of genome-wide association studies...
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Farm Progress America, March 31, 2020
Max Armstrong offers an update on the Conservation Reserve Program and USDA's work in 2020 Max Armstrong shares insight on the work of USDA during the coronavirus crisis. The agency announced that has...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, March 31, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about unemployment, planting intentions, a joint funeral, Ford Motor Company's production shift and an EPA warning. A higher percentage of Americans could end up out of work than...
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DFA, others acquire Dean Foods' assets
DFA will acquire assets relating to 44 facilities for $433 million; Prairie Farms Dairy acquires other assets for $75 million. Dairy Farmers of America will acquire a substantial portion of Dean...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 31, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the 6-foot distance and USDA reports, and shares perspective on what's happening in the world today. A distance of 6 feet apart might not be enough, says one researcher of...
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Bayer offers dicamba training online
Check with your state pesticide regulatory agency as not all states support online pesticide license renewal. Bayer is offering dicamba training online as many farmers and applicators are working from...
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