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Farmers don't break, but supply chains do
From farm to table, the tail is long when the feeders stop buying cattle. Here's what that means for food supply. Tuesdays at the Fairview Sale Barn in Fairview, Ill., mean fat cattle and cull cow...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 16, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about more snow, the food supply chain, to-go-cocktails, new packaging for Land O Lakes butter and a funeral for a firefighter who died from COVID-19. Yet again, there's snow...
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5 governors ask Trump to waive biofuel requirements
The battle over biofuel blending pits two factions of Donald Trump’s political base -- farmers and oil companies -- against one another. By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Michael HirtzerFive American...
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Smithfield Foods to close two additional pork processing facilities
The Cudahy and Martin City facilities are located in close proximity to urban areas in which community spread of COVID-19 has been prevalent. Smithfield Foods, Inc. will be closing its Cudahy, Wis....
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 16, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about reduced death rates, restaurant closures, a barn fire, a split-open grain bin and shovel-able snow. In several states, death rates from the novel coronavirus have been...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - April 17, 2020
Governors ask for biofuel waiver, Smithfield closes plants and Perdue is finalizing aid package. Missed some ag news this week? Here's seven stories to catch you up.1. Five governors - Greg Abbott of...
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NBB opposes petition to waive RFS volumes
Governors of Louisiana, Texas, Utah, Oklahoma and Wyoming ask for waiver of RFS volumes. The National Biodiesel Board opposes petitions from five state governors to waive 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard...
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Farm Progress America, April 17, 2020
Max Armstrong offers one expert's thoughts on coronavirus, it's spread and potential impact on the food industry Max Armstrong shares insight from Richard Raymond, a food safety expert, who discusses...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 17, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the weekend weather, a meat-packing city hit hard with COVID-19, the corn market and more. The nice thing about an April snow is that it doesn't stay long. Temps should warm...
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More coronavirus impact, and a key farming issue
Around Farm Progress podcast digs into some of the day-to-day issues facing farmers from connecting with Extension to feed choices to weather What do you do when you can't hold meetings to keep...
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Federal efforts to ease pandemic
EPA updates its COVID-19 website and new study begins at National Institutes of Health. What is the federal government doing to address the COVID-19 pandemic? What cleaners kill the new coronavirus?...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 17, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about heavy snow, destruction of the energy market and heartland entrepreneurs. It turns out the snow that fell in some parts of the midwest wasn't shovelable at all, because it...
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Tyson Foods workers' deaths attributed to COVID-19 at Georgia plant
RWDSU has called on poultry industry employers to implement critical standards to protect workers’ safety during COVID-19 pandemic. Four employees who worked at a Tyson Foods poultry processing...
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USDA announces coronavirus aid package
The aid package includes $19 billion in aid to farmers and ranchers as well as part of an effort to maintain the integrity of the food supply chain. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today...
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Secretary Perdue outlines COVID-19 aid support
Checks in the mail by May with $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and $3 billion bulk government purchases in wake of pandemic fallout. In an unveiling of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
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This Week in Agribusiness, April 18, 2020
Mike Pearson is manning the desk this week and Max Armstrong is hosting from home as we talk about COVID-19’s continuing impact on agriculture with a special focus on livestock. Part 1Note: The video...
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Trump administration defers some tariffs
The three-month deferral of payments doesn’t apply to any of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods. By Jenny LeonardThe U.S.’s temporary suspension of certain tariff payments is aimed at...
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JBS plant in Minnesota shuts down
COVID-19 infects plant workers; shut down brings 10% of nation's hog slaughter capacity to a halt. By Jen Skerritt and Michael HirtzerJBS SA, the world’s top meat company, will shutter its pork...
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Establish COVID-19 protocols for your operation today
These protocols must be in place to protect employees working on your farm, as well as their family members. Consider the following things when developing COVID-19 protocols meant to help protect...
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Farm Progress America, April 21, 2020
Max Armstrong shares reaction to USDA's just-announced $19 billion support program to support agriculture Max Armstrong continues his look at the aid package announced by USDA last week including...
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