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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - June 5, 2020
Class III milk prices. rise, judge blocks dicamba sales and Pilgrim's Pride CEO indicted on price-fixing charges. Need to catch up on the news of the week? Here's seven stories you might have...
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Farm Progress America, June 5, 2020
Max Armstrong shares a look at how farm use of antibiotics is on the decline Max Armstrong offers insight on a recent report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that shows that farm use of...
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World Dairy Expo 2020 cancelled
The annual event brings more than 62,000 people from nearly 100 countries to Wisconsin. For the first time in its 53-year history, World Dairy Expo has been cancelled. The World Dairy Expo Executive...
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COVID-19 disrupted land auctions
Nationwide land sales volume was up despite industry wide slowdown; uncertain prices ahead. Before COVID-19, U.S. agriculture was gaining some momentum coming off a difficult year. Trade deals were...
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U.S., Taiwan reach organic agreement
Agreement allows certified organic products to be sold as organic in either market. A new organic equivalence arrangement between Taiwan and the United States becomes effective May 30, 2020, allowing...
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DOJ subpoenas meatpackers
Combined, Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef control 80% of U.S. beef processing market. By David McLaughlinThe Justice Department is formally demanding information from the country’s four biggest...
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Phase one trade deal far from bonanza
“There’s absolutely zero chance” of reaching the purchase commitment announced in January, USDA's former chief economist says. By Mike DorningPresident Donald Trump’s promise that his phase one trade...
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Confusion is apparent with court's dicamba ban
Court dicamba ruling creates confusion for farmers. Updated with EPA statement and Bayer response.Note: Late Friday, June 5, U.S. Environmental Protection Administrator Andrew Wheeler issued the...
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A looming drought, beef industry changes and dairy creativity
The Around Farm Progress podcast connects with editors in Kansas and Pennsylvania Wet weather has plagued eastern growers, but the situation in the Great Plains is a little different, especially in...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, June 5, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the unemployment peak, tropical moisture on the way, a milk market rally and ag organizations standing against racism. Rising unemployment peaked last month, earlier than...
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Feds say Big Chicken has been fixing prices
Jayson Penn, CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., was indicted by a grand jury in Colorado. By Lydia Mulvany, Michael Hirtzer, David McLaughlin and Isis AlmeidaToward the end of every year, chicken producers...
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Illinois farmers and dicamba: What now?
Here’s the who, what, why and what’s next of the 9th Circuit’s decision to revoke dicamba registrations at the height of application season. Plus: U.S. EPA’s response. Farmers and retailers with...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, June 6, 2020
Hear about ag optimism, sidedress tech, technology for animal ag and more this week. Part 1Max shares some U.S. ag optimism in a chat with Darren Armstrong, U.S. Grains Council, about China. He also...
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Help for making fungicide decisions in corn, soybeans
Agronomist says whether to apply fungicide or not is an important decision. Writing off fungicide applications in corn and soybeans to save money could be a costly mistake. Instead, Andrew Schmidt...
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EPA opens comment period for inpyrfluxam
EPA proposes registration of new agricultural fungicide active ingredient. EPA is opening a 30-day comment period on its proposal to register the new active ingredient inpyrfluxam.Inpyrfluxam is a...
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Midyear a good time for discussion with landowner
Land Values: Think capital expenditures, fixing that wet hole, conservation goals and more. Communication between farmers and landowners throughout the growing season is great for talking about the...
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Put a precise value on hail damage
Ag-tech firm Farmers Edge has pulled a number of tools to create a single hail detection tool. A hail event can be very local — sometimes as precise as a portion in the middle of a cornfield....
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Sugar Association petitions FDA to expand food labels
The association wants food labels to more clearly identify artificial sweeteners. The Sugar Association has filed a petition asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require “complete and...
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Farm Progress America, June 8, 2020
Max Armstrong shares news of a move by President Trump to set aside environmental rules to boost infrastructure development Max Armstrong highlights a Presidential Executive Order that waives...
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Down pressure differences on planter show up in yield maps
Company’s study zeroes in on the benefit of keeping pressure uniform from row to row when planting corn. Many planters this spring were still equipped with coil springs to control down pressure....
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