Nominate your dog as Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year
Nominations accepted through Aug. 20 for contest, which recognizes dogs for helpfulness to farmer, playfulness and obedience. Nominations for the 2021 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year contest are now...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, July 2, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at the hazards of stored grain, farm entrapments and one company's response Max Armstrong notes that thousands of years farmers enter grain bins, often threatening their lives....
View ArticleRemember to complete your crop acreage report
July 15 is a major deadline for most crops, but reporting deadlines vary by county and crop; check with your FSA office for details. Have you completed your crop acreage report yet? If not, time is...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, July 2, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about tax time pressure, corn futures and the Lincoln Continental. Some people are feeling the pressure of tax time this month, with the deadline moved to July 15.Corn futures...
View Article7 ag stories you might have missed this week - July 3, 2020
USDA releases acreage numbers, COVID-19 cases rise in rural Colorado, USMCA goes into effect and crisis for dairy producers. Missed some ag news this week? Here's seven stories to catch you up.1....
View ArticleFarm Progress America, July 3, 2020
Max Armstrong offers the story of how one group is promoting consumption of an important food group Max Armstrong wonders about hot dog consumption and how that's changing. In fact, the National Hot...
View ArticleMORNING-Midwest Digest, July 3, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a coin shortage, falling mortgage rates, financial help for farmers and baseball Max Armstrong offers a look at the plans by many leave town for the July 4 holiday and he...
View ArticleMore than $4.8 billion paid to producers
Farmers and ranchers have until Aug. 28 to complete their Coronavirus Food Assistance Program application. As of June 29, the Farm Service Agency has processed $4.857 billion in Coronavirus Food...
View ArticleSoybean trader vows crop traceability
Traceability should help slow deforestation that has devastated some parts of Brazil. By Andy Hoffman and Tatiana FreitasCofco International Ltd. vowed full traceability for all the soybeans it buys...
View ArticleMIDDAY-Midwest Digest, July 3, 2020
Max Armstrong offers news of protests, holiday travel, the surprising USDA report, and interest rate news Max Armstrong talks about a new challenge to transportation on major highways – protests. From...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness – July 4, 2020
Max Armstrong and Mike Pearson dig into that USDA report, look at ag tech and get a crop update Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as the full showPart 1Max Armstrong and Mike...
View ArticleBeef, climate change and plant alternatives
The Around Farm Progress podcast covers a wide range of beef topics with BEEF Magazine Blogger Amanda Radke Beef, it's on the grill this summer. But there's more going on with the beef industry, from...
View ArticleProduce safety course goes online
Essentials of Produce Safety covers key challenges and best practices of produce safety. The Produce Marketing Association is launching its eLearning certificate course, Essentials of Produce Safety,...
View ArticleHave you heard of a 'manureshed'?
Agricultural Research Service proposes using manuresheds to reconnect crop and livestock production. The transition to large-scale livestock feeding operations has created efficient, high-yielding...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 6, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a police officer memorial and police deaths, as well as protests, pipelines and crop growth. Ohio is preparing for a police officer memorial tomorrow, after being killed over...
View ArticleCOVID-19 causes disruptions in pork, beef export markets
Beef exports record lowest monthly volume in 10 years; pork exports lowest since October 2019. U.S. beef and pork exports trended lower in May, due in part to interruptions in slaughter and...
View ArticleUSDA crop progress: Corn quality falls more than expected
Soybean conditions mostly stable versus the prior week’s ratings. Analysts were expecting USDA to dock corn quality a point for the week ending July 5, but the agency made even bigger cuts in its...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, July 7, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insight on proposals for changing management of water in the West Max Armstrong digs into the challenge of managing water in the West. A recent session at the University of...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, July 7, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a prison protest, corn crop condition and Charlie Daniels. A protest was a little different outside a prison in Indiana.The overall corn crop condition deteriorated a bit in...
View ArticleBayer's Roundup settlement hits snag
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria called the plan to create a class action for future litigants problematic and set a July 24 hearing date. By Jef Feeley and Tim LohBayer AG’s plan for moving on from...
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