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FTC grants approval for Elanco acquisition
Elanco Animal Health expects to close on acquisition of Bayer Animal Health at the beginning of August. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved Elanco Animal Health's acquisition of Bayer...
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COVID-19 could cost ethanol industry $10 billion
From March through June 2020, nearly 500 million fewer bushels of corn were used in ethanol production. The COVID-19 crisis has led to more than $3.4 billion in lost revenues for the U.S. ethanol...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 16, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the USPS, interest rates, a federal execution, drought conditions and one state trying to lure business from another. USPS is ending special after-hours deliveries.There's a...
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Farm Progress America, July 17, 2020
Max Armstrong gets insight on farmland sales during COVID-19 Max Armstrong shares insight on a report on land values from Farmers National. The market had remained strong ahead of the coronavirus...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 17, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a Christopher Columbus statue, quarantined Chicago visitors, companies partnering on AI tech for ag, a bankruptcy filing and store closings. A Christopher Columbus statue...
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Study quantifies value of red meat exports to U.S. corn, soybeans
Pork and beef exports also used about 3 million tons of distiller's dried grains with solubles in 2019 at an annual average price of $137 per ton. Since 2015, indirect exports of corn and soybeans...
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Americans shift eating habits amid pandemic
'The entire food supply chain has been put on its head.' By Nic Querolo and Elizabeth RembertAmericans have rapidly changed the ways they buy, cook and eat food in just four months, leaving everyone...
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This Week in Agribusiness, July 18, 2020
This week we talk about the Farm Progress virtual experience, markets, world's biggest ag tractor, the timber industry and more. Part 1Matt Jungmann, manager, Farm Progress Show, joins Max to talk...
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There's more than one disease to worry about
This episode of Around Farm Progress goes beyond coronavirus to look at other disease issues farmers face these days When the word "disease" is mentioned in a sentence these days, chances are most...
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Unusual soil compaction makes point about crop stress
Corn Watch: Foot-traffic soil compaction affects plants in very dry conditions. All you need to do to understand that soil compaction can impact plants under even moderate soil moisture stress is look...
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Make plans for preharvest field checks now
Checking cornfields as harvest nears yields information to help make storage and marketing decisions, plus more. If you don’t routinely do field checks before harvest or work with a seed rep or crops...
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What you can learn from corn tassels
Corn Illustrated: The tassel develops inside the stalk long before it emerges. You probably know that by the time corn has 12 leaves with fully exposed collars, plants already have made several...
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Quick Take: Local food grants, ice cream month and more
Twenty-five grants available to develop local food systems; Prairie Farms offers free coupons; Nationwide honors Illinois ag teacher, plus more. Local food grants availableA new resilience fund from...
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USDA crop progress: Corn quality stabilizes
Soybean conditions move a point higher, bucking analyst estimates. The most recent weekly progress report from USDA, out Monday afternoon and covering the week through July 19, had a bevy of data to...
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Illinois dicamba complaints down so far in 2020
Landowners have filed fewer off-target dicamba movement complaints this year; experts credit date and temperature restrictions. Illinois agriculture may be “flattening the curve” on dicamba complaints...
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Cattle and swine producers get insurance subsidies
Subsidy amounts will be based on the deductible selected, changes may be implemented by July 31. Changes will be made to the Livestock Gross Margin insurance program for cattle and swine beginning in...
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Farm Progress America, July 21, 2020
Max Armstrong offers stats on a growing sector of farming – agricultural aviation Max Armstrong takes a look at the agriculture aviation industry which has grown in the past few years. Max share a...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 21, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about coronavirus vaccines, a Roundup lawsuit, cattle on the loose in Indianapolis and more. There are 17 coronavirus vaccines being tested around the world.The Missouri governor...
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Bayer launches Carbon Initiative
Carbon Initiative rewards growers in Brazil and U.S. who generate carbon credits by adopting climate-smart practices. Beginning this month, Bayer will start rewarding farmers in Brazil and the U.S....
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Consider flexible lease as cash rent option for 2021
Profit Planners: Some landowners may be willing to discuss a base rent plus bonus-type approach. Cash rent on our very best farm, 240 acres, is $300 per acre. The landowner is retired and depends on...
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