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What makes a good farm manager?
Land Values: Think knowledge, skills, goals, adaptability and more. Our country, and particularly the Midwest, has been incredibly blessed with some of the most productive land in the world for...
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Farm Progress America, August 13, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insight on the true role of a market adviser Max Armstrong digs into a question posed by a commodity trader who asks some interesting questions about market advisers. Farmers...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Aug. 13, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the impact of no college football, crop insurance adjusters, the WASDE report and a baby announcement. No college football has been called "devastating"...
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Virtual show to offer rich, relevant content
The Farm Progress Virtual Experience to provide visitors in-depth presentations on top of deep product, ag tech information A live event is the preferred way to get information for the farm, but when...
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$371 million invested in rural electric infrastructure
USDA investment will benefit more than 222,000 residents in 11 states. USDA is investing $371 million to build and improve critical electric infrastructure that will benefit more than 222,000 rural...
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USDA outlines assistance programs in wake of derecho
If you have crop insurance and your crops were harmed by the storm, be sure to contact your agent within 72 hours of the event. Assistance is available for agricultural producers in the Midwest...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Aug. 14, 2020
Derecho flattens crops across Midwest, USDA releases crop production estimates and a storage outlook. Need to catch up on news from the week? Here's seven stories you might have missed.1. A derecho...
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Comment on plan to combat invasive species
Trump administration releases draft plan to combat invasive species, a $120 billion problem in the U.S. The Trump Administration has released a draft strategic plan for combating invasive species. The...
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Flower color doesn’t affect yield
Soybean Watch: Traits such as flower color are useful for telling varieties apart, but they don’t impact yield. What color are soybean flowers? Does it matter? Be careful. Someone could argue they’re...
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Farm Progress America, August 14, 2020
Max Armstrong shares the challenge of broadband web access in rural areas Max Armstrong looks back on technology that's long gone – the acoustic coupler, which was slow. But the speed of the Internet...
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Young farmers learn the art of the pivot
Changing course in the face of opportunities and necessity has led to a growing farm, a thriving business and a happy family for Ryan and Amanda Bland. If there’s anything Ryan Bland has learned in...
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Derecho, devastation and the mystery of milk pricing
This episode of the Around Farm Progress podcast two hot topics – the impact of that derecho; and the milk price conundrum hitting the dairy industry Crops in the Midwest were looking great on August...
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New Holland CR Revelation combines take productivity to a new level
New Holland's CR Revelation combine lineup takes harvesting efficiency to a new level with the award-winning IntelliSense™ Automation system. New CR Revelation Series combines, which include models...
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This Week in Agribusiness, Aug. 15, 2020
We're talking about the impact of the derecho storm this week, as well as livestock markets, CFAP and foundered horses. Part 1Mike Pearson and Chad Colby man the desk this week, first sharing a press...
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Mystery seeds: Likely a scam, not a biohazard
Illinois and Indiana residents lodged about 1,500 unsolicited seeds reports with USDA. The most harmful weed is morningglory. The USDA says mystery seeds received by Americans recently were likely...
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Farm Progress America, August 17, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at key issues related to the derecho that ripped through the Midwest last week Max Armstrong notes that the impact of the derecho may not have been just in Iowa, but was centered...
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China is missing phase one ag targets
Despite acceleration of corn, soybean purchases, China on track to buy less than one-third of promised purchases. By Ana MonteiroThe head of the U.S.’s busiest port said China is on track to buy less...
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Agco introduces 4 tractor lines, huge combines
State-of-the-art technologies dominate these equipment introductions. Agco took the wraps off four new tractor series and two new Ideal combine models in an impressive introduction of farm equipment...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Aug. 17, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the derecho storm damage, VP Pence in Wisconsin, the DNC kickoff and a WWII veteran who passed away over the weekend. Last week's derecho storm impacted 275,000 homes; 7,000...
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Scouting: You can’t explain every ‘runt’ plant
Corn Watch: You may not find an explanation for everything you see in the field. A plant breeder by training, Dave Nanda has seen almost everything in nearly 60 years of working with corn. Few things...
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