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Refresh your early corn growth knowledge
Corn Illustrated: Get ready for the growing season by revisiting key points about how corn plants develop. To successfully raise a crop, it’s important to understand how it grows. Let’s look at the...
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Better farm milk prices may be slow to arrive
Dairy Outlook: The U.S. milk supply is tightening. In January, CME spot nonfat dry milk (NDM) logged a fresh two-year high, reaching $1.04 per pound. The Global Dairy Trade auction provided the fuel...
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Farm Progress America, Jan. 29, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight on a survey of mycotoxins in feed grains Max Armstrong looks at the challenge of mycotoxins in animal feed. This problem can infect all types of grain. Max shared insight...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 29, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about record low temperatures and wind chills, the 2019 South American soybean crop and flu activity. The lowest temp recorded in Chicago is -27, in 1985. Tonight and tomorrow...
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Chinese negotiator Liu He arrives in Washington for talks
Both sides appear to attach great importance to the next formal round, but there’s still a long way to go before a deal can be done. by Bloomberg NewsWe’re just over four weeks away from a deadline...
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Be prepared for polar vortex
Bitter cold forecast to last through Jan. 31; talk to farm employees and take special care of livestock and pets. With one of the coldest arctic air masses in years bearing down on the Upper Midwest...
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Pritzker announces $800,000 fairgrounds donation
The money comes from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s inauguration ticket sales and will be used to repair major buildings at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Gov. J.B. Pritzker is donating $800,000 to the...
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Global feed tonnage exceeds 1 billion metric tons for third year
Alltech Global Feed Survey says China is the top feed-producing country in the world. International feed tonnage increased by 3% in 2018, exceeding 1 billion metric tons for the third consecutive...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Jan. 29, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about pedestrian deaths, trade talks and the impact of pork, a cattle industry convention, funeral arrangements for an Iowa teenager. Pedestrian deaths are up, and not just during...
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U.S. soybeans Ok'ed for EU biodiesel
EU acknowledges Soybean Sustainability Assurance Protocol meets EU sustainability requirements. The European Commission ruled Jan. 29, 2019, that U.S. soybeans meet the technical requirements to be...
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Farm Progress America, Jan. 30, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a profile of the incoming president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Max Armstrong shares insight on the East Tennessee Livestock Center in Sweetwater, Tenn. Jennifer...
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Trade war entices farmers to switch acres to corn
'There is some optimism for corn. There is less so for soybeans.'by Jeremy HillCorn could prove a bottom-line bulwark this year for U.S. farmers.The potential for greater profit from the cereal...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about snow, cold and warming temps, upcoming crop reports, the Cattle Industry Convention and salmonella reports. Many people haven't experienced snow and cold like what's...
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High-level trade talks begin today in Washington
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday told the Fox Business Network he expected “significant progress” in this week’s talks. by Shawn Donnan, Saleha Mohsin, Mark Niquette and Ye XieThe U.S. and...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Jan. 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about relief from the cold weather, a plant construction reconsideration, the winter wheat crop and adding dental services to drug stores. Relief from the cold will happen this...
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NASS releases updated reports calendar
First delayed report will be out Jan. 31, when Agricultural Prices is released. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Agricultural Statistics Board has begun rescheduling reports that were...
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Grain merchant creates marketing ‘easy’ button
Cargill is offering a new kind of contract that takes a portfolio approach to pricing. There’s a risk management challenge that hangs over the grain market. About two-thirds of farmers sell in the...
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Farm Progress America, Jan. 31, 2019
Max Armstrong offers more insight into the issues ahead for the incoming president of NCBA Max Armstrong continues his look at Jennifer Houston, the incoming president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef...
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Annual Weed Science Society meeting is Feb. 11-14
Topics include effects of urbanization on agricultural regulation and banning herbicides. The 59th annual meeting of the Weed Science Society of America is Feb. 11-14 in New Orleans, Louisiana....
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One cold night in the barn
Fourteen-year-old cattlemen learn real-life lessons real fast when it’s their dollars — and cows — at stake. The time: 10 p.m. The temperature: 6 degrees F (and dropping). The heifer: ready to...
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