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6 highlights from Arden Mills Sustainability Report
Energy-saving projects yielded a reduction in 3,779 tons of greenhouse gases over fiscal year 2018 Flour-milling and ingredient company Arden Mills has released its annual Sustainability Report."Our...
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Farm Progress America, July 30, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at a key issue in the hemp industry - testing Max Armstrong continues his discussion of the recent Senate Ag Committee hearing on hemp. Max shares insight from the National Hemp...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about interest rates, crop progress, dam failure, a deadly great lake and ability to swim. What will the fed do with interest rates this week?The corn crop is still considerably...
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Bayer CEO says he may consider Roundup settlement
CEO Werner Baumann reiterates that Roundup is safe and lawsuits have no merit By Tim LohBayer AG Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann said he’d consider a “financially reasonable” settlement of...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about crop progress and a Great Lakes shipwreck. The U.S. corn crop is lagging well behind average, and soybeans have a long way to go, too.Debris from a Great Lakes shipwreck has...
View ArticleSenate committee discusses USMCA
Democrats have questions, but proponents confident deal will pass The U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Tuesday.In remarks prepared for...
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Meet the people who make FPS field demos possible
Ed Harris helps lead the crew tasked with ensuring field demonstrations run smoothly. When everything goes right, which it normally does, you barely know they’re in the field. Yet without the crew...
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Environmental group targets cereal companies
Union of Concerned Scientists share data claiming small changes in demands by companies from farm sources could make a difference in consumers’ cereal bowls A new report by the Union of Concerned...
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Apply for West Africa trade mission by Aug. 2
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service staff will arrange meetings between trade mission delegates and potential customers Interested in marketing your products in West African countries? USDA will lead a...
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Kubota steps up with bigger tractors
In development for nearly six years, the new M8 Series uses a unique manufacturing relationship for the company to expand its product offering. With plenty of fanfare, and a little obligatory concert...
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Farm Progress America, July 31, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at some proposed regulations to manage the newest crop: hemp Max Armstrong shares that Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., wanted to get information about hemp and he got plenty. Erica...
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Trade talks break, negotiators to meet again in September
Trump criticizes China's perceived unwillingness to buy American ag products while Lighthizer, Mnuchin in China to negotiate By Bloomberg NewsChina and the U.S. plan to meet again in September to...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 31, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about support for missing Wisconsin brothers, dry topsoils and a meteor shower. A Wisconsin community is supporting the family of some farmer brothers who've disappeared on a trip...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 31, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the Afghanistan war, emerging markets, the passing of a legislator, Cardi B and monthly food celebrations. The war in Afghanistan is now the longest standing war. Soldiers...
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Multiple dicamba drift events decrease soybean yield
University of Missouri research finds that growth stage at the time of exposure affects yield. Soybean yields take a hit when exposed to dicamba more than once during a growing season. Just how much...
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Watch driverless tractor pulling grain cart at FPS
Look for AutoCart demonstrations in the Ride ’n’ Drive area and in the field. Smart Ag introduced the concept of an autonomous tractor pulling a grain cart at the 2018 Farm Progress Show in Boone,...
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Claas goes green ... finally
Slideshow: This newly long-line equipment company lines up the color scheme for all of its equipment. Until the very recent past, Claas of America was considered a short-line company in the United...
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Farm Progress America, August 1, 2019
Max Armstrong shares hemp insights from a Kentucky grower who has long advocated for the crop Max Armstrong offers a farmer’s perspective on raising hemp with testimony from 8th generation tobacco...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, August 1, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the missing Wisconsin farmers, a salmonella outbreak, corn prices, a drunk pilot and a nude thief. New information is available in the case of two missing Wisconsin...
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Conaway to retire from Congress
Texas congressman is ranking member of House Agriculture Committee Texas Rep. Mike Conaway announced July 31 that his eighth term in Congress will be his last.A conservative Republican, Conaway...
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