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Residue cover becomes asset during dry times
Soybean Watch: Extra moisture and cooler temperatures help during dry periods later in the season. The story for the first half of 2019 was all about too much rain and wet soils. Weather patterns...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Aug. 28, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about gas prices, car and boat accidents, a murder charge and closing a road for snake migration. Gas prices are averaging $2.55 right now.Reminder: Don't...
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Perdue talks trade at Farm Progress Show
Passage of USMCA key to other trade deals, agriculture secretary says “The world is watching.” That was the message Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said of U.S. trade negotiations. Directly, he was...
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Farm Progress America, August 29, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight from Dairy Management Inc. and the rising need for transparency in agriculture Max Armstrong talks consumers and food knowledge with insight from Dairy Management Inc.,...
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Improving trade relations with Cuba
Cuba imports 80% of their food “For 60 years we have been embargoing Cuba and it has not served the people of Cuba or U.S. farmers well,” said Paul Johnson, executive director of the Illinois Cuba...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Aug. 29, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about Sonny Perdue at FPS19, bird damage to crops, vaping illnesses, a busted drug pipeline and more. Sonny Perdue was at the Farm Progress Show yesterday,...
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USDA launches investigation in wake of Tyson plant fire
Cattle prices tanked following the Aug. 9 fire Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue directed USDA’s Packers and Stockyards Division to launch an investigation into beef pricing margins.The investigation...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Aug. 30, 2019
Farmers sticking with Trump, tentative trade deal with Japan and farmers intend to plant more corn, beans next year Missed some agricultural news this week? Here are seven stories you might have...
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Overcome 7 barriers to cover crop adoption
In order to increase cover crop acreage, farmers must understand the obstacles to adoption. Cover crop acreage has increased significantly over the past decades, and in some areas over 70% of farmland...
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Report examines value of U.S. inland waterways
Waterway system brings benefits to inland growers, including $4,827 million to Illinois corn and soybean industry The nation’s primary inland waterways system, which includes the Mississippi,...
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Max Armstrong shares insight into a new survey of Millennials that shows what causes stress – and observes one fear that’s absent Max Armstrong considers the fact that in most cases that the general...
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Survey: Good farmland holds its value in Illinois
Low-quality land values decline 4% and cash rents hold steady in first half of 2019, according to ISPFMRA. A survey of Illinois farm mangers, appraisers and real estate agents recently found farmland...
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Government aid boosts farm income
Agriculture profits could hit five-year high. Net farm income could reach a five-year high in 2019, according to new estimates out today from USDA. But sales from crops, livestock and other goods...
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This Week in Agribusiness, Aug. 31, 2019
Coming to you from the Farm Progress Show, we’ve got Sonny Perdue, market outlooks, new technology and old machinery and hemp. Part 1Max, Orion and Greg Soulje bring you the show from Farm Progress...
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Farm Progress America, September 2, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a Labor Day view of food and ag-related workers employed in the U.S. Max Armstrong looks at the number of jobs are related to the ag and food industry. There are 21.6 million jobs...
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Considering the robot you already own
Increasingly, automated systems are becoming a standard part of a range of farm equipment on the market Coming from one major farm show, a few media events and some in-depth conversations with...
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5 truths for drying frost-damaged corn
Corn Illustrated: Be prepared, in case some corn runs out of time to fully mature this year. If someone tells you they want a fall like 1931, take their word for it. According to the National Weather...
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MORNING-Midwest Digest, September 2, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about Labor Day travel, rural school challenges and offers a look at a Michigan celebration Max Armstrong offers a look at the travel impact of Hurricane Dorian on Labor Day...
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MIDDAY-Midwest Digest, September 2, 2019
Max Armstrong recognizes an interesting tech anniversary, looks at the U.S.-Japan agreement, talks about a grain-marketing scam and looks up at the Northern sky Max Armstrong wishes a happy 50th to...
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Farm Progress America, September 3, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight from a recent farm survey showing what farmers intend to plant in 2020 Max Armstrong looks at the most recent USDA crop reports and there’s another ahead on Sept. 12 where...
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