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Opening new marketing opportunities
Gene-editing startup Calyxt has enhanced the soybean, and it looks toward wheat and potatoes next. One block from a Walmart and two new hotels in Roseville, Minn., sits the 1-year-old headquarters of...
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Farm Progress America, October 7, 2019
Max Armstrong takes a look at an interesting area of farming - agritoursim. Max Armstrong shares some insight on agritourism, the crossroads of ag and tourism. Max talks about the approach by some...
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Commodity leaders join Trump to sign U.S.-Japan agreement
Updated: Deal expected to benefit U.S. farmers Updated 8:11 a.m. Oct. 8, 2019Farm and commodity group leaders joined President Trump for a commemorative signing of a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement on Oct....
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Suit filed against USDA's swine 'modernization' rule
Union representing workers in Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas say USDA rule puts profits above worker safety The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, together with Public Citizen and...
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Saving lives in bins: Rescue tubes and ball caps
Farmers raise and store more grain than ever — and they’re getting trapped in it with more frequency than ever before. Here, how to avoid that scenario. As harvest finally commences, grain has started...
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Signup open for 2020 Dairy Margin Coverage program
All producers who want 2020 coverage must visit Farm Service Agency office between now and Dec. 13, 2019 USDA’s Farm Service Agency opened signup Oct. 7 for the Dairy Margin Coverage program for...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Oct. 8, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about snow and cold weather, harvest progress, another Grassley in Iowa politics and a dispute over a political sticker. There's snow and cold weather on tap...
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Tar spot won’t cut yields like last year
University of Illinois sampling shows the corn disease is less severe than in 2018, possibly in part due to large prevented planting acreage. Growers in most parts of northern Illinois hit hard by tar...
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TSC Fall Paper Clover campaign runs Oct. 9-20
Money raised goes to scholarships for 4-H youth to attend conferences, camps and other programs Tractor Supply Company’s Fall Paper Clover campaign launches today and continues through Oct. 20 at...
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Trump, ethanol proponents make up
NCGA leader Kevin Ross hopes to be back at White House in couple months to sign USMCA By Mario ParkerDonald Trump has long said he loves farmers. And farmers have seemingly loved him back, even as the...
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Augmented reality brings cow data to farmers
Nedap debuts its dairy augmented reality system for the first time at World Dairy Expo. Picture this scenario: It’s time to do a herd check on the cows. You finish up the remaining chores and head out...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Oct. 8, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the McRib sandwich, a pork processing lawsuit, prematurely cooked bagels, an aging state and a heartwarming housing option. The McRib sandwich is back,...
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Farm Progress America, October 9, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a look at the growth of organic products. Max Armstrong digs into continued interest in organic foods, though a majority of the food raised today is still done conventionally....
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Oct. 9, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about a couple of accidents, a fire investigation, mosquito season and a snowstorm coming. There was a school bus accident in Indiana.There was a "freak"...
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U.S.-China relations are 'tangled mess'
Trump broadens his war on China ahead of in-person talks in Washington this week By Shawn DonnanThis was supposed to be the week U.S.-China trade talks got back on track and the two sides found a way...
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Senators request review of JBS
Rubio, Menendez request the Committee on Foreign Investment review actions of Brazilian meatpacking giant By Julia Leite and David McLaughlinJBS SA, the Brazilian meatpacking giant that spent much of...
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$251 million invested in rural electric systems
USDA funding will be used to upgrade systems in 13 states USDA is investing $251 million to upgrade rural electric systems in 13 states. The funding includes $38.2 million to finance smart grid...
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ASA offers scholarship for high school senior
Apply for Soy Scholarship through Dec. 1, 2019; presentation will be in the spring Are you a high school senior interested in pursuing a career in agriculture? Check out this scholarship opportunity...
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Dairy checkoff awards 12 scholarships
University of Arkansas student Kathryn Lyne Gardner earns James H. Loper Jr. Memorial Scholarship Twelve scholarships were awarded to students by the dairy checkoff.The National Dairy Promotion and...
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France banks on wheat export turnaround
Export outlook raised as shippers expect sales to Algeria to recover By Megan Durisin, Francois de Beaupuy and Souhail KaramFrance is banking on a pickup in exports to draw down its mountain of...
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