New Can-Am Defender has serious upgrades
Review: This refresh of Can-Am’s HD 10 side-by-side offers plenty of power, a longer bed and a climate-controlled cab. We got to test the newly upgraded Can-Am Defender HD-10 in Texas recently. The...
View ArticleCustom clips cut down fencing labor
Both Rosbin and FenceFork offer options to farmers looking to cut down the time they spend at each T-post. Wrapping a clip to a T-post takes even the best farmers and ranchers upward of 20 seconds. If...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, October 18, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at the growing investment in agriculture by Wall Street Max Armstrong shares a statement that farmers are getting tired of hearing including how growing population and climate...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Oct. 18, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a missing man found, rural pharmacies, the corn sweetener battle, and millennials falling for scams. A Missouri man reported missing has been found.Rural pharmacies are...
View ArticleDuvall talks about 'perfect storm' affecting farmers
American Farm Bureau president discusses trade, rural infrastructure, research and development at conference. As American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall points out, trade isn't an easy subject to...
View ArticleSenators ask Perdue to prioritize SAFE enrollment
More than 2 million acres enrolled in SAFE since enrollment began in 2008 A bipartisan group of 17 senators sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Oct. 17 urging the secretary to...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, October 19, 2019
Max Armstrong and Chad Colby have a lot to sift through as a dramatic harvest season rolls on. Part 1Note: The video automatically plays through all show parts once you start.Max Armstrong and Chad...
View ArticlePrecision technology showing up in all facets of agriculture
What’s New From the Shows: From measuring weather precisely to sensing moisture in the soil, technology is changing how you farm. By Farm Progress staffYou don’t have to guess whether the soil is “a...
View ArticleLate-season scouting offers chance to identify symptoms
Corn Watch: Yield was pretty much determined before these ear leaves succumbed to various ailments. Producing top corn yields requires good growing conditions and keeping plants healthy through grain...
View ArticleUSDA crop progress: Corn harvest still only at 30%
Soybean harvest gains better momentum, at 46% complete The 2019 corn harvest is still sputtering along, according to USDA, which just released its latest round of crop progress data Monday afternoon....
View ArticleAerial view uncovers unusual pattern in field
Corn Illustrated: You can walk a field all day and miss what you can see in minutes from the air. This cornfield looked good all summer based on scouting at ground level. There was a healthy stand,...
View ArticleCows, calves live in super friendly territory
Life Is Simple: Mama cows let up to four calves nurse … at one time? Right outside the fence that surrounds our house is a pasture that is presently home to 30 cows and their spring-born calves. In...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, October 22, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a look at a program that provides service animals for the farm Max Armstrong shares insight on PHARM Dog USA which is a group that started in rural Missouri to help farmers cope...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Oct. 22, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about bad roads, harvest progress, penalties for passing a school bus and a card skimmer convicted. If you drive a lot, you may be among those commenting on how bad the roads are....
View ArticleChinese buyers back in market
Soybean processors in China granted waivers By Bloomberg NewsChinese buyers are back in the market for American soybeans after crushers in the Asian nation were granted a new round of tariff waivers,...
View ArticleSyngenta targets $2 billion for climate change innovations
The investment supports Syngenta goal of delivering at least 2 technological breakthroughs to market each year Syngenta is spending $2 billion over the next five years to help farmers prepare for and...
View ArticleStudy: African swine fever likely to hitch ride in luggage
Risk of African swine fever arriving in the United States has nearly doubled since the ASF epidemic began in 2018. The U.S. hog industry has been on high alert since African swine fever broke out in...
View ArticleFFAR, National Pork Board fund African swine fever research teams
Iowa State University researchers are focusing on how best to identify foreign animal diseases at low prevalence in large commercial pens using oral fluid samples. To help keep the U.S. African swine...
View ArticleASF continues to spread
Disease is particularly active in Vietnam in early October A new study from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine finds the risk of African Swine Fever arriving in the United...
View ArticleNCBA praises bill to expand risk management training
Livestock Risk Management and Education Act aims to improve producers knowledge of futures markets U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, and Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, introduced the...
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