Trump's next target: WTO
Trump has campaigned for WTO reform since 2016 and has described the 25-year-old organization as the “worst trade deal ever.” By Bryce BaschukThe World Trade Organization’s top official received an...
View ArticleCelebrating farm dogs
11-year-old Australian shepherd Flint is 2020 American Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year. Flint, an Australian shepherd owned by Utah Farm Bureau members Rhett and Beth Crandall is the 2020 Farm Bureau...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, Jan. 25, 2020
This week we cover trade, planting expectations, planter tech mental health and more. Also, meet the Farm Dog of the Year. Part 1Max attended the American Farm Bureau Federation convention, where they...
View ArticleMilk prices headed up for rest of 2020
Dairy Outlook: The Class III price for 2020 may average $1.20 to $1.30 higher than in 2019. Milk prices typically drop in January following the holidays, and this year was no exception, according to...
View ArticleFear of coronavirus pounds markets
Prices slump as death toll rises, infection spreads around the world. By Alfred Cang and Saket SundriaCommodity investors are taking flight as fears deepen that the spread of coronavirus could curtail...
View ArticleEU ag ministers stress importance of WTO
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue gets earful from European Union ag ministers while in Brussels. By Jonathan StearnsAgriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue became the latest American official to face...
View ArticleMaximize yields by adjusting soil pH
Corn Illustrated: Add lime to raise soil pH levels where soil tests indicate it's needed. Proper soil pH is one of the most important factors for maximizing crop growth and potential yields.What soil...
View ArticleLand sales, land prices rise in 2019
The median price per acre of land transactions during October 2018 and September 2019 increased to $5,500, according to 2019 Land Markets Survey. The 2019 Land Markets Survey was recently released by...
View ArticleU.S. CattleTrace advances cattle disease traceability
Cattle disease traceability pilot programs have joined forces under the new name U.S. CattleTrace. The cattle disease traceability program that began as CattleTrace has a new name, new partners and a...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, Jan. 27, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about stock market portfolios, weather impact on reservoir management, coyote confrontations and farm dogs. Have you checked your stock market portfolio yet? This might be a week...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, January 28, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the American Royal livestock show, and changes coming up.The American Royal, a livestock show staple near the Kansas Stockyards in Kansas City, Mo., has recently acquired...
View ArticleInternational feed tonnage decreases in 2019
Internationally, Alltech survey finds majority of animal feed goes to broilers and pigs. International feed tonnage decreased by 1.07% to 1.126 billion metric tons of feed produced last year, due...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 28, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about union workers, student fans in a fight, a poultry industry trade show and target body temperature changes. There are fewer unionized workers, falling to a new record low last...
View ArticleTariffs are contagious
White House will broaden its 2018 tariffs on steel and aluminum to include “derivative” products like nails, wire and auto panels. By Shawn DonnanIf you want to sum up the lesson from the past week in...
View ArticleWinning images from Fields-of-Corn Photo Contest
Harlen Persinger from Wisconsin and Tricia Braid of Illinois earn grand prizes in National Corn Growers Association contest. Photographers from Wisconsin and Illinois earned top prizes in this year's...
View ArticleConverted wetlands dispute comes to a close
Court resolves a decades old dispute between an Indiana farming family and the United States Department of Agriculture. In 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit resolved a...
View ArticleGeneral Mills launches regenerative ag pilot
Goal is to improve soil health, water quality in Cheney Reservoir region. General Mills has launched a regenerative agriculture pilot with farmers in Kansas’ Cheney Reservoir watershed, which provides...
View ArticleSorghum poised to benefit from new phase one China deal
With China agreement to buy more, focus turns to generating supply to meet demand. Early in 2018, Team Sorghum began monitoring a situation largely playing out half a world away. The stakes were...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, January 29, 2020
Max Armstrong shares statistics about the Conservation Reserve Program. The CRP signup is happening right now. The program offers a yearly rental payment for volunteer conservation, and offers many...
View ArticleDriving sustainable agriculture
Kellogg's will work with farmers and suppliers to phase out desiccation with glyphosate. The Kellogg Company has committed to phasing out the use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent in its...
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