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New player enters lube, fluid market
Viscosity Oil has long supplied products under other company's brands, and the company is branching out in 2020. In the world of agriculture, a key phrase is OEM, which stand for original equipment...
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Farm Progress America, April 10, 2020
Max Armstrong shares that there's growing concern from the beef industry that packers are profiting on rising demand while producers see prices fall Max Armstrong says the cattle industry will be...
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Processing plants taking steps against virus spread
Social distancing, limiting those who enter facility seen as key Setting work stations 6 feet apart if possible, reducing the number of employees who are physically present, installing barriers...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 10, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about worshiping this Easter weekend, a lift in grain prices and homemade face masks. It's sobering to ponder questions about how we will worship this weekend, during the COVID-19...
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Trump plans to announce farm aid package next week
Buffeted by trade wars and grain gluts, farmers are now leaving food to rot in fields and dumping milk as COVID-19 impacts supply chain. By Mike DorningPresident Donald Trump said he has asked his...
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Dairy CORE Program introduced as industry reels from COVID-19
Minnesota Milk Producers Association brings their plan forward as DMI prioritizes work on schools, hunger, foodservice and industry partnerships. As the dairy industry reels from the impacts of...
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Livestock markets face negative market forces
Coronavirus is forcing milk dumping, plant closures and even a bacon glut at the store. We explore those topics in the podcast Around Farm Progress It's hard to quantify the impact of coronavirus on...
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This Week in Agribusiness, April 11, 2020
How is the ag supply chain holding up? We'll tell you about it, along with dairy industry insights, transportation infrastructure and more. Part 1Mike Pearson is manning the desk this week, and Greg...
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3 areas that matter most for economic recovery
Economists say support for small business, cities important for COVID-19 recovery. By Christopher Condon and Katia DmitrievaWhen it comes to predicting or limiting the near-term wreckage that COVID-19...
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Farm Progress America, April 14, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at the challenges facing the fresh produce market as restaurant and food service demand collapses Max Armstrong continues his look at the food industry with a look at the fresh...
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The case of the disappearing machine
Ag Tech Perspective: New tools use cameras and a little computer magic to boost visibility and make equipment invisible. A visit to one of the biggest tech shows in the world means a journalist...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 14, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about different state stay-home orders and their impacts, a possible shift to more soybeans and a chilly morning across the heartland. Some in Michigan are angry and planning to...
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Will Werner Baumann get shareholder support?
Shareholder advisory groups split on whether investors should support Bayer AG's management. By Tim Loh and Eyk HenningTwo influential shareholder advisory groups are split on whether investors should...
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Slaughterhouses start to shut down
Smithfield shutters South Dakota plant due to COVID-19, Colorado plant winding down operations. By Isis Almeida and Michael HirtzerOn Sunday, one of America’s largest pork slaughterhouses shut down...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 14, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about more job losses, snowy weather, farm bankruptcies and a call for help from the dairy industry. There's another wave of job losses coming.More snow could be on the way for...
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Peterson calls for USDA to help hungry Americans
It's time for USDA to maximize purchases of agricultural commodities for donation, House Ag Committee chairman says. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., is urging the...
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Digging into pork's food processing, income challenges
In a special Around Farm Progress Xtra, editors from National Hog Farmer share insight on the impact of food industry factory closings Plants shuttered as workers get sick from COVID-19 even as...
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AFBF urges thorough market analysis
AFBF wants to find out if market manipulations have occurred as a result of COVID-19. The American Farm Bureau is urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the USDA and the Chicago Mercantile...
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Max Armstrong shares insight on what's happening in the dairy industry in the wake of coronavirus Max Armstrong offers a look at the dairy industry with insight from Rabo Research a division of...
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Judge vacates Trump school lunch rule
Center for Science in the Public Interest and Healthy Food Maryland filed suit against USDA. A federal court has struck down a Trump administration rule that rolled back school lunch nutrition...
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