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Farm Progress America, April 22, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at data showing that rising ag productivity also nets a lower environmental impact Max Armstrong shares the work of Farmers for a Sustainable Future, which is a coalition of farm...
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Japanese company acquires 35 Bunge elevators
Zen-Noh Grain Corporation affiliate CGB Enterprises will operate the facilities along the Mississippi River if transaction approved. Zen-Noh Grain Corporation, a subsidiary of the National Federation...
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RFA analysis details ethanol industry losses
COVID-19 slams ethanol industry as workers work from home, curtail non-essential travel. U.S. ethanol sales in 2020 could fall by more than $10 billion and the industry’s contribution to gross...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 22, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about lawsuits against China, long-term care facility deaths, egg demand and hearing about goodwill efforts. Some legal experts say lawsuits brought against China for "causing" the...
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Flexibility will be key for Farm Credit
Farm Credit adapting to pandemic challenges Despite continued deterioration of the U.S. agriculture economy, Farm Credit remains committed to meeting the needs of borrower members and will rely on a...
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New tech, disease combine to stall a tradition
Remote farm auctions for equipment and cattle have long been used to augment live sales, now they're necessary but what have we lost? I'm not, as a rule, sentimental. As things change, I work to go...
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Farmers launch Leading Harvest
Leading Harvest is agriculture sustainability venture providing industry-wide solution to cropland resilience. Today, on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a group of farmers, conservationists, land...
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Farm Progress America, April 23, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at research in the works aiming to learn more about what's needed for organic production Max Armstrong observes the changing conversation regarding organic food as consumers...
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Producers sign record number of PLC, ARC contracts
Enrollment in Price Loss Coverage and Agriculture Risk Coverage programs continues for the 2020 crop year. Producers flocked to their USDA Service Center to sign up for USDA's Agriculture Risk...
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COVID-19 cuts meat processing capacity
CFTC establishes Livestock Market Task Force to monitor activity during pandemic. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission last week established a Livestock Market Task Force to monitor market...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 23, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a population shift, the meat packing industry, the GM plant making ventilators, economic impacts on Wisconsin businesses and face mask hazards. Are we going to see a jump in...
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China planning to meet trade deal commitments
Chinese officials may be worried about food security after some nations moved to restrict exports. By Bloomberg NewsChina is studying ways that it could accelerate purchases of U.S. farm goods to meet...
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As slaughterhouses close, pork producers kill hogs
Dairy producers dump milk, vegetable and fruit growers leave produce to rot and now meat producers are killing fattened hogs. By Jen Skerritt and Michael HirtzerA wave of shutdowns at some of North...
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National Pork Board develops educational content to help parents
Content relevant to families, as retail pork sales have risen dramatically since COVID-19 crisis. From mid-March to mid-April, retail sales increased 49%. Parents nationwide now have access to new...
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Peterson urges Pence to provide more assistance to pork producers
House Agriculture Committee Chairman asks the vice president to marshal a "robust federal response to address this dire situation." In a letter Thursday to Vice President Mike Pence, who chairs the...
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ADM idles 2 ethanol plants
Plants in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Columbus, Nebraska, will be closed four months based on current conditions. ADM is temporarily idling ethanol production at the company’s corn dry mill facilities in...
View ArticleUSDA increases SNAP benefits
40% increase in SNAP benefits will give families more purchasing power. USDA has increased overall monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by 40% in response to the COVID-19...
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Local beef selling big during COVID-19
In the midst of packer shutdowns, one local beef business is booming — thanks to local partnerships, quality products and impeccable timing. Amid packer shutdowns and supply chain interruptions,...
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Rural Democrats call for creation of Heroes Fund
Sen. Debbie Stabenow leads group of senators in calling for more help for rural communities during pandemic. COVID-19 may have arrived in urban areas first, but rural communities face unique...
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Farm Progress America, April 24, 2020
Max Armstrong offers insight from a Federal Reserve analyst who follows agriculture Max Armstrong notes that Federal Reserve Banks follow agriculture. Nathan Kauffman, vice president, Federal Reserve...
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