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USDA crop progress: Corn planting slows but nears the finish line
Both corn and soybeans are getting in the ground much faster than a year ago. Corn planting progress was again hampered by ample Midwestern rains this week, but farmers were still able to make some...
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Farm Progress America, May 27, 2020
Max Armstrong shares the story of a Congressman who is asking USDA to investigate the packing industry Max Armstrong digs into the challenges posed by the meat packing industry. Max shares the story...
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Simple grain drying calculator helps line up inputs
Hi-Tech Farming: Get a handle on one of your most expensive fall inputs in advance. Not all technology you need to farm in the 21st century is complicated. A new grain drying calculator that estimates...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, May 27, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about school opinions, assistance for hog farmers, pedestrian fatalities, rural hospitals and digital dating. What will happen in the fall with school? USA Today offers some survey...
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USDA invests $281 million in 106 water projects
Projects will improve water infrastructure, public health for 350,000 rural residents. USDA is investing $281 million in 106 projects to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in rural...
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Farm Rescue expands into Kansas
Specially marked cans of Busch beer help fund expansion into seventh state. Busch will provide funds for the nonprofit Farm Rescue to expand its operations into Kansas. Farm Rescue will begin harvest...
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Using waste to make topsoil
Research uses biosolids and urban waste to create a sustainable and economical topsoil mixture. Researchers are testing treated sewage sludge, called biosolids, for use in urban settings.In a new...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, May 27, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about airline ratings, planting progress and crop condition, a deadly Memorial Day weekend and another restaurant closing. Southwest was ranked best for long- and short-distance...
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Food Supply Protection Act introduced
Sen. Stabenow's legislation will support food banks, protect workers and strengthen food partnerships. Michigan's senior senator has introduced the Food Supply Protection Act to help protect the...
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Looking ahead to an autonomous future
If robots are headed to your farm, what might you have to think about? Something to ponder Driverless tractors roam a field in Iowa planting the 2020 crop. Farmers flock to Arizona, pre COVID-19 to...
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Max Armstrong offers news of a new company tapping a hot new market for soybeans Max Armstrong shares insight into work to develop new uses for soybeans, and even new kinds of soybeans. Max shares...
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Osborne Industries offers new feed flow adjustment system
The new Feed Flow Control enhancement will be included in the company’s line of Big Wheel Pig Feeders. Osborne Industries Inc. has released of a new feed flow adjustment system for the company’s line...
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Nature's challenges go beyond weather this year
Despite all that’s gone wrong in 2020, nature’s gifts offer us reassurance. What an exhausting year 2020 has proven to be.Beyond the normal challenges of too little rain, too much rain, late freeze,...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, May 28, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about looting in Minneapolis, a protester in Kentucky, hog production and city pool openings. A person was shot and killed while looting in Minneapolis, after protests started when...
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Bottom falling out of U.S.-China relations
Leaders in two countries are sparring on everything from the coronavirus and 5G networks to Taiwan and academic research. By Bloomberg NewsWith Donald Trump and Xi Jinping both focused on ramping up...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - May 29, 2020
DOJ investigates beef packers, trade war trims investment growth and Foremost Farms closes cheese plant in Wisconsin. Missed some agricultural news this week? Here's seven stories to catch you up.1....
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Meat and eggs lead food price increase in April
USDA Chief Economist expects abundant food supplies and flat prices for 2020/21. USDA Chief Economist Robert Johansson reviews consumer prices and factors driving those prices.What affected food...
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Pork producers plead for quick Senate action on relief legislation
COVID-19 impact has caused hog values to plummet, creating a financial disaster for producers who face a collective $5 billion loss for the rest of the year. COVID-related challenges have taken a...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, May 28, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about grocery shopping and e-commerce, the Food Supply Protection Act, COVID-19 at a nursing home and more. Grocery shopping has changed because of the pandemic. How long will the...
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NCR-SARE announces 2020 grants
Grants go to 82 farmers, ranchers, youth educators and ag professionals across north central region. The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program awarded more than...
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