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Meat packers back to near-normal capacity
Beef and pork production dropped nearly 30% during April as COVID-19 sickened workers. As of June 9, processing facilities across the cattle, swine and broiler sectors are operating at more than 95%...
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Farm Progress America, June 10, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at the rules surrounding regulation and use of crop protection products Max Armstrong shares insight on the crop protection industry from CropLife America, that includes a look at...
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Locusts are bigger threat than COVID-19 in Pakistan
The locust-invasion now covers an area of 57 million hectares in a country with a total crop area of 23 million hectares. By Ismail Dilawar and Faseeh MangiSwarms of locusts spreading across Pakistan...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 10, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about interest rate predictions, Cristobal weather impacts, an unkind grain market and more. The Federal Reserve will keep it's interest rate near 0, economists predict.Cristobal...
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China's ASF vaccine shows progress
Vaccine from Harbin Veterinary Research Institute has been field tested on 3,000 hogs. By Bloomberg NewsChina has tested a domestically developed vaccine for African swine fever on hog farms in three...
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Grassley wants update on price fixing investigation
USDA's Packers and Stockyards Division started investigation into potential market manipulation in beef packing industry in August 2019. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is requesting USDA's Packers and...
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Ag education foundation hires new executive director
Nancy Zenger-Beneda will help the Kansas Foundation for Ag in the Classroom expand its education mission. Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom announces Nancy Zenger-Beneda as its new...
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Forecasting in an era of unknowns
Food & Agriculture Policy Research Institute estimates farm income to drop roughly 11% from the USDA's original 2020 projection. USDA forecast a $3.1 billion increase in net farm income for 2020...
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Analysis projects $59 revenue decline for 2019 corn crop
NCGA analysis compares pre-COVID and post-COVID scenarios and finds 2020 crop year revenue could be lowest since 2006. A new analysis from the National Corn Growers Association projects a $59 per acre...
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Farm Progress America, June 11, 2020
Max Armstrong offers a look at how a global grain promotion group keeps in touch with buyers Max Armstrong shares insight on the work of the U.S. Grains Council, which creates corn quality reports...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 11, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about solar fields, the WASDE report, a statue removal and COVID-19 research using mice. Solar panel arrays in fields are expanding dramatically. The WASDE will be released later...
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What's next for land market?
Before COVID-19, U.S. agriculture was gaining some momentum coming off a difficult year in many sectors. The agricultural land market came into 2020 with a glimmer of optimism until COVID-19 slammed...
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Grasping the opportunity of connected support
Networked machines share a range of information that makes keeping them running easier. Brian Orwig remembers the introduction of JDLink in its first iteration. “I wondered why I would want my tractor...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, June 11, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about food price inflation, expanding drought, busy utility crews, Illinois' population decline and more. Food price inflation is happening, and it doesn't have anything to do with...
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Soil health virtual meeting is July 30-31
Regenerative agriculture, water cycling, soil microbiology are topics of Soil Health Institute meeting. Registration is open for Soil Health: The Foundation for Regenerative Agriculture, SHI’s...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - June 12, 2020
Collecting locusts in Pakistan, dicamba ruling and Elanco's acquisition of Bayer animal health moves ahead. Need a quick catch up on the news? Here's seven stories you might have missed.1. EPA issued...
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60 years ago, 2-MH corn picker promised smooth harvest
Looking Back: The McCormick corn picker, paired with the Farmall tractor, offered top efficiency. Sixty years ago, the McCormick 2-MH corn picker promised smooth, powerful corn picking even in fields...
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Ethanol: One year after Trump visit
Ethanol leaders call for direct support for ethanol producers, Trump administration to stop granting Small Refinery Exemptions. On June 11, 2019, President Trump visited Southwest Iowa Renewable...
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Farm Progress America, June 12, 2020
Max Armstrong offers some history of how soybean became a valuable crop over the last 100 years Max Armstrong was surprised to learn that this year the American Soybean Association is celebrating its...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, June 12, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about military base names, a WASDE recap, a restaurant harassed and stressed pets. There's a debate about whether to change names of military bases named after confederate...
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