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Land sales move along despite COVID-19
Realtors have had to make adjustments for health and safety as Kansas land continues to sell. Prices are continuing to hold up for Kansas land in spite of realtors having to make adjustments to work...
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Big Kansas Road Trip postpones event to 2021
Slideshow: Originally set for last May and moved to September, the annual event has been postponed again due to COVID-19. The Big Kansas Road Trip that was to take place in Brown, Doniphan and Nemaha...
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Animal Ag Allies development program launched
Farmers, ranchers, practicing veterinarians, industry professionals encouraged to enroll in Animal Agriculture Alliance program. The Animal Agriculture Alliance launched the Animal Ag Allies program...
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FTC grants approval for Elanco acquisition
Elanco Animal Health expects to close on acquisition of Bayer Animal Health at the beginning of August. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved Elanco Animal Health's acquisition of Bayer...
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COVID-19 could cost ethanol industry $10 billion
From March through June 2020, nearly 500 million fewer bushels of corn were used in ethanol production. The COVID-19 crisis has led to more than $3.4 billion in lost revenues for the U.S. ethanol...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 16, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the USPS, interest rates, a federal execution, drought conditions and one state trying to lure business from another. USPS is ending special after-hours deliveries.There's a...
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Farm Progress America, July 17, 2020
Max Armstrong gets insight on farmland sales during COVID-19 Max Armstrong shares insight on a report on land values from Farmers National. The market had remained strong ahead of the coronavirus...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 17, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a Christopher Columbus statue, quarantined Chicago visitors, companies partnering on AI tech for ag, a bankruptcy filing and store closings. A Christopher Columbus statue...
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Americans shift eating habits amid pandemic
'The entire food supply chain has been put on its head.' By Nic Querolo and Elizabeth RembertAmericans have rapidly changed the ways they buy, cook and eat food in just four months, leaving everyone...
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Study quantifies value of red meat exports to U.S. corn, soybeans
Pork and beef exports also used about 3 million tons of distiller's dried grains with solubles in 2019 at an annual average price of $137 per ton. Since 2015, indirect exports of corn and soybeans...
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This Week in Agribusiness, July 18, 2020
This week we talk about the Farm Progress virtual experience, markets, world's biggest ag tractor, the timber industry and more. Part 1Matt Jungmann, manager, Farm Progress Show, joins Max to talk...
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There's more than one disease to worry about
This episode of Around Farm Progress goes beyond coronavirus to look at other disease issues farmers face these days When the word "disease" is mentioned in a sentence these days, chances are most...
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Members appointed to ag trade advisory committees
Members provide advice to USDA and Office of Trade Representative on trade matters. Twenty-five new members have been appointed to serve on seven agricultural trade advisory committees.The...
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FCC establishes 9-8-8 as new mental health crisis number
Transition to 3-digit crisis line expected to be completed by July 16, 2022; in the meantime, continue to call 1-800-273-8255. The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to establish 988 as...
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Free trade can prevent hunger caused by climate shifts
An international team of researchers investigated the effects of trade on hunger in the world as a result of climate-induced crop yield changes. International trade can compensate for regional...
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Make plans for preharvest field checks now
Checking cornfields as harvest nears yields information to help make storage and marketing decisions, plus more. If you don’t routinely do field checks before harvest or work with a seed rep or crops...
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What you can learn from corn tassels
Corn Illustrated: The tassel develops inside the stalk long before it emerges. You probably know that by the time corn has 12 leaves with fully exposed collars, plants already have made several...
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K-State works toward African swine fever vaccine
The university is partnering with Median Diagnostics Inc., a South Korea-based veterinary medicine company. New vaccine development work at Kansas State University may soon help confront African swine...
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USDA crop progress: Corn quality stabilizes
Soybean conditions move a point higher, bucking analyst estimates. The most recent weekly progress report from USDA, out Monday afternoon and covering the week through July 19, had a bevy of data to...
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Cattle and swine producers get insurance subsidies
Subsidy amounts will be based on the deductible selected, changes may be implemented by July 31. Changes will be made to the Livestock Gross Margin insurance program for cattle and swine beginning in...
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