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MORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about snow, cold and warming temps, upcoming crop reports, the Cattle Industry Convention and salmonella reports. Many people haven't experienced snow and cold like what's...
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High-level trade talks begin today in Washington
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday told the Fox Business Network he expected “significant progress” in this week’s talks. by Shawn Donnan, Saleha Mohsin, Mark Niquette and Ye XieThe U.S. and...
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Dairy industry sounds alarm over potential market loss
New trade agreements could result in market share drop in Japan. New trade agreements between Japan and other countries will result in lost sales of $5.4 billion over 21 years for U.S. dairy exports,...
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Grain merchant creates marketing ‘easy’ button
Cargill is offering a new kind of contract that takes a portfolio approach to pricing. There’s a risk management challenge that hangs over the grain market. About two-thirds of farmers sell in the...
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Finding best water well drilling locations with technology
Geophysical exploration technology is helping landowners locate water sources. When you want to drill a new water well, be it for irrigation, domestic or municipal use, geothermal or stock watering,...
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Farm Progress America, Jan. 31, 2019
Max Armstrong offers more insight into the issues ahead for the incoming president of NCBA Max Armstrong continues his look at Jennifer Houston, the incoming president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef...
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How bad can things be when seed catalogs start arriving?
If you are getting seed catalogs in the mail, optimism is right around the corner. What is it about the very worst of winter that makes the seed companies know this is the exact moment they need to...
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Annual Weed Science Society meeting is Feb. 11-14
Topics include effects of urbanization on agricultural regulation and banning herbicides. The 59th annual meeting of the Weed Science Society of America is Feb. 11-14 in New Orleans, Louisiana....
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One cold night in the barn
Fourteen-year-old cattlemen learn real-life lessons real fast when it’s their dollars — and cows — at stake. The time: 10 p.m. The temperature: 6 degrees F (and dropping). The heifer: ready to...
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Where will ever-advancing precision tech take us?
Hi-Tech Farming: Will precision technology propel us into the future, or into the garbage bin? Is there such a thing as too much technology?Taranis doesn’t think so. This ag tech company based in Tel...
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Trump and Chinese top negotiator Liu He to meet today
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will lead a second and final day of negotiations today, Jan. 31. by Jenny LeonardU.S. President Donald Trump will meet China’s top trade negotiator in the...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 31, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max and offers some weather stats from the polar vortex event and talks about the Tyson Foods chicken nugget recall. Cancelling classes used to rarely happen. But with this...
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Feed industry offers guidelines to safeguard feed
American Feed Industry Association is developing the plans in part because of African swine fever. The American Feed Industry Association is working on a multi-pronged action plan to research...
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DowDuPont expects profits to fall in 2019
In two months, DowDuPont plans to begin splitting into three companies. by Jack KaskeyDowDuPont Inc. warned that it expects profit to fall this year amid a slowdown in China and Europe, triggering the...
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New York Farm Bureau members shine at national convention
Two New York Farm Bureau members were elected to lead national committees. New York Farm Bureau had much to celebrate as the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention came to a close on Jan....
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Test drive Apache AS1040 sprayer while at 3i Show
Visit Simpson Farm Enterprises’ outside booth spaces to request a demonstration. Simpson Farm Enterprises will be displaying the Apache AS1040 in their outside booth spaces O-55-59 at the 3i Show in...
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4 things top farmers think about that you should, too
Labor, land, crops and risk are at the forefront of these farmers’ discussions. After a casual conversation, I quickly realized I was in the company of men and women who were progressive thinkers,...
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Farm Progress America, Feb. 1, 2019
Max Armstrong gets insight on the Farm Service Agency at USDA Max Armstrong shares some insight on the administrator of the Farm Service Agency, Richard Fordyce. This Missouri native oversees a major...
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U.S. and China say they make progress in trade talks
President Trump will dispatch Lighthizer and Mnuchin to China in mid-February for next round of talks. by Saleha Mohsin, Jennifer Jacobs, Andrew Mayeda and Shawn DonnanThe U.S. and China said they...
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