SDSU, UW-Madison win 'Bot Shot' title
Students from 7 universities challenged to build robot capable of mastering variety of basketball shots. South Dakota State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison earned the title of Land...
View ArticleStrip-grazing milo cuts cow feed cost in half
Cattle producers should consider planting a field of milo this spring to use for fall and winter feed. Larry Ware strip-grazed a field of milo this winter and cut his feed cost in half.After a dry...
View ArticleHitchPin app helps match farmers with service providers
Trevor McKeeman, the app’s creator, describes it as “AirBnB for agriculture.” Think of it as AirBnB for agriculture.That’s how Trevor McKeeman describes his app HitchPin, which matches farmers looking...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, April 9, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight on a millennial dairy farmer and their operation Max Armstrong offers a look at a Forbes story about a millennial dairy farmer that offered a look at the business and how...
View ArticleCompany creates new product category
A new way to deliver nutritional support to seed would replace talc in the planter or refine seed treatment. The seed business has been hard at work on new ways to maximize production, from protecting...
View ArticleInnovative harvester gets new tools
Tribine Harvester files a patent for a system that sequesters carbon. The innovative combine-grain cart mashup machine that is the Tribine Harvester has been turning heads for the past few years at...
View ArticleBayer releases more safety study reports
Release is part of Transparency Initiative as Bayer deals with lawsuits challenging safety of glyphosate. All 107 Bayer-owned glyphosate safety study reports that were submitted to the European Food...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, April 9, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the upcoming spring blizzard, planting pace, a motorcycle accident and gun violence. A spring snow storm is headed for the Upper Midwest, and locations in South Dakota and...
View ArticleWTO delivers mixed ruling in softwood lumber dispute
The ruling marks the latest stage in a decades-long disagreement between the United States and Canada. by Bryce BaschukThe World Trade Organization on Tuesday said the U.S. violated international...
View ArticleBarber County ranchers give back to Nebraskans in need
Slideshow: Nebraska farmers donated much-needed supplies to Kansans in the aftermath of wildfires. Three years ago, at almost exactly this time of year, truckloads of hay and fencing supplies from...
View ArticleUSDA blasts Washington Post
Article says the Trump administration plans to give the pork industry more power over safety inspections at processing plants. by Mario ParkerDonald Trump is known for his attacks against the...
View ArticleNew program to innovate how farmers, retailers interact
WinField United is piloting an entirely new way to connect with customers — and while it’s web-based, that farmer relationship still matters. Outside of agriculture, there’s a change going on in the...
View ArticleAgencies collaborate to reduce food waste
USDA, FDA and EPA release 6-point strategy to reduce food waste. The USDA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a federal interagency strategy to...
View ArticleIt's time to get your CSP application in
Applications accepted throughout the year, but apply by May 10, 2019, to be considered for 2019 funding. The Natural Resources Conservation Service announced the next deadline for Conservation...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, April 10, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a look at an English farm that has gone carbon neutral to make cheese Max Armstrong shares a story from Kevin Van Trump about a farmer in Southeast England that runs Winterdale...
View Article2019 World Pork Expo cancelled
Updated: Iowa Ag Secretary says he supports the decision. Updated 3:30 p.m. April 10Pork producers and allied industry veterans will be missing their annual trip to Des Moines in 2019. In a move...
View ArticleEconomic adviser Larry Kudlow says U.S., China nearing trade deal
U.S., China said to further talks on cloud access in trade deal.by Bloomberg NewsU.S. and Chinese negotiators are discussing adding a concession on cloud computing to their trade agreement that would...
View ArticleNPPC addresses World Pork Expo cancellation, ASF questions
Pork Checkoff supports NPPC in "tough decision" to cancel the event.Since the announcement Wednesday morning that the 2019 World Pork Expo has been canceled, the National Pork Producers Council has...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 10, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the bomb cyclone, wind farms and a truck of meat on fire. Who'd have thought there'd be a second "bomb cyclone" in a months time?You can't drive too far...
View ArticleWhat does 'natural' mean when it comes to meat?
USDA says the term means that the product has no artificial ingredients and minimal processing. by Deena Shanker and Lydia MulvanyConsumers want “natural” meat—and the biggest meat companies want to...
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