This Week in Agribusiness ā July 27, 2019
Max Armstrong and Steve Bridge look at crop progress, get a sense of key market issues and offer a preview of the 2019 Farm Progress Show Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as the...
View ArticleGovernor appoints new Kansas State Fair board members
Dylan Evans, Sarah Green and Kathy Brazle are the newest state fair board members. Three new members have been appointed to serve on the board of the Kansas State Fair.Gov. Laura Kelly appointed Dylan...
View ArticleADM, Bunge fortunes change a year into trade war
Analysts cut average annual profit estimates for ADM by 6.2% in the past three months, while lifting Bunge by 1.8% By Mario Parker and Isis AlmeidaThe fortunes of two of the worldās largest...
View ArticleChina, U.S. negotiators meet amid low expectations
Deep tensions remain and neither side appears ready to compromise By Bloomberg NewsAlmost three months after their trade talks broke down in acrimony, Chinese and American negotiators meet again in...
View ArticleAgrisure Duracade approved for use in European Union
The trait from Syngenta gives growers rotational option for corn rootworm management The European Commission has granted Syngenta import approval for the Agrisure Duracade trait (event 5307).The trait...
View Article6 highlights from Arden Mills Sustainability Report
Energy-saving projects yielded a reduction in 3,779 tons of greenhouse gases over fiscal year 2018 Flour-milling and ingredient company Arden Mills has released its annual Sustainability Report."Our...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, July 30, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at a key issue in the hemp industry - testing Max Armstrong continues his discussion of the recent Senate Ag Committee hearing on hemp. Max shares insight from the National Hemp...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, July 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about interest rates, crop progress, dam failure, a deadly great lake and ability to swim. What will the fed do with interest rates this week?The corn crop is still considerably...
View ArticleBayer CEO says he may consider Roundup settlement
CEO Werner Baumann reiterates that Roundup is safe and lawsuits have no merit By Tim LohBayer AG Chief Executive Officer Werner Baumann said heād consider a āfinancially reasonableā settlement of...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about crop progress and a Great Lakes shipwreck. The U.S. corn crop is lagging well behind average, and soybeans have a long way to go, too.Debris from a Great Lakes shipwreck has...
View ArticleSenate committee discusses USMCA
Democrats have questions, but proponents confident deal will pass The U.S. Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Tuesday.In remarks prepared for...
View ArticleEnvironmental group targets cereal companies
Union of Concerned Scientists share data claiming small changes in demands by companies from farm sources could make a difference in consumersā cereal bowls A new report by the Union of Concerned...
View ArticleApply for West Africa trade mission by Aug. 2
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service staff will arrange meetings between trade mission delegates and potential customers Interested in marketing your products in West African countries? USDA will lead a...
View ArticleHead scab infection could cause problems in saved wheat seed
Weather conditions this year were ideal for the development of fungal diseases. Like many other states across the U.S., Kansas slogged through what felt like endless rainfall and abnormally cool...
View ArticleKubota steps up with bigger tractors
In development for nearly six years, the new M8 Series uses a unique manufacturing relationship for the company to expand its product offering. With plenty of fanfare, and a little obligatory concert...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, July 31, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at some proposed regulations to manage the newest crop: hemp Max Armstrong shares that Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., wanted to get information about hemp and he got plenty. Erica...
View ArticleTrade talks break, negotiators to meet again in September
Trump criticizes China's perceived unwillingness to buy American ag products while Lighthizer, Mnuchin in China to negotiate By Bloomberg NewsChina and the U.S. plan to meet again in September to...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, July 31, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about support for missing Wisconsin brothers, dry topsoils and a meteor shower. A Wisconsin community is supporting the family of some farmer brothers who've disappeared on a trip...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 31, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the Afghanistan war, emerging markets, the passing of a legislator, Cardi B and monthly food celebrations. The war in Afghanistan is now the longest standing war. Soldiers...
View ArticleWatch driverless tractor pulling grain cart at FPS
Look for AutoCart demonstrations in the Ride ānā Drive area and in the field. Smart Ag introduced the concept of an autonomous tractor pulling a grain cart at the 2018 Farm Progress Show in Boone,...
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