USDA appoints Kansas grain, feed CEO to federal committee
Tom Tunnell was selected to serve on the Federal Grain Inspection Advisory Committee. Kansas Grain and Feed Association’s CEO Emeritus, Tom Tunnell, has been appointed to on the Federal Grain...
View ArticleClaas goes green ... finally
Slideshow: This newly long-line equipment company lines up the color scheme for all of its equipment. Until the very recent past, Claas of America was considered a short-line company in the United...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, August 1, 2019
Max Armstrong shares hemp insights from a Kentucky grower who has long advocated for the crop Max Armstrong offers a farmer’s perspective on raising hemp with testimony from 8th generation tobacco...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, August 1, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the missing Wisconsin farmers, a salmonella outbreak, corn prices, a drunk pilot and a nude thief. New information is available in the case of two missing Wisconsin...
View ArticleConaway to retire from Congress
Texas congressman is ranking member of House Agriculture Committee Texas Rep. Mike Conaway announced July 31 that his eighth term in Congress will be his last.A conservative Republican, Conaway...
View ArticleTrump escalates trade war with China
Beginning Sept. 1, Trump will impose 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese imports By Alex WaynePresident Donald Trump abruptly escalated his trade war with China, announcing that he would impose a...
View ArticleADM paints grim picture if trade war lingers
Archer-Daniels-Midland warns ethanol plants may close without trade war resolution By Mario Parker and Isis AlmeidaOne of the world’s biggest ethanol producers painted a grim picture for American-made...
View ArticleEPA unveils new chemical review status tracker
Visit the EPA website to download spreadsheet with list of all active cases The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making additional information about new chemical notices available to the public...
View Article7 Kansas lakes under warning for blue-green algae blooms
Lake water under blue-green algae warning is not safe for pets or livestock. The hottest days of summer have arrived, and with them the first set of warnings and watches for blue-green algae blooms on...
View ArticleDeal between WinField United, Deere expands data tools
Linking John Deere data with the Answer Tech Data Silo provides advanced connectivity for farmers. The tractor and combine are ideal in-field information-gathering tools. They’re doing essential tasks...
View Article7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Aug. 2, 2019
Conaway announces retirement, Trump announces more tariffs on China and ag loan delinquency on the rise Need a quick catch up on the ag news of the week? Here are seven stories you might have...
View ArticleDarren Armstrong is new U.S. Grains Council chairman
Armstrong is North Carolina farmer, past recipient of North Carolina Farm Bureau Achievement Award Darren Armstrong, a farmer from North Carolina, representing the Corn Growers Association of North...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, August 2, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at some of the barriers to hemp being grown in the United States Max Armstrong shares more insight from Kentucky Farmer Brian Furnish on the hemp market. Furnish testified to the...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, August 2, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a Trump rally, grain market impacts, Kansas flooding, road construction projects and Sturgis. Supporters, and protestors, turned up for a rally with President Trump in...
View ArticleASA now accepting Conservation Legacy Awards applications
Share your story and showcase your accomplishments Conservation practices are or should be a part of every farm across the country. That’s not a secret. But what may be a secret is the Conservation...
View ArticleU.S. non-hormone beef gains more access to EU market
Tariff-free quota for beef to grow from 13,000 metric tons to 35,000 metric tons over seven years An agreement signed today at the White House gives American beef producers more access to the European...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, August 3, 2019
Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson hear the latest on what happens in D.C. during the August recess, get a preview of the USDA’s August report, Orion takes on PETA and more. Part 1Note: The video...
View ArticleBill raising bankruptcy debt limit awaits Trump signature
Family Farmer Relief Act introduced by Grassley, Cox The Senate passed a bill on Aug. 1 that would ease the process of reorganizing debt through Chapter 12 bankruptcy. The bill makes more farms...
View Article4 findings from commodity support analysis
USDA ERS examines cost of Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs A new report from USDA’s Economic Research Service analyzes the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage...
View ArticleSoil Health Partnership marks five years
Partnership brings together diverse group of organizations to develop farmer-led research network The Soil Health Partnership marks five years this year. The partnership was founded by a diverse group...
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