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3 options to help prevent illness when preparing poultry
Help prevent food-borne illness by washing your hands for 20 seconds after handling raw meat A USDA study reveals that individuals are putting themselves at risk of illness when they wash or rinse raw...
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McPherson County land sells for $6,300 per acre
Land values hold strong for high-quality cropland, especially with irrigation. Strong prices for good-quality farmland, especially irrigated land, continue to be the norm in Kansas. A sale in...
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Toy tractors ready to pull
The National Micro-Mini Tractor Pullers Association will hold a pull each day of the Farm Progress Show. Farmers are famous for collecting toy tractors, but adding a motor and pulling a sled — just...
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Field demos are on for FPS19
Farm Progress Show manager says field demos are a go for #FPS19, harvesting 77-day corn planted May 17. Farm Progress Show host farmers are planning a wet harvest ahead of field demonstrations...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Aug. 20, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about weather delays, National Radio Day, the Half Century of Progress show, crop conditions and a special pie day. Flights were cancelled at the DeMoines, Iowa, airport due to a...
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Key tips for handling, drying wet grain
If you intend to harvest corn over 24% moisture, these insights can help. Gary Woodruff has seen lots of growing seasons come and go during his career in the agriculture industry. But Woodruff,...
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Are you doing your hemp homework?
Lack of national standard leads to confusion: an arrest in South Dakota and prosecution on hold in Nebraska There’s more interest in hemp than anything he’s ever seen, House Agriculture Committee...
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Trump suggests rescinding ethanol waivers
U.S. biofuel policy pits two of Trump’s top political constituencies -- farmers and oil interests -- against each other By Jennifer Jacobs, Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Mario ParkerPresident Donald Trump...
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Fendt row crop tractors stir interest in Kansas
Agco displayed the new Fendt 900 and 700 Series tractors at three Kansas dealerships. Kansas farmers got a chance to see, ride and drive the new German-made Fendt 900 and 700 Series tractors when Agco...
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Company supports ‘internet of things’
IoT America is a firm aiming to provide farmers support for new crop monitoring and measurement tools. The phrase “internet of things,” or IoT, is gaining some traction in agriculture as companies...
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Poet idles production due to SREs
Trump administration action reduces ethanol demand, leading Poet to idle production and consolidate jobs Poet will idle production at its bioprocessing facility in Cloverdale, Indiana, due to recent...
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Soybean farmers on mission to develop new markets
South Dakota soybean grower Dawn Scheier among those who visited Cambodia With the ongoing trade war impacting sales to the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans, it’s urgent for soybean farmers to develop...
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Tech tool focused on postharvest management
Ag startup Native, while opening in a specialty market, is crop-agnostic, and it offers the potential for postharvest management of any crop. Modern agriculture is seeing a lot more attention from ag...
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EPA evaluates pesticides for use on hemp
Public may comment on pesticide applications The EPA received 10 pesticide applications to expand their use on hemp. The 10 requests are the result of the December 2018 Farm Bill provisions that...
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More than 60% U.S. dairies signed up for Dairy Margin Coverage
Signup for the new USDA dairy program continues through Sept. 20, 2019 Nearly 17,000 dairy operations have signed up for the Dairy Margin Coverage program since signup opened June 17. Producers...
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Plenty to see on ADM Stage in Hospitality Building
A variety of speakers and topics will take the stage in the Hospitality Building at the Farm Progress Show. Will you be at the Farm Progress Show, Aug. 27-29 in Decatur, Ill.? If you’re looking for a...
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Ag PhD Field Day at Hefty Farms raises bar for field days
Slideshow: The 2019 Ag PhD Field Day lives up to its claim as one of the biggest field days in the U.S. The Ag PhD Field Day at Hefty Farm bills itself as one of the biggest — if not the biggest —...
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Crop tissue samples show micronutrient deficiency
WinField United found shortages of manganese, boron and zinc while tissue sampling Kansas corn and soybeans. Micronutrients play a big role in the overall health of crops, and a shortage of key...
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U.S.-Mexico tomato trade war eases
Deal suspends tariffs on tomatoes and implements import restrictions By Eric Martin and Jonathan LevinThe U.S. reached a deal to suspend tariffs on tomatoes from Mexico and implement import...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Aug. 21, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about college savings, a petition for Walmart, industrial hemp legalization, the ethanol industry and remembering an ag economist. A new survey says just under half of parents...
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