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Crothersville FFA knows how to give back
Slideshow: A local FFA chapter celebrates 30th years of supporting its community by distributing a record amount of food to those in need. Collecting cans and boxes of food for needy people or food...
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Group calls for radical change to world diets
Commission is a three-year project that reportedly brings together 37 experts from 16 countries. A study looking at whether the future world population can be fed within planetary boundaries has found...
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Fun along the ag writing trail
Commentary: A contributing editor shares memories about a very special person. Someday when I’m 90 and sitting in the rocking chair on my front porch counting my blessings, a great joy of my life will...
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Titan gives $91,481 to FFA from tire auctions
Auctions held at farm shows, including Husker Harvest Days and Farm Progress Show. More than $91,000 has been raised for several state FFA chapters in Iowa, Nebraska and Georgia from special event...
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EAT-Lancet Commission recommendations create a fuss
American Feed Industry Association rep says report is "organized attack on animal agriculture." The EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, Health brings together more than 30 world-leading scientists...
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EDF, Tyson partner to meet consumer demand for sustainably grown food
First project aims to pilot and scale agriculture practices on 500,000 acres of corn to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve water quality and maximize farmer profitability. The Environmental...
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Farm Progress America, Jan. 18, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at a survey of consumers with surprising insight Max Armstrong shares the results of a recent survey by Cargill looking at consumer knowledge of food production. The survey in...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 18. 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a woman killed on an Indiana highway, younger farmers being part of a cause, not just an organization, and a different yield nine months from now. An 18-year-old woman was...
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New dicamba record-keeping rules apply in 2019
Make sure you understand the rules regarding record keeping if you train for and apply dicamba on dicamba-tolerant soybeans. The record-keeping rules for dicamba herbicides sprayed on Xtend soybeans...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Jan. 18, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a different kind of term for an Iowa mayor, keeping younger farmers engaged and the Ronald McDonald House charity partnership with AFBF. The mayor of an Iowa city may be...
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This Week in Agribusiness – Jan. 19, 2019
Max Armstrong and Mike Adams share reports from American Farm Bureau, and a look at a foundation that supports rodeo athletes. Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as the full...
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It pays to think ahead when planning grain center
This farmer left room for a grain leg when building bins over the past 30 years. The hallmark of planning grain storage systems since shelled corn became a commodity has been to plan ahead. Leave...
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Rethink corn vs. soybeans in rutted field
Profit Planners: Could fall harvest woes affect crop choices for 2019? We thought we had our crop rotation set for 2019, and we have seed purchased. However, we have 160 acres that were in soybeans in...
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Take advantage of no-till, soil health expertise
One of the best support systems for trying no-till and cover crops is right here in Indiana. Sometimes the coolest things are at your fingertips and you don’t even realize it. Soil health and...
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Who's right? U.S. and EU contradict each other on trade talks
The split reflects competing claims about what exactly was agreed last July at a White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker. by Jonathan...
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When it comes to soy, China is getting more from the trade truce
China has managed to reduce the Brazil premiums on soybeans, the other major supplier for the country. By Isis Almeida and Mario ParkerWhen the U.S. forged a trade truce with China last month,...
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Farm Progress America, Jan. 21, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at how China trade changes have impacted the market of dried distillers grains Max Armstrong shares insight in the decline in ethanol output impacted by the changing trade with...
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2018 farm bill: thoughts, webinars, and key provisions
Farm bill provides some certainty to ag community The importance of the 2018 farm bill or the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 reflects today’s challenging and uncertain domestic and global...
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Farm Progress America, Jan. 22, 2019
Max Armstrong shares some avocado history Max Armstrong offers some perspective on a promotion of avocados and the Super Bowl. The idea started in the late 1990s with the “guacamole bowl” which has...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Jan. 22, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about TSA lines and wait times, the National Western Stock Show, a mall shooting and a plane crash in Ohio. Ten percent of TSA employees are calling in sick, and some airports are...
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