Kids in quarantine and looking back on four decades covering agriculture
This episode of the Around Farm Progress podcast explores how farm kids are sharing their creativity, we talk back-to-school and get a farm history lesson Just what do you do down on the farm when...
View ArticleNot even a pandemic can stop an FFA banquet
FFA Corner: Here’s a unique setting for FFA members and their parents to transition to a new year. April through early May is usually “banquet season” for FFA chapters. Most chapters across Indiana...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, Aug. 8, 2020
Trade with China, 100 years of ASA, challenges and crop conditions, as well as land prices and sales are hot topics this week. Part 1Will China hold up their end of the Phase 1 trade deal? Max talked...
View ArticleStartup Taranis puts tech to work to enhance scouting
Tech Notes: Startup Taranis continues to build on its analysis technology to maximize crop scouting. Editor’s note: Tech Notes is an occasional series of articles that takes a deeper look at farm tech...
View ArticleDeer damage to corn can occur at various times
Corn Illustrated: Losses due to wildlife can add up in fields bordered by woods. Walking through a field of corn this summer, Dave Nanda noticed a patch of corn about the size of a family living room...
View ArticleWhy this farmer believes no-till system improves water quality
Preliminary results from a long-term study show this farmer’s field improves water quality! What would regulators find if they checked water coming out of your tile drains? Would tile water contain...
View ArticleCargill shares its charitable investments
Company works with partners throughout the globe to help communities thrive. This year, with a pandemic and natural disasters globally, Cargill intensified its focus on boosting economies in the 70...
View ArticleHow do you mark 811 Day?
Remember to call 8-1-1 before you dig a hole for that tree, deck footing or mailbox. To help increase awareness for both professional excavators as well as homeowners who plan to dig, each year the...
View ArticleUSDA crop progress: Corn quality falls, while soybean quality improves
USDA continues to shift ratings for the week ending August 9. Analysts were expecting to see crop ratings for soybeans fall a point when USDA released its latest crop progress report Monday afternoon,...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, August 11, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insight on work by commodity groups to build market share in China Max Armstrong looks at the work done by the American Soybean Association to build demand in China. The...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Aug. 11, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the Derecho storm that blew across the Midwest, online vs in-person learning at colleges and cancelled football. A strong Derecho storm blew through the...
View ArticleDerecho leaves path of damage in wake
Storm produces wind gusts of 80-100 mph and leaves more than a million people without power. A derecho moved through parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois Monday. It produced wind gusts...
View ArticleMore commodities qualify for CFAP
Updated: AFBF praises USDA for extending deadline, more than $7 billion has been paid to producers so far. In response to public comments and data, USDA is adding commodities to the Coronavirus Food...
View ArticleFarm shop still at work for nearly 2 decades
Slideshow: Farmers share all they love about their shop — but still wish it was bigger. The Morgan family likes many features of their farm shop, built in the early 2000s. The 108-by-66-foot Morton...
View ArticleValent, FFA partner on sustainable ag curriculum
Curriculum is available to ag teachers to bring real-world science into today's online and in-person classrooms. Valent U.S.A., in cooperation with the National FFA Organization, is providing teachers...
View ArticleGrazing fall-planted cover crops — all you need to know
Here’s how you can increase your forage supply this fall. Cover crops serve several purposes. One could be providing livestock grazing. If the cover crop was planted with Environmental Quality...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, August 12, 2020
Max Armstrong digs into the process of collecting information for the USDA objective crop yield report Max Armstrong notes that crop reports in August are based on actual field data. Max offers dates...
View ArticleBayer, Temasek partner to sell seeds to vertical farms
The new company, Unfold, will focus on lettuce, spinach, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers, with seeds for expected to be sold within months. By David RamliSingapore’s Temasek Holdings Pte and Bayer AG...
View ArticleKudlow dismisses concerns about trade deal
Evidence shows China is increasing commodity purchases. By Bloomberg NewsThe trade deal is “fine” and China is “substantially” increasing purchases of American goods, U.S. President Donald Trump’s top...
View ArticleWhere do the candidates stand?
NCGA prepares fact sheets detailing where each candidate stands on issues important to corn growers. As we move closer to the 2020 election, the National Corn Growers Association has prepared fact...
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