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MORNING Midwest Digest, Sept. 10, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about business damage in Kenosha, Wis., support for ethanol, a cattle shooting in Arkansas and a tough loss for Detroit Tigers. Local businesses have tallied 56 businesses damaged...
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ASF identified in Germany
Deadly hog virus found in corpse of wild boar found near Polish border; Germany is Europe's top pork exporter. By Megan Durisin, Brian Parkin and Isis AlmeidaA deadly pig disease has just entered...
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Farm Progress America, September 10, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insight from a dairy economist on dairy prices and what farmers receive at the farm gate Max Armstrong looks at the bouncing Class III milk price that surged in July due to a...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Sept. 10, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about how "normal" things feel, or don't, JC Penney sales and liquidation, and options for 2021 Commodity Classic and other farm shows. How "normal" does your town look after Labor...
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Collecting data to improve production
Federally funded project allows farmers to pool data to guide responses to production obstacles. Iowa State University researchers are leading a federally funded project to help farmers share data...
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DFA donates refrigeration to food banks
DFA creates Farmers Feeding Families Fund to raise money and deliver dairy products to community food banks. Dairy Farmers of America is expanding its fight against hunger. Through its DFA Cares...
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Trump and Biden: What solutions do they bring to ag?
Presidential candidates offer their stance on 10 agriculture issues, including food security, trade, renewable fuels, regulations and more. The long, strange pandemic-ridden election season certainly...
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Pair of studies explore industrial hemp as cattle feed
K-State researches determining whether hemp harvest leftovers could be fed to cattle. A pair of studies at Kansas State University is bringing new insight to farmers and producers seeking to...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - Sept. 11, 2020
COVID relief in Senate, ASF in Germany, derecho damage in Iowa and SDS in Missouri Missed some ag news this week? Here are seven stories to catch you up.1. Senate Republicans unveiled their proposed...
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Farm Progress America, September 11, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insight into a growing market for alfalfa hay - China Max Armstrong looks at the export market for alfalfa hay. Max notes that the typical dip in summer prices for alfalfa hay is...
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China's hog farms rebounding from ASF
The Chinese government approved more than 20,000 new hog farms in the first half of 2020. By Bloomberg NewsChina’s massive hog farms are expanding rapidly on the back of government incentives and...
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OSHA cites Smithfield's Sioux Falls plant after COVID-19 inspection
At least 1,294 Smithfield workers contracted coronavirus, and four employees died from the virus in the spring of 2020. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Sept. 11, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about remembering the 9/11 attacks, corn prices, the WASDE, a voting guide and fresh apples. This is the day we honor those who died and the first responders of the 9/11 attacks in...
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Will China halt meat imports from Germany?
Germany confirmed its first case of African swine fever on Thursday; China is key market for its pork exports. Nervousness is mounting over whether top pork consumer China will halt imports of the...
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Backstory: Connecting with candidates on farm policy issues
The Around Farm Progress Podcast offers a behind-the-scenes look at getting presidential candidates to share their thoughts on ag issues What are the major party presidential candidates' positions on...
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This Week in Agribusiness, Sept. 12, 2020
Get a preview of the Farm Progress Virtual Experience, learn about prairie potholes and also how to harvest that down corn. Part 1Al Gustin reports on the prairie pothole region, and the impact those...
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Farm Progress America, September 15, 2020
Max Armstrong shares a look behind the scenes at the Farm Progress Virtual Experience, that opens today Max Armstrong continues his conversation about the Farm Progress Virtual Experience, that...
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John Deere unveils X9 combine with more harvesting capacity
Slideshow: The new combine model rolls out in time for the Farm Progress Virtual Experience. John Deere combine specialists hoped for 220-bushel-per-acre, dry standing corn at the X9 combine rollout...
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Time to estimate corn yields
Corn Illustrated: Your big decision is what to use as a factor to represent kernel size. If you estimate yield before harvest, how close can you get? To a large extent, Dave Nanda says, it depends on...
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World Food Prize scholarship recipients announced
The 13 recipients will interact online with scientists and policymakers from around the world. For the first time in the 22-year history of the Borlaug-Ruan International Internship, the World Food...
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