Clik here to view.
Unique collection hits major milestone
The USDA's Agricultural Research Service's germplasm collection, which has samples dating to the 1950s, hit one million samples. By Dennis O'BrienWhen the sample of semen from the Duroc boar—a breed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's no joke, lone star tick causes red meat allergy
Lone star tick range includes southeast and eastern United States According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, a bite from a lone star tick could lead to an allergy to beef and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ag Economy Barometer rises in June 2019
The rise in the Index of Future Expectations effectively wiped out the two-month decline in future expectations By James Mintert and Michael LangemeierThe Ag Economy Barometer rose 25 points from May...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Farm Progress America, July 3, 2019
Max Armstrong updates listeners on the spread of African Swine Fever in China Max Armstrong offers insight on the hog industry. A report from China shows a significant drop in population due to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MORNING Midwest Digest, July 3, 2019
Max talks about DUIs, Lee Iacocca, more rain for the Midwest, a vandalized attraction and an airport meat discovery. Amid the rush to legalize marijuana, state troopers in Indiana say they're seeing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Short line equipment maker sells line
Thurston Mfg. Co. has announced intent to sell its Blu-Jet product line to Unverferth Mfg. Co. The farm equipment industry has been under stress as much as farmers for the past five years and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pipestone Applied Research receives grant to study feed mitigants
The research team is testing 10 commercially available feed additives, to assess whether these mitigants can deactivate PRRS, PED and SVA. The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research has awarded...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Knee-high by Fourth of July — and then some
There is some tall corn in Indiana; you just have to look hard to find it. The corn in this picture taken on July 1 obviously beat the old axiom “knee-high by the Fourth of July.” In the early days of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RMA confirms corn, soybeans as cover crop
Several agronomic considerations could come into play if you use corn or soybeans as a cover crop. Here is a question Brian Frieden received recently once news spread that USDA’s Risk Management...
View ArticleClik here to view.
China considers buying U.S. farm products
Buying more U.S. agriculture goods likely will not change Washington’s demands for concessions from China on intellectual property By Bloomberg NewsChina is considering buying some U.S. agricultural...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 3, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a flight diversion, USDA reports and surveys, money raised for flood relief and a Jim Beam warehouse fire. A flight from Minneapolis had to make an emergency landing due to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Be sure to mark your towers
Marking and logging saves lives, there have been 22 tower-related accidents since 2008 Towers between 50 and 200 feet tall with an above-ground base of less than 10 feet in diameter in rural areas are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Farm Progress America, July 4, 2019
Max Armstrong shares some key facts about an important holiday food – the hot dog Max Armstrong offers insight into the hot dog. He shares insight from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MORNING-Midwest Digest, July 4, 2019
Max Armstrong talks holiday weather, lost pets, a rise in the corn market and remembers a beloved college quarterback Max Armstrong looks at weather for the holiday including the heavy rains in South...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MIDDAY-Midwest Digest, July 4, 2019
Max Armstrong talks corn market, and shares ideas from thought leaders on the American ideal Max Armstrong shares news from This Week in Agribusiness that the corn market jumped ahead of the holiday,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
7 ag stories you might have missed this week - July 5, 2019
Rep. Collin Peterson sees tough times ahead, record high hog inventory and autonomous soil sampler among news of the week Need a quick catch-up on the news of the week? Here are seven agricultural...
View ArticleClik here to view.
EPA extends ESA comment period
Comment through Aug. 15, 2019, on a method for assessing pesticide risk to endangered and threatened species The EPA has extended the public comment period to Aug. 15, 2019, on a draft revised method...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Farm Progress America, July 5, 2019
Max Armstrong offers some stats and information about watermelons Max Armstrong shares some numbers on the watermelon industry in the United States. During this Independence Holiday week, consumers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MORNING-Midwest Digest, July 5, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at jobs, unemployment, the corn market and mourns the loss of two Girl Scouts. Max Armstrong shares a look at the latest jobs report noting that the unemployment rate continues to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Biofuel quotas get modest bump
EPA proposed small changes to renewable fuel standard for 2020 The Trump administration on Friday advanced plans to modestly lift U.S. biofuel-blending targets, while dodging fights over how...
View Article