Cattle marketing hits low in May
Fed cattle marketings in May totaled 1.5 million head, 28% below 2019. USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released its latest Cattle on Feed report on June 19.Among the findings:Cattle...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 23, 2020
Max Armstrong talks rain, drought and irrigation as he looks at the 2020 crop season, which is again a year of extremes Max Armstrong shares what he's seen from farmers about the challenge of rains...
View ArticleTrump says Phase 1 deal intact after Navarro comments roil markets
Trump adviser Peter Navarro tells Fox News that the trade deal is over. By Chelsea Mes and Jeffrey BlackU.S. President Donald Trump said the phase one trade deal with China was “fully intact,” after...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, June 23, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about home sales and interest rates, crop conditions, wheat harvest, fireworks and stimulus payment scams. Sales of existing homes fell nearly 10 percent last month, however...
View ArticleFarm transition step 2: Pay next generation to work on farm
The young farmer makes more decisions in the next phase of a farm succession plan. Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-day series on farm succession planning. Thursday will offer more insight...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, June 23, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a presidential debate relocation, Native American losses due to COVID-19, and the impact coronavirus has on rural economies and bedroom communities. The University of...
View ArticleSeed millets, sudangrasses on prevented planting acres
Determine what you want to get from prevented planting acres to choose between millets or sudangrasses. Do you know the difference between hay millets and pearl millet? Between forage sorghum and...
View ArticleFarm stress management course goes online
Farm Credit, AFBF, NFU partner with Extension to provide skills to understand sources of stress, manage stress and learn warning signs of stress and suicide. Take a moment and think of what farmers...
View ArticleRoundup won't require label in California
Judge rules in Bayer's favor and blocks the state from requiring that any company selling a glyphosate-based produce place warning on it. By Joel RosenblattBayer AG’s Roundup won’t require a label in...
View ArticleBayer shares rise on potential Roundup settlement
Bayer plans to announce deal this seek where $8 billion is earmarked to resolve all current cases. By Tim Loh and Jef FeeleyBayer AG rose as much as 7.3% after Handelsblatt reported that the company...
View ArticleWho is impacted by Trump's latest visa suspension?
Executive order suspends H-1B visas, H-2B visas, H-4 visas, L-1 visas and certain J-1 visas through 2020. President Trump signed an executive order this week to suspend the issuance of certain...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 24, 2020
Max Armstrong shares some startling statistics about rural health care and the loss of hospitals Max Armstrong looks at news that rural hospitals are closing and it's gotten worse since the COVID-19...
View ArticleCertification is latest hurdle to U.S.-China trade
Updated: USDA and FDA issue joint statement on food export restrictions pertaining to COVID-19. Editor's note: Added statement from USDA regarding food export restrictions pertaining to COVID-19. By...
View ArticleCBP intercepts nearly 20,000 pounds of smuggled meat from China
In last two months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport have seized 12 shipments. In just a few weeks, from April 6 to June 6, U.S. Customs...
View Article$86 million invested in rural broadband in eight states
Projects in Indiana, Illinois, Alabama and Tennessee will split nearly $60 million. USDA is investing $86 million in rural broadband service for 17,000 people and businesses in eight states through...
View ArticleBayer agrees to settle Roundup lawsuits
In their lawsuits, users blame Roundup for their non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and other cancers. By Jef Feeley and Tim LohBayer AG has agreed to settle almost 100,000 U.S. lawsuits claiming the company’s...
View ArticleA non-GMO herbicide tolerant sorghum launched in U.S.
Five sorghum hybrids will be available in igrowth's initial launch. igrowth, the world's first commercially available non-GMO herbicide tolerant sorghum was launched in the U.S Tuesday, June 23,...
View ArticleAg-only agenda drives company forward
New FMC president and CEO shares a look at the transition of the company into a farm-focused business. Mark Douglas remembers what FMC was like when he came to the company in 2010. “Essentially, we...
View ArticleBayer resolves Roundup, dicamba lawsuits
Bayer will pay more than $10 billion to resolve current and address potential future Roundup and dicamba drift litigation.Bayer announced today a series of agreements that will substantially resolve...
View ArticleFollow best soil sampling practices with these 3 tips
Extension soils specialist Dave Franzen shares how to get on top of soil sampling this season. Soon it will be time to consider soil sampling for the 2021 crop year. The following are important things...
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