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USDA, FDA announce plan to regulate cell-cultured food
National Cattlemen's Beef Association praises the plan. USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the Food and Drug Administration released a formal agreement to address the regulatory oversight...
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Research shows Renewable Fuel Standard harms the environment
RFS said to harm environment New research conducted by the University of California-Davis, Kansas State University, and University of Wisconsin reveals that the Renewable Fuel Standard and its...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, March 7, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a sink hold at the Louisville zoo, the death of a firefighter, National Ag Day, strokes and David Clark. Officials are trying to figure out what caused a sink hole a the...
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Stop playing whack-a-mole with crop production problems
Slideshow: Soil Health Summit speakers shift focus to improving their soil systems. Are you a whack-a-mole farmer?“Whack-a-mole farming” is Dwayne Beck’s phrase for trying to fix crop production...
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4 tips to ensure on-farm research success
Simplicity, consistency, replication and accuracy are all vital to on-farm research. By Jen Nelson“The purpose of conducting field crop research is to come up with fact-based answers to farming’s...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 7, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a bus crash, net farm income, gun ownership laws, ice jams and new leads to an old disappearance in South Dakota. Students in Aurora, Ind., are recovering from a bus crash....
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2019 Power Wagon gets a thumbs up for farming
Test-driving Ram's new line of Heavy Duty pickups in Las Vegas, Nevada. This month I was invited by Ram to travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, to test drive their 2019 Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty trucks....
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Farm Progress America, March 8, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight on the water situation for California, where the snow pack is deep Max Armstrong takes a look at the snow pack in California, which impacts how the state manages the water...
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7 ag stories you might have missed this week - March 8, 2019
Trade, sunflower yields and Cornell Digital Agriculture Hackathon among news of the week. Need a quick catch up on ag news of the week? Here are seven stories you might have missed.1. The average U.S....
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MORNING Midwest Digest, March 8, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about another blizzard, the death penalty, key ag reports coming out and Luke Perry's farm connection. If you still like snow, head to Minnesota this weekend. The state is on tap...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 8, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about snow removal, officers killed in the line of duty, winter farm meetings and cornbread. Snow removal services have been busy, including those that remove snow from roofs. So...
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This Week in Agribusiness, March 09, 2019
Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson are hearing a lot about trade this week and get the lowdown on ag’s role in the beer wars. Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson taken in news on the USDA Ag Outlook...
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More than 9,000 attend 2019 Commodity Classic
More than 400 companies exhibit at trade show. Preliminary numbers indicate total attendance at 2019 Commodity Classic was the third highest ever in the show’s 23-year history, with 9,100 in...
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Truck industry survey has positive news for biofuel industry
16% of survey participants said biodiesel was their top alternative fuel choice. Each year, The Association for the Work Truck Industry conducts a comprehensive Fleet Purchasing Outlook Survey to...
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Company creates autosteer for everyone
AgJunction may not be a well-known name, but the company has been in autoguidance since 1990. Autosteering is a much-talked about feature that may sound ubiquitous in agriculture, but is, in fact, not...
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Minnesota woman awarded $5,000 ASA scholarship
The scholarship is presented to an exceptional high school senior who excels in both academics and in leadership roles. The American Soybean Association awarded a $5,000 scholarship to a Minnesota...
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MORNING Midwest Digest March 12, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about Boeing aircraft, MS awareness and president's budget. (audio) Some fliers are skittish now about what plane they are flying on in the wake of overseas crashes involved Boeing...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 12, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the president's budget and passengers nervous about flying on Boeing 737 Max aircraft. (audio) I sat down in seat of Boeing 737 airplane this morning as I do most weeks. I do...
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67 locations still in running to be new ERS, NIFA home
Perdue narrows selection down from 136 submissions. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has narrowed the list of applications for those seeking to become the new homes of the USDA Economic Research...
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Pork exports remain steady in ’18 despite challenges
Excellent growth in sales to South Korea and Colombia. Despite numerous challenges for most of 2018, sales of U.S. pork abroad remained relatively steady compared with 2017. For the year, U.S. pork...
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