Having it all but not at once
What happens when four women convene on live TV to talk about their lives in agriculture? A lot of insight, especially during the commercial breaks. We were four women, sitting atop a platform on the...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness – September 7, 2019
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong talk trade, market support, farm shows and weather this week Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as the full showPart 1Orion Samuelson and Max...
View ArticleA Manhattan scion is America's 31st-largest landowner
Stefan Soloviev owns 325,000 acres and a 122-mile rail line, and is self-taught expert on dry-land agriculture By Patrick ClarkStefan Soloviev is in his “western office”—the passenger seat of a Chevy...
View ArticleTurn the Bag Blue & Gold program continues for 3rd year
Mycogen Seeds teams up with FFA chapters to offer members real-life sales experience and chance to earn funds for their chapter Mycogen Seeds is continuing its Turn the Bag Blue & Gold program...
View ArticleDean Foods opts to go it alone
U.S. dairy companies grappling with decline in cow milk consumption By James Attwood and Jim SilverTop U.S. milk processor Dean Foods Co. is giving up hopes of selling the company and will go it alone...
View ArticleUniversity of Minnesota team receives $3 million grant to study PRRS
The project aims to help farmers understand how PRRSV evolves, changes, moves and persists. It also helps producers explore ways of out-maneuvering PRRSV. University of Minnesota College of Veterinary...
View ArticleYield forecast for 2019: How low will it go?
AccuWeather analysts predict 2019 corn yield could be lowest since drought year of 2012, soybean yield smallest since 2013 AccuWeather’s latest 2019 crop production analysis predicts the 2019 corn and...
View ArticleImpacted by disaster? Signup for USDA assistance program
Ag producers in counties that received Presidential or Secretarial Disaster Designations eligible for more than $3 billion in disaster aid Agricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018...
View ArticleNorth Dakota completes first ethanol trade mission to Brazil
The trade mission comes as Brazil officials debate lifting ethanol trade barriers. North Dakota recently completed an ethanol trade mission to Brazil. Brazil was the No. 1 importer of U.S. ethanol in...
View ArticleDeer damage illustrates corn’s desire to survive
Corn Illustrated: This slideshow depicts how corn attempts to reproduce against all odds. Several years back when the Farm Progress Show visited Decatur, Ill., Dennis Bowman found about a half-acre in...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, September 10, 2019
Max Armstrong shares his take on surveys and the information provided Max Armstrong digs into surveys which farmers are bombarded with every day. Max shares his thoughts on surveys and the questions...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Sept. 10, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about Husker Harvest Days, 2019 farming challenges, the USMCA and monarch butterflies. An Ohio State Trooper's car was hit while assisting a vehicle on the side of the road.It's...
View ArticleReport highlights innovative ag conservation funding
Efforts highlighted in report offer benefits for farmers, taxpayers The Innovative state-led efforts to finance agricultural conservation report highlights state-level programs that use nontraditional...
View Article$150 million available from USDA for disaster recovery
Grants may be used in areas affected by Hurricanes Michael and Florence, wildfires in 2018 and other areas where disaster declaration declared USDA is making $150 million in grants available through...
View Article5 facts about manned aerial application
The National Agricultural Aviation Association welcomes UAVs, and shares the facts about manned aerial application The National Agricultural Aviation Association says It is vital that growers,...
View ArticleHow can UAVs be used in weed management?
Weed scientists say weed identification and mapping among drone uses Weed Science Society of America scientists say unmanned aerial vehicles may soon revolutionize weed management.UAVs, often referred...
View ArticleCalculating your 2019 Market Facilitation Program payment
This year’s MFP payments will vary from $0 to about $70 per acre in North Dakota and South Dakota. USDA is calculating the 2019 Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments differently than last year,...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, September 11, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at the potential of advocating for agriculture Max Armstrong digs into the term “agvocacy” which talks about the ag community to advocate. Max shares that younger farmers are...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Sept. 11, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about tornados in South Dakota, Husker Harvest Days, a tank car fire, a tractor accident and remembering 9/11. A tornado (or tornados) hit Sioux Falls, SD, last night.Several...
View ArticleTrump to meet biofuel producers
Executives from Louis Dreyfus Co., Renewable Biofuels Inc., and Renewable Energy Group Inc. expected By Mario Parker and Jennifer A. DlouhyTrump administration officials are set to meet with renewable...
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