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Support high for food worker prioritization for COVID vaccine
IDFA survey finds 80% of adults believe food industry workers should be prioritized in receiving coronavirus vaccine. More than four in five adults believe food workers—manufacturing, retail and farm...
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Sustainability: It’s now table stakes
Anuvia’s sustainable answer to fertilizer. Farming practices and attitudes are changing. Sustainability has become a part of our everyday vocabulary as adoption of more sustainable farming practices...
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Farm Progress America, December 17, 2020
Max Armstrong shares a new income source for dairy farms – renewable natural gas Max Armstrong looks at a new use for methane from the farm, an issue Max has covered for 20 years. But the market is...
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Farm Progress America, December 18, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at a Minnesota program designed to bring innovation to agriculture Max Armstrong ponders how farmer-funded programs help build demand and find new uses for commodities. Max cites...
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Communication can solve consumer fears over antibiotic resistance
Poor industry communication in the past has increased consumer fears around antibiotic use in animal agriculture. According to panelists at the recently held National Institute for Animal Agriculture...
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What does Biden’s climate team mean for farmers?
New nominees for EPA, Department of Interior and climate advisers could bring new direction in addressing the changing climate. President-elect Joe Biden has made it clear from day one he intends to...
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Uncover your true costs for success
Diversification only makes sense if all parts of the business prosper A couple weeks ago I wrote about tracking enterprises within the business. I have had some questions as to what that means, and...
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This Week in Agribusiness, Dec. 19, 2020
This special Christmas edition shares church choirs, local traditions and festive landmarks from around the heartland. It's the special Christmas episode of This Week in Agribuisness, and Orion and...
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Farm Progress America, December 21, 2020
Max Armstrong reports on the effort to get the monarch butterfly listed as endangered Max Armstrong explores news that the monarch butterfly is a candidate to be listed as an Endangered Species. Max...
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COVID relief package includes ag aid
Row crop farmers to receive $5 billion and livestock producers up to $3 billion for euthanized animals. The latest round of coronavirus aid for farmers provides specific guidelines on how an...
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Meat and poultry workers high priority for COVID vaccine
CDC recommends older adults and “frontline essential workers" be next in line to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Frontline meat and poultry workers should be among the first to be vaccinated after health...
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Farm Progress America, December 22, 2020
Max Armstrong offers a look at how the sheep industry has been hit by the pandemic Max Armstrong talks wardrobe because he hasn't had the need to buy a new suit lately, which impacts the sheep...
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Year-ending spending bill funds key ag priorities
Omnibus appropriations bill includes increase for WHIP+, ag research and animal health priorities. Congress approved the Fiscal Year 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration...
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Farm Progress America, December 23, 2020
Max Armstrong digs into the challenges of passing the farm to the next generation Max Armstrong shares the continued challenge of succession planning, which gives the next generation the chance to...
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Court will not rehear Prop 12 challenge from Meat Institute
Attempts to overturn cage and pen space requirements in California continue to be turned down. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th circuit rejected the North American Meat Institute’s challenge on...
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COVID reveals need for more zoonotic disease research
Former Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman urges greater focus on research to protect against the next pandemic. In the short term, COVID has been nothing short of a disaster for the country and for...
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Farm Progress America, December 24, 2020
Max Armstrong offers an ag-eye-view of a familiar holiday poem Max Armstrong shares the cattle farmer's Night Before Christmas, written by Denny Bannister from Missouri. It's almost a tradition for...
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Moving beyond 'conventional wisdom' to succeed
Penciling out trades shows profit opportunity no matter what size your operation, and starting small isn't all bad Editor's Note: Doug is early this week due to the holiday and will not produce a...
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Farm Progress America, December 25, 2020
Max Armstrong reports on what may be a new tradition for many farmers that started this year Max Armstrong shares how so many people are ready to be done with 2020. But he shares some observations of...
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MORNING-Midwest Digest, December 25, 2020
Steve Alexander sitting in for Max Armstrong shares that the big snowstorm didn't offer much drought help, Midwest connections to those pardons and a turkey cooking tip Steve Alexander shares news...
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