MIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 4, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about bridge conditions, ramifications of closing the Mexico border and drinking pickle juice. Bridges in the U.S. are in sore shape, according to a new report. Iowa has the most...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, April 5, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight on the ag economy based on a new report Max Armstrong offers a look at slowing economic growth rates globally and how those will impact agriculture. The conclusion is that...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, April 5, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about Chinese soybean purchases, man who claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen and pickup sales. (audio) He claimed to be the missing boy from Illinois, but the FBI said he isn’t. The DNA...
View ArticleCattle buyers doing the sale barn shuffle
Bargain shopping seems to rule the markets right now, as prices shift to meet the crowds. This week I’d say the market as a whole was mixed. Now some may disagree with that, and rightfully so.This...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 5, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a recent social media survey. (audio) How do you feel about the social media? Your perspective may demand on how much time you send on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, but an...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness – April 6, 2019
Max Armstrong and Steve Bridge offer reports on border issues, planter technology, weather and flood impact on transportation infrastructure Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, April 8, 2019
Max Armstrong looks back on the life of a New York dairy farmer Max Armstrong shares the story of an upcoming funeral for a 93-year-old dairy farmer from New York, Henry Synakowski. Max looks back on...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, April 8, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about continued rain in the Midwest, as well as a snow storm coming, and the need for more and better flood control along the Missouri River. The rain just keeps coming across the...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 8, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about gas prices, trade talks with China, hunting laws and community volunteers. Gas prices continue to rise, going up 50¢ a gallon in the last 90 days.U.S. and Chinese trade...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, April 9, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight on a millennial dairy farmer and their operation Max Armstrong offers a look at a Forbes story about a millennial dairy farmer that offered a look at the business and how...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, April 9, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the upcoming spring blizzard, planting pace, a motorcycle accident and gun violence. A spring snow storm is headed for the Upper Midwest, and locations in South Dakota and...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, April 10, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a look at an English farm that has gone carbon neutral to make cheese Max Armstrong shares a story from Kevin Van Trump about a farmer in Southeast England that runs Winterdale...
View Article2019 World Pork Expo cancelled
Working with an ‘abundance of caution’ the National Pork Producers Council calls off massive annual event Pork producers and allied industry veterans will be missing their annual trip to Des Moines in...
View ArticleThinking might be the hard part
Learn to grow plenty of grass and set up a malleable cow-calf operation to be more profitable. The hardest part of this business is learning to really think.At the time of his death in December 2017...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 10, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the bomb cyclone, wind farms and a truck of meat on fire. Who'd have thought there'd be a second "bomb cyclone" in a months time?You can't drive too far...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, April 11, 2019
Max Armstrong offers insight into one result of flood damage – sand and silt deposits Max Armstrong shares that he will be traveling with a team to put together a special for RFD-TV on the destruction...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, April 11, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the bomb cyclone, cancellation of the World Pork Expo and more. The second bomb cyclone in a month has hit the Midwest. World Pork Expo has decided to...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, April 12, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at one area of flood impact many may not think about – irrigation systems Max Armstrong shares more information about his upcoming trip to cover the impact of the floods that...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, April 12, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about effects of the bomb cyclone and data from the U.S. ag census. The bomb cyclone wreaked havoc across the Upper Midwest with hundreds of crashes, downed...
View ArticleIs higher protein priced into the markets?
Cow prices keep living in the basement, while light cattle continue to be undervalued. This week I listened to a podcast in which the guy was using the example of a yo-yo to illustrate his point. That...
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