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Tech focus on digital farming gets two new players
IBM and Yara International announce agreement to build new platform Rising interest in bringing more technology to agriculture is bringing diverse players to the table. IBM, with its Watson platform...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 26, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about an anhydrous accident, possible snow this weekend, unfairly drawn districts and more. Several agencies are trying to figure out what happened with the anhydrous ammonia...
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Grass-fever buyers want "ready" cattle
Buyers are picking through the markets for cattle they want. It is my opinion that prices paid last week for turn-out ready cattle were high. This week buyers added more fuel to that fire. Between the...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 26, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the necessity and safety and accidents involving anhydrous ammonia. Farming can be a dangerous job, particularly dealing with things like fertilizer and chemicals applied to...
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This Week in Agribusiness – April 27, 2019
Max Armstrong and Mike Adams talk disaster, markets, association value and bringing in the next generation Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as the full showPart 1Max Armstrong and...
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R-CALF USA alleges packers violated Packers and Stockyards Act
Tyson vows to 'vigorously defend' itself in suit filed in federal district court in Chicago. R-CALF USA and four cattle-feeding ranchers from Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Wyoming filed a class action...
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Farm Progress America, April 29, 2019
Max Armstrong offers insight on changing demand for corn on the global market Max Armstrong shares insight on the potential timeliness of the 2019 corn crop, which is slipping behind optimum timing....
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 29, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the traffic accident in Colorado last week, public comment on E15, a recovering boy and Ken Kercheval. The man driving the semi into a traffic jam in Colorado last week was...
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Trump urges Shinzo Abe to end tariffs on U.S. farm products
U.S., Japan attempting to reach a trade deal focused mainly on agriculture and cars. by Jennifer Jacobs and Yuko TakeoPresident Donald Trump urged Japan to end tariffs on U.S. farm products when he...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 29, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about rainy weather, a measles booster, trade negotiations and the passing of a former senator. More rain, and possibly some snow in areas, is coming this week, as farmers are...
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Farm Progress America, April 30, 2019
Max Armstrong remembers Sen. Richard Lugar and his support for farm conservation. Max Armstrong remembers Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., who passed away over the weekend. Lugar was a powerful player in...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 30, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about terrorist recruiting, planting progress and Honor Flights. There's a terror-recruiting problem in Minnesota.There wasn't much done as far as planting progress in the past...
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For genetics look to the natural model
Author says you can't successfully pick the best ones, so set up your system to let nature do it. I have received a right smart number of questions and goodly amounts of flack in the past several...
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Reiterating the idea of a "natural cow"
True wisdom says high-tech cattle and highly profitable cattle are not the same thing. Chip Hines, a retired Colorado rancher, has written a very good article he titles “The natural cow.” His ideas...
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Farm Progress America, May 1, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at the competitive situation for durum wheat, which is a key component for pasta. Max Armstrong offers news that the crop of durum wheat may be planted late and there may be fewer...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, May 1, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about flood advisories, wheat quality, ending a train run and tick season. There are flood advisories across the Midwest this morning.The annual Kansas Wheat Quality Tour is...
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Grazing history can answer future questions
Looking backward can help guide us into a brighter future with managed grazing. I regularly hear questions asked by newcomers to managed grazing that I believe a bit of history could answer.When...
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The pollution tiger lies waiting in the bushes ahead
Cities will demand, increasingly, that farms control runoff of nutrients into water supplies. As I have mentioned in the past, my full-time job is for a company called Missouri Rural Water Association...
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Do we need hay in southern states? Elsewhere?
Key questions to answer are how to cut hay and comparison of costs for hay versus grazing. If your cow-calf operation seeks the most economical production methods, haying must be considered for...
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Farm Progress America, May 2, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight on how African Swine Fever will impact the global pork market. Max Armstrong continues a look at the challenge of African Swine Fever, which is nearly always fatal for...
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