Comments needed for USDA study on payment protection
When a livestock dealer’s check bounces, should the livestock producer get first claim above bankers? USDA wants to hear from the livestock industry regarding potential changes to priority in...
View ArticleKick the tires, check gauges to save on fuel
If you’re still riding high after last year’s harvest and a mild winter, don’t let rising fuel prices bring you down. Take a few minutes to consider fuel efficiency, weight distribution, wheel slip...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness - January 13, 2018
Max Armstrong and Steve Bridge offer comprehensive coverage from the Farm Bureau convention, and share the profile of a beef environmental steward from Kansas Note: Start the video and all parts will...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, January 6, 2018
It’s the best of 2017 episode as Max Armstrong hosts a look back at what happened in another eventful year in agribusiness. Part 1Note: The video automatically plays through all show parts once you...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness - December 30, 2017
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong wrap up the year with a look back, and an in-depth interview with the Secretary of Agriculture Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as the full...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, 2017 Christmas Special
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong celebrate the holidays with a special edition of This Week in Agribusiness including a visit to Frankenmuth, Mich. where they celebrate Christmas all year round. Part...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness - December 16, 2018
Orion Samuelson and Max Armstrong talk beef, explore markets with a new source, dig into Missouri agriculture and even get a Christmas memory from the Secretary of Agriculture Note: Start the video...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, December 9, 2017
Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson are in-studio this week discussing NAFTA, Christmas trees arriving in D.C., and get a report on a third generation cattle ranch in Arizona. Part 1Note: The video...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness - December 2, 2018
Max Armstrong and Steve Bridge talk technology, markets, cotton and pedal tractors in this week's show Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as the full showPart 1Max Armstrong and...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness - November 25, 2017
Max Armstrong and Steve Bridge take a look at turkeys, an FFA Star and an auctioneer who's getting a really early start Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as the full showPart 1Max...
View ArticleDemand for locally grown food thrives
A lot of people grow produce, and sell it at roadside stands and farmers markets. What Green B.E.A.N. does for producers is give them an opportunity to have vast distribution. B.E.A.N. stands for...
View ArticleTexas eyes alternative crops
Alternative crops could add potential income to an existing portfolio of commodities produced by Texas farmers, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. By BLAIR FANNINAlternative crops...
View ArticleBigger margins versus more turnover
Markets this week show plenty of profitable trade opportunities, if you understand how to analyze them. With some sale barns on their summer schedule, it now seems some of the market reporters have...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, June 15, 2019
Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson get the low-down on the latest USDA yield projections and discuss the National Hog Farmer's Global Mega Producers list. Part 1Note: The video automatically plays...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, June 14, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about weekend forecast. (audio) This sure will sound familiar to many of you. It looks like a rainy weekend ahead. Forecasters say there will be two to three inch rains this...
View ArticleMIDDAY, Midwest Digest, June 14, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about home interest rates and Father's Day. (audio) Is there anyone you know keeping on an eye on home interest rates? Those rates held mostly steady this week, even declined in...
View ArticleKnow your range plants, goals
You want to have good range and pasture, but where do you start? Know your range plants, goalsBy J.T. SMITHYou want to have good range and pasture, but where do you start?Allan McGinty, a recently...
View ArticleU.S. secures more access to EU beef market
American exporters will be entitled to almost 80% of annual EU quota on hormone-free beef over 7 years by Jonathan StearnsThe U.S. secured more access to the European Union’s beef market after the...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 17, 2019
Max Armstrong takes a deeper look at the 2019 planting season Max Armstrong looks back on the planting season, his 45th, noting the bulk of spring crops got planted. However, this was a season unlike...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, June 17, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about distracted driving laws, grain prices, an outage at Target and Lake Michigan fishing. Another state has passed a distracted driving law.A Colorado State Trooper was killed...
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