Farm Progress America, July 1, 2019
Max Armstrong offers reaction from traders on the USDA report showing higher planted corn acres than expected Max Armstrong shares insight on the impact of the USDA report released last Friday. The...
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Max Armstrong talks about gas tax increases, a new lawyer for Bayer, motorcycle safety classes and a retiring fire spotter. Several states implemented gas tax increases today.Bayer has hired a new...
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Max Armstrong talks hemp and reactions he got to a recent Twitter poll Max Armstrong looks at the buzz over industrial hemp offering some insight on the issue from a Twitter poll. He got a range of...
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Max Armstrong talks about holiday travel traffic, holiday gun fire, crop progress and a man charged with clogging toilets. Will you be traveling over the July 4th holiday? The number of drivers is...
View ArticleGenetics may supply solution for BRD
Susceptibility to bovine respiratory disease, commonly called BRD, is 19% heritable, according to new research coming out of Colorado State University. Genetics may supply solution for BRDBy TERRI...
View ArticleUnique collection hits major milestone
The USDA's Agricultural Research Service's germplasm collection, which has samples dating to the 1950s, hit one million samples. By Dennis O'BrienWhen the sample of semen from the Duroc boar—a breed...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, July 3, 2019
Max Armstrong updates listeners on the spread of African Swine Fever in China Max Armstrong offers insight on the hog industry. A report from China shows a significant drop in population due to...
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Max talks about DUIs, Lee Iacocca, more rain for the Midwest, a vandalized attraction and an airport meat discovery. Amid the rush to legalize marijuana, state troopers in Indiana say they're seeing...
View ArticleBuild the earning power of the land
Cattle operations need to have regular profits and understand how to measure them. Most don't. The local reports I received from the 2018 corn and bean crops were phenomenal when we think about...
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Max Armstrong talks about a flight diversion, USDA reports and surveys, money raised for flood relief and a Jim Beam warehouse fire. A flight from Minneapolis had to make an emergency landing due to...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, July 4, 2019
Max Armstrong shares some key facts about an important holiday food – the hot dog Max Armstrong offers insight into the hot dog. He shares insight from the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council,...
View ArticleMORNING-Midwest Digest, July 4, 2019
Max Armstrong talks holiday weather, lost pets, a rise in the corn market and remembers a beloved college quarterback Max Armstrong looks at weather for the holiday including the heavy rains in South...
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Max Armstrong talks corn market, and shares ideas from thought leaders on the American ideal Max Armstrong shares news from This Week in Agribusiness that the corn market jumped ahead of the holiday,...
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Max Armstrong offers some stats and information about watermelons Max Armstrong shares some numbers on the watermelon industry in the United States. During this Independence Holiday week, consumers...
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Max Armstrong looks at jobs, unemployment, the corn market and mourns the loss of two Girl Scouts. Max Armstrong shares a look at the latest jobs report noting that the unemployment rate continues to...
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Max Armstrong offers 10 reasons why farm trucks are rarely stolen Max Armstrong shares the story of a Carolina man who stole a wrecker to get away from police. Max ponders the idea that there may have...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness – July 6, 2019
Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson talk farm support, look at the markets and even share research on a soy-based product that can preserve roads Note: Start the video and all parts will play through as...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, July 8, 2019
Max Armstrong offers insight on the global swine situation, including a U.S. ramp up of production Max Armstrong continues to watch reports coming from China with a closer look at news on the outbreak...
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Max Armstrong talks about a military sendoff, a cruise ship accident, the 2017 ag census and a cow sendoff. Folks in Des Moines are sending off a military unit heading to the middle east.It's hard to...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, July 9, 2019
Max Armstrong offers some interesting numbers from the latest Census of AgricultureMax Armstrong shares some stats from the Census of Agriculture. A number that jumps out is 57.5. He offers a deeper...
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