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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 9, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about the Pledge of Allegiance, crop conditions, farm equipment collisions, tornado damage and a football player's funeral. A Minnesota city voted not to say the Pledge of...
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Farm Progress America, July 10, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a look at the changing nature of the U.S. ethanol industry. Max Armstrong shares that operating margins for ethanol plants may be tighter in 2019 as the corn supply tightens. Max...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 10, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about more rain, a cruise ship accident, health care via the computer and ticks. More rain fell across Nebraska and the Dakotas.A lawyer for the family who lost their daughter when...
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Farm Progress America, July 11, 2019
Max Armstrong shares some insight on the rising attention of the restaurant industry to meat substitute products Max Armstrong offers a look at the plant-based protein hype wondering if these products...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 11, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about kids dying in hot cars, alcohol in the Ohio River, yield estimates and USDA reports and a retired steam locomotive. Another child was forgotten in a back seat and died from...
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Think monitoring and having fun
Pasture monitoring is necessary for good management, but it can also be a lot of fun. I really enjoy a monitoring session, but will quickly admit that they are a bunch more fun when one or more...
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Max Armstrong talks about the search for a murderer, more flooding in Nebraska, USMCA approval, antique farm shows and more. The Delphi, Ind., community is still looking for the person who murdered...
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Max Armstrong shares a look at a secret word meat-substitute companies like to use. Max Armstrong continues his look at plant-based meat substitutes with information from a restaurant industry expert....
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 12, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the Farm Days show, flooding, a state budget surplus, solar power plants and more. Max is at the Farm Days show in Illinois.Flooding across the Midwest...
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High prices alone don't make a profit
Value of gain remains generally good in stockers, but female premiums collapsed this week. Last week the market was a bit higher on limited sales due to the holiday. We started to see some cattle...
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This Week in Agribusiness, July 13, 2019
Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson hear the latest on trade, technology and agvocacy. Greg Soulje is on to suggest we might need … rain? Part 1Note: The video automatically plays through all show parts...
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Cargill earnings plunge on trade war, incessant rains
For the three months through May, net income fell 67% from a year ago to $235 million By Mario ParkerCargill Inc. posted the steepest profit decline in four years as America’s largest closely held...
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Farm Progress America, July 15, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at the potential impact of a foreign animal disease on one aspect of the industry - feed Max Armstrong shares the story of his visit to O’Hare Airport where they work to keep...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 15, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about road construction zone crashes, National Guard deployments, grain market rallies and crop reports, weather impact on crop production and more. Highway crashes near...
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Farm Progress America, July 16, 2019
Max Armstrong shares a look at the promise of cage-free eggs Max Armstrong looks at the promises made to raise hens in cage-free production. Food service providers have made promises to transition to...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 16, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about road construction zone accidents, hemp farming, crop conditions, chronic wasting disease and more. Road construction projects were delayed this spring due to rains, so there...
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Our beef has become too bland
Basically, we have a one-size-fits-all marketing scheme for beef. Is it our fault, or the consumers' preference? Last week I read a very interesting article in Texas Monthly's online publication about...
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Farm Progress America, July 17, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight on the ongoing impact of stalled trade on agriculture Max Armstrong offers a look at the soybean industry marking a one-year anniversary of trade tariffs on agriculture....
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MORNING Midwest Digest, July 17, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a heat wave, passing the USMCA, least violent states, trucking safety measures and distracted driving. We're in for a heat wave over the next few days.The USMCA may be passed...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, July 17, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about heat indexes, cautious marketing, too many cats, an ATV accident and a prison release. Heat indexes are going to rise over the next few days.Private analysts say farmers need...
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