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Farm Progress America, August 27, 2019
Max Armstrong shares a look at the value of hemp in the crop rotation and efforts in Minnesota Max Armstrong shares information that the hemp crop is getting more attention in agriculture with farmers...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Aug. 27, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the Farm Progress Show, a city council race, cell phone laws and the apple crop. Max is at Farm Progress Show, which opened today.A Michigan city council...
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Farm Progress America, August 28, 2019
Max Armstrong looks at a unique portion of the tiling demo at the 2019 Farm Progress Show Max Armstrong shares a unique feature of the 2019 Farm Progress Show tiling demonstration targeted at the...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Aug. 28, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about gas prices, car and boat accidents, a murder charge and closing a road for snake migration. Gas prices are averaging $2.55 right now.Reminder: Don't...
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Farm Progress America, August 29, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight from Dairy Management Inc. and the rising need for transparency in agriculture Max Armstrong talks consumers and food knowledge with insight from Dairy Management Inc.,...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Aug. 29, 2019
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about Sonny Perdue at FPS19, bird damage to crops, vaping illnesses, a busted drug pipeline and more. Sonny Perdue was at the Farm Progress Show yesterday,...
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USDA launches investigation in wake of Tyson plant fire
Cattle prices tanked following the Aug. 9 fire Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue directed USDA’s Packers and Stockyards Division to launch an investigation into beef pricing margins.The investigation...
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Max Armstrong shares insight into a new survey of Millennials that shows what causes stress – and observes one fear that’s absent Max Armstrong considers the fact that in most cases that the general...
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Inventory management a marketing cornerstone
True inventory includes feed, money and cattle. If you’ve been following this blog it should be clear that the number one advantage in the cattle business is marketing skill. This week I want to focus...
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What is it gonna take
Change is slow coming, but a few innovators and early adopters are leading the way. For many of us who have been heavily involved in the cattle business and agriculture for decades it is evident that...
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Government aid boosts farm income
Agriculture profits could hit five-year high. Net farm income could reach a five-year high in 2019, according to new estimates out today from USDA. But sales from crops, livestock and other goods...
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This Week in Agribusiness, Aug. 31, 2019
Coming to you from the Farm Progress Show, we’ve got Sonny Perdue, market outlooks, new technology and old machinery and hemp. Part 1Max, Orion and Greg Soulje bring you the show from Farm Progress...
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Farm Progress America, September 2, 2019
Max Armstrong offers a Labor Day view of food and ag-related workers employed in the U.S. Max Armstrong looks at the number of jobs are related to the ag and food industry. There are 21.6 million jobs...
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MORNING-Midwest Digest, September 2, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about Labor Day travel, rural school challenges and offers a look at a Michigan celebration Max Armstrong offers a look at the travel impact of Hurricane Dorian on Labor Day...
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MIDDAY-Midwest Digest, September 2, 2019
Max Armstrong recognizes an interesting tech anniversary, looks at the U.S.-Japan agreement, talks about a grain-marketing scam and looks up at the Northern sky Max Armstrong wishes a happy 50th to...
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Farm Progress America, September 3, 2019
Max Armstrong shares insight from a recent farm survey showing what farmers intend to plant in 2020 Max Armstrong looks at the most recent USDA crop reports and there’s another ahead on Sept. 12 where...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Sept. 3, 2019
Max Armstrong talks about a high school football incident, crop conditions, USDA job openings and a walk to Mackinac Island. An Ohio high school football player head-butted a referee during a...
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Most udders don't matter
Nebraska research on range cows found calf performance unaffected by udder quality, unless it prevented nursing. In a five-year study of roughly 2,000 crossbred cows at the Gudmundsen Sandhills...
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How to create a desert, or not
Don't be fooled by Hollywood: Deserts happen anywhere and they don't need sand dunes. Most of us think of desert as an arid country with sand dunes, but that's not really accurate.The truth is that...
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Alt meat and other cons
Real meats are good for us, and they can be good for the land. There have been a lot of falsehoods in the news lately about “alternative” meat. These are meat substitutes made from plant material...
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