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We’re losing the antibiotics war
Not only are the regulators fighting us, but nature is winning the battle against our best antibiotics. Here’s what we can do. I fear we may be nearing the end of this miraculous age of antibiotics....
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Feb. 19, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about hemp cigarette sales, wheat prices and a casket honoring a school bus driver. A cigarette company based in Milwaukee is doing big business, because of cigarettes made with...
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Farm Progress America, February 20, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insight on how to bounce back from a bad year Max Armstrong offers a look at insight from a Farm Futures columnist who looks at how a farmer can bounce back from a bad year. The...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Feb. 20, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the democratic debate, grain bin safety, mobile home park frustrations and a rescue dog star. The democratic debate offered some visible hostility last night.It's grain bin...
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Farm Progress America, February 21, 2020
Max Armstrong shares key stats on the dairy industry, which is still important to consumers Max Armstrong offers interesting insight on the dairy industry, which is still a powerful industry. Max...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Feb. 21, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about coronavirus and flu, mortgage interest rates and grain bin safety. Only 7 states have reported confirmed coronavirus cases. The flu is another story; it's a problem in nearly...
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Grass fever is burning up the markets now
Buyers of grass cattle are pushing five-weights into the overvalued category. What should you do? I have been seeing hints of grass fever the last couple weeks. This week I’d say we are in a full-on...
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This Week in Agribusiness, Feb. 22, 2020
The Ag Outlook Forum, Grain Bin Safety week and a farming and racing connection are hot topics this week. Part 1Patrick Haggerty reports from the USDA Ag Outlook Forum, where Robert Johannson, USDA...
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Farm Progress America, February 24, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the MFP payments and the potential for more Max Armstrong shares some insight on the Market Facilitation Program payments paid to farmers to counter the impact of the China...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Feb. 24, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the weather this week, a murder arrest 30 years later, Commodity Classic and donut delivery. A cooldown is coming this week for the Rockies and Plains and Mississippi Valley....
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Feb. 24, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about weather, a mental health initiative, possible MFP payments and paczkis. There's a big weather event possible this week, with Chicago getting possbily heavy snow.There will be...
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U.S. lifts ban on Brazilian beef imports
The U.S. suspended imports in 2017 after finding meat containing blood clots and lymph nodes. By Samy AdghirniThe U.S. has reopened its doors to fresh beef from Brazil after a more than two-year ban,...
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Groups concerned about Brazilian beef access
Concerns of NCBA, OCM and R-CALF USA differ, but include food safety and destabilizing U.S. industry. The Feb. 21 decision by the U.S. to reopen fresh beef trade with Brazil has raised concern among...
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Farm Progress America, February 25, 2020
Max Armstrong offers insights from USDA's 2020 Ag Outlook Conference Max Armstrong shares insight from the USDA Outlook Conference where attendees learned that trade will return to normal in 2020, and...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, Feb. 25, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about spring flooding worries, grain prices and the future of newspapers. People are worried about flooding already. "The sponge is full," some say.Grain prices stabilized...
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Cargill will offer plant-based option
Plant-based option will be available in early April, expanding company's approach to protein. Cargill's new private label plant-based patties and ground products will hit retailers and restaurants in...
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Farm Progress America, February 26, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at the hemp business and its prospects for the future. Max Armstrong offers a look at the challenges of adding new crops like hemp. Interest in the crop has exploded, but a new...
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Walmart’s new beef plant might herald long-term changes
Industry economist thinks Walmart’s new beef plant is an experiment in capturing greater income from the supply chain. Walmart’s move to enter the beef supply chain by opening a case-ready beef plant...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Feb. 26, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the coronavirus, college sponsorship deals, electric vehicles, the annual pancake race and a helpful student. How concerned should we be about the...
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Farm Progress America, February 27, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insight on an upcoming effort by FDA to boost food safety. Max Armstrong looks at the track record of food safety in a country that serves 1 billion meals a day – the United...
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