MORNING Midwest Digest, Feb. 27, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the Molson Coors shooting, the skull breaker challenge, a fired teacher and more. Five people won't return to their families after a shooting at the...
View ArticleWhat makes a cattle chute good?
Hint: Safety for you and the cattle must come first. Other niceties are second in line. After my blog from last month regarding how much cattle facility a person may need, I received a follow-up...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, Feb. 27, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about daylight saving time, the skull breaker challenge, expanding Subaru manufacturing and a lost coon dog. Have you had enough of daylight saving time? Ohio...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, February 28, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at the challenge of animal activists and their actions against farms. Max Armstrong offers insight on the work of animal rights extremists against farmers raising livestock. The...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, Feb. 28, 2020
Steve Alexander is in for Max, and talks about the Molson Coors shooting, vaping laws, a border battle and life after prison for Rod Blagojevich. Victims of the Molson Coors shooting are being...
View ArticleThere’s no predicting market behavior
Despite coronavirus fears and stock market jitters, cattle markets still did their best to sort out the news and set values. The market will do what it wants to do, when it wants to do it, just...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, Feb. 29, 2020
We're at Commodity Classic this week, talking with commodity leaders, getting coronavirus insight, learning about conservation and more. Part 1Max joins us from Commodity Classic in San Antonio, where...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, March 2, 2020
Max Armstrong shares a global market outlook for soybeans, which is seeing new buyers Max Armstrong looks at the demand curve for soybeans according to the U.S. Soybean Export Council which is up 241%...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, March 2, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about Pete Buttigieg's presidential race, a grain market rebound, the flood forecast and remembering those killed in the Molson Coors shooting. Pete Buttigieg has pulled out of the...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 2, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about gas prices, the National Pork Producers Council, signs of spring and Jack Welch. Have you noticed a drop in gas prices?The National Pork Producers Council is in Kansas City...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, March 3, 2020
Max Armstrong shares some good news in the consumption of dairy products Max Armstrong looks at some good news from the dairy case for milk producers. For example, McDonald's has announced a new...
View ArticlePhytochemical richness improves animal health
Tiny amounts of the chemicals plants use for protection, health and more can be of great benefit to grazing livestock. Phytochemicals are chemical compounds produced by plants, usually to help them...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 3, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about severe weather, preparing for coronavirus, interest rates and preventing rural highway fatalities. It's severe weather awareness week in several states in the Midwest.The...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, March 4, 2020
Max Armstrong offers a look at the 2020 Conservation Legacy Award Winners Max Armstrong shares news of the 2020 Conservation Legacy Award winners announced at Commodity Classic. Max offers information...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, March 4, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about tornado damage in Nashville and a Krispy Kreme delivery man. Some polling places in Nashville were open until 10 after the tornado.As many as 30 barges were torn away from...
View ArticleScientists were wrong: Genetics isn’t fixed
As we should expect, the latest genetic research is replacing our previous knowledge about what traits get passed along and how that happens. For generations people have marveled at how birds and...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 4, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the Tennessee tornado, coronavirus impact on retail, the state of the rural economy and smoke detectors. The death toll continues to rise for the Tennessee tornado. There are...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, March 5, 2020
Max Armstrong talks red meat and a need for producers to go on the offensive in promoting this product Max Armstrong offers insight from a Texas A&M expert who says that the U.S. beef industry is...
View ArticleMORNING Midwest Digest, March 5, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about electric vehicles, improper government payments, raising money for victims of the brewery shooting and more. Is there an electric vehicle in your future? GM says it's working...
View ArticleMIDDAY Midwest Digest, March 5, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about blood donations, China purchasing soybeans, cell phone use legislation in South Dakota and more. Blood banks need donations. Lower donations have been a result of the...
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