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This Week in Agribusiness, April 25, 2020
Meat packing and livestock markets are hot topics this week, along with how COVID-19 is impacting the ability to connect in ag.Part 1Max joins us to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the meat...
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Farm Progress America, April 27, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about the supply chain stall that's causing a range of trouble for crops and livestock Max Armstrong delves into the euthanasia of animals and the destruction of crops in the field...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 27, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about COVID-19 impacts on auto manufacturing, schools, livestock producers brewing companies and more. Some Ford Motor Company sites are starting to prepare for reopeninig.Illinois...
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COVID-19 tests meat supply chain
Plants are closed in Washington, South Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania. By Michael Hirtzer and Jen SkerrittThe coronavirus pandemic is...
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Ag groups want PPP money to flow to agriculture too
The agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors received 1.3% of the original $349 billion in the first round of funding. A coalition of more than 35 agricultural groups are urging changes be...
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Farm Progress America, April 28, 2020
Max Armstrong shares insights of an industry veteran lamenting the end of traders in the grain pits Max Armstrong recalls the era when the grain trade was a vigorous, raucous experience. Max quotes a...
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Tool helps ranchers predict grassland productivity
Will there be enough grass for grazing livestock this summer? This online tool will help you find the answer. Predicting grassland productivity for grazing cattle can be challenging for ranchers and...
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Trump to order meatpackers to stay open
Order pits meat giants against local officials and labor unions who’ve called for closures in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading. By Jennifer JacobsPresident Donald Trump plans to order...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 28, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about oil, the meat food chain, wheat and peach crops, and farmer's markets. There's just too much oil.A total breakdown of the meat food chain. That's what a long-time industry...
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Namibian beef imports now in the US
Southern-African country now licensed to sell chilled and frozen beef products into America. The Meat Import Council of America (MICA) announced a few days ago that the first shipment of 25 tons of...
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Farm Progress America, April 29, 2020
Max Armstrong finds positive information even as ethanol plants shut down Max Armstrong offers insight on the ethanol industry from a trade expert. The full storage tanks at ethanol plants combined...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 29, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about meat packing plants, worshipping at home, a salutatory fly-over, a stay-at-home lawsuit and a banana mask. Reaction to the presidential order to keep meat packing plants open...
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Trump orders meatpackers to open
Packers are to follow CDC and OSHA guidelines to help ensure employee safety. President Trump signed an executive order April 28 to keep meat and poultry processors open during the COVID-19 national...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, Apri 29, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about a fast driver, the meat processing industry, the passing of a radio broadcaster and the 50th anniversary of the Kent State incident. Michigan police stopped a driver speeding...
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There's a reason meat is cheaper in U.S. than other countries
Consolidation has allowed meatpackers to operate on huge economies of scale and run lines at ever-increasing speeds. By Jen SkerrittJohn Tyson, the billionaire whose family business reigns as the...
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Farm Progress America, April 30, 2020
Max Armstrong offers his take on news of a surprising new source of beef into the United States Max Armstrong shares news that the United States is importing meat from Namibia. Max offers his take on...
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Slaughter data shows how far we’re falling behind
Cattle slaughter well below needed levels and no word yet on when it could speed back up. Daily live-cattle slaughter numbers suggest how much trouble the cattle industry is facing from the slaughter...
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MORNING Midwest Digest, April 30, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about business openings and continued restrictions, tax filings, meat packing plants, new ways to worship and ornate chalk art. How many of you need a haircut? As states relax...
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MIDDAY Midwest Digest, April 30, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about interest rates, drought, a flood accident and beer sales. Mortgage interest rates fell again, to the lowest level on record. Drought is almost non-existant across the...
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COOL petition has 275,000 signatures
In just over one week, R-CALF’s petition to force mandatory country-of-origin labeling has drawn a quarter-million signatures. The group R-CALF USA launched a petition on April 23 urging the president...
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