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Farm Progress America, July 10, 2020
Max Armstrong talks pollination, the California almond crop and beehive thieves Max Armstrong talks about pollinators, and shares what may be happening in California this winter. The bees that...
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Hate your cows and love your grass
Here is great marketing advice to help you take advantage of opportunities and shifts in the market, this week or next year. “Hate your cows and love your grass.” When I first heard that I was...
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This Week in Agribusiness, July 11, 2020
Join us for market insight, harvest technology, a Charlie Daniels tribute and coping with COVID-19. Part 1Max opens the broadcast, paying tribute to Charlie Daniels.Mike Pearson is in studio, and...
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Farm Progress America, July 13, 2020
Max Armstrong looks at a hot topic for grain traders at this time of year – corn pollination conditions Max Armstrong shares insight on how the weather forecast can impact the grain trade during this...
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More than 1.2 million acres accepted for CRP Grasslands
Through CRP Grasslands, landowners protect grasslands while retaining the right to conduct common grazing practices.More than 1.2 million acres were accepted for Conservation Reserve Program...
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Farm Progress America, July 14, 2020
Max Armstrong takes a look at the changing global crop production picture Max Armstrong offers a look at the idea of managing production, a concept that has been tried in the past to help with crop...
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Purdue team gets $1 million IDEAS grant to develop rapid BRD test
Bovine respiratory disease costs beef and dairy producers as much as $900 million a year; a quick and accurate diagnosis will save producers money. Purdue University researchers are developing...
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Preconditioning, premiums and the real value of vaccines
When you precondition calves, you expect a better price, but what else can you get from the deal? If you are an avid reader of ag magazines, by now you’ve surely come across multiple articles that...
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Farm Progress America, July 15, 2020
Max Armstrong offers news that the pork industry is working to prevent the introduction of foreign animal disease Max Armstrong shares the work of the U.S. pork industry on biosecurity, limiting...
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U.S., Japan expand organic arrangement
Expanded equivalence arrangement covers livestock products, reduces cost and streamlines process for participants. Japan and the United States have expanded their organic equivalence arrangement to...
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Missing: 1 million cattle
Your marketing plans should consider pressure from extra cattle this summer and fall, if not longer. Weekly cattle slaughter returned to normal by late June, but somewhere there are nearly 1 million...
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Farm Progress America, July 16, 2020
Max Armstrong shares news that a major farm group has instituted a name change Max Armstrong explains how a multi-group aimed at supporting agriculture is getting a name change from the U.S. Farmers...
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Why we need cattle on the land
The learned know how cattle can improve the environment, and how to explain that to the ignorant. I have a soon-to-be-old friend who is an animal science professor at a local university. He has worked...
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Farm Progress America, July 17, 2020
Max Armstrong gets insight on farmland sales during COVID-19 Max Armstrong shares insight on a report on land values from Farmers National. The market had remained strong ahead of the coronavirus...
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Americans shift eating habits amid pandemic
'The entire food supply chain has been put on its head.' By Nic Querolo and Elizabeth RembertAmericans have rapidly changed the ways they buy, cook and eat food in just four months, leaving everyone...
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A marketing lesson courtesy of Burger King
Once again, we see the contemporary food industry asking for unprofitable production practices from the agricultural sector. The Burger King advertisements this week about feeding lemon grass to...
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Study quantifies value of red meat exports to U.S. corn, soybeans
Pork and beef exports also used about 3 million tons of distiller's dried grains with solubles in 2019 at an annual average price of $137 per ton. Since 2015, indirect exports of corn and soybeans...
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There's more than one disease to worry about
This episode of Around Farm Progress goes beyond coronavirus to look at other disease issues farmers face these days When the word "disease" is mentioned in a sentence these days, chances are most...
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This Week in Agribusiness, July 18, 2020
This week we talk about the Farm Progress virtual experience, markets, world's biggest ag tractor, the timber industry and more. Part 1Matt Jungmann, manager, Farm Progress Show, joins Max to talk...
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Farm Progress America, July 20, 2020
Max Armstrong shares results of a recent survey of the beef industry looking at traceability and animal ID programs Max Armstrong notes that while many events have been canceled, the beef industry is...
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