Opening day for a virtual farm show
The first-ever Farm Progress Virtual Experience gates open Day 1 festivities, let the field demos and information sharing begin No matter where farmers are today, anyone can be at a major farm show....
View ArticleNorth Dakota rancher builds 4x stocking rate
A change in grazing management and the way he thought about nearly everything on the farm built a low-input, high-output ranch. It’s been a very productive 40 years since Gene Goven first implemented...
View ArticleNFU urges stronger meat labeling standards
Comment period closed Sept. 14 on FTC proposed rulemaking related to 'Made in USA' and other U.S. origin claims. National Farmers Union submitted one of the 770 comments received on the Federal Trade...
View ArticleFPVX Breakout Sessions offer virtual learning opportunity
Teacher resources on soil health, ag tech and markets can be found at Farm Progress Virtual Experience. For 25 minutes every Wednesday morning, agricultural education teacher Kaity Spangler settles in...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, September 16, 2020
Max Armstrong talks virtual shows and that they involve more than iron. Max Armstrong shares more insight on the Farm Progress Virtual Experience including the fact that demos were conducted as they...
View ArticleHeading into Day 2 of a virtual event
The Farm Progress Virtual Experience opened with a demonstration- and information-packed day, check out what's next Field demonstrations are always a big draw at the farm shows that can show off...
View ArticleThe rewards and struggles of non-selective grazing, part III
Two types of grazing management are combined to actually make this method work. It’s possible to vary your grazing and forage age to match nutritional needs of the cow and still build soil health and...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, September 17, 2020
Max Armstrong notes that a virtual farm show may have an 'ending' but the information provided lives on Max Armstrong wraps up his conversations about the 2020 Farm Progress Virtual Experience, which...
View ArticleInto the home stretch on a virtual farm show
The Farm Progress Virtual experience enters its final official day, but the content lives on for all to see The final day of any farm show is the culmination of a great deal of work and that's no less...
View ArticleMore COVID-19 aid coming?
President Trump expected to announce additional $13 billion in COVID-19 aid for farmers. By Mike Dorning and Jennifer JacobsPresident Donald Trump will announce additional aid to farmers at a Thursday...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, September 18, 2020
Max Armstrong notes that a virtual show lives on and for FPVX it may take farmers some time to look at all that's on hand Max Armstrong shares the 'relief' at the end of farm shows, but he recalls...
View ArticleExploring the environment as a business opportunity
The Around Farm Progress Podcast shares insight on a topic that's getting greater attention in agriculture: the ability to store carbon Increasing talk about extreme weather, and a growing interest in...
View ArticleTrump, Biden take stand on 10 ag issues
From food security to the RFS, regulations to health care, Donald Trump and Joe Biden share how their administrations will handle issues important to farmers and rural communities. In spite of an...
View ArticleSignup begins Sept. 21 for CFAP2
USDA will use CCC and CARES Act funds to support livestock producers, row crop growers and more. As announced by President Donald J. Trump Sept. 17 in Wisconsin, up to an additional $14 billion will...
View ArticleWant profit? Think turnover and cash flow
This week the market tells us profits can be made in lighter cattle and upgrading unweaned replacement-quality heifers. Cattle auctions were interesting again this week. The people who were there were...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, September 19, 2020
This week we have a recap of the Farm Progress Virtual Experience, markets, new products and more. Part 1Max and Mike recap Farm Progress Virtual Experience.Dan Basse, Agresource Company, joins Mike...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, Sept. 21, 2020
Max Armstrong talks about how National Farm Safety and Health Week got started, as well as the impact of farm tragedies on the community. It's National Farm Safety and Health week, originally signed...
View ArticleU.S. lags in meat worker COVID-19 protection
The U.S. has yet to impose any mandatory safety measures on meatpackers to contain infections; a look at what other countries are doing. By Mike Dorning, Brian Parkin and Ainslie ChandlerThe U.S....
View ArticleFarm Progress America, Sept. 22, 2020
Max Armstrong continues to talk farm safety, including how women and children on the farm are impacted. Talk of safety on the farm is narrow-minded, too often. Women on the farm, who make up 30...
View ArticleK-State Stocker Field Day goes virtual on Oct. 1
Popular event brings speakers and need-to-know information to your computer. Cattle producers will receive timely, cutting edge information at this year’s Kansas State University Beef Stocker Field...
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