ASF: Will It Be Coming to a Farm Near You?
As much as the US pork industry hopes African swine fever (ASF) won’t enter the country, the challenge is formidable....
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Market Pop from South American Weather Not Likely
Harvest 2019 may be far from over for some farmers in the upper Midwest, yet as the calendar flips to...
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Plants are Taking Root in the Dairy Case
If you’re wondering why domestic demand for U.S. fluid milk is down, look no further than your grocer’s dairy case....
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Win-Win Partnership Between Farmer and Startup
Better, faster and stronger. Testing new technology and innovation on farms, rather than in labs or controlled trials, serves as...
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China Commits to $100-Million Pork Purchase from Danish Crown
To help ease its domestic pork shortage, China’s state-owned agriculture conglomerate COFCO has agreed to buy $100 million of pork...
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Farmer on River Bottoms: "If I Can't Get Insurance, I Won't Farm It"
Michael Stenzel is harvesting outside of Hamburg, Iowa. It’s a surprise after the spring he describes in one word. “Hell,...
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Crop Progress: Corn, Soybeans Continue To Struggle
In their weekly Crop Progress and Conditions Report, USDA pointed out what farmers already know: crops are behind, and their...
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Gulf Coast Preparing for the Worst with Tropical Storm Barry
The Gulf Coast is bracing for impact from a storm that is likely to turn into a hurricane. Tropical Storm...
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