America?s farmers and ranchers face much uncertainty. An agricultural company is helping growers minimize uncertainty by providing enhanced protection in its products.AUDIO: Brett Ochs, ChannelBrett Ochs, Channel? corn product manager, describes the 2018 growing...
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Higher interest rates likely in 2019
Finances are a key to making a profit in agriculture.Few farmers live strictly from their own financial capabilities.Most borrow a portion of their annual costs and many borrow when they buy land or machinery.We are past the good times and now into uncertain...
AUDIO: Pete Uitenbroek, DEKALB Asgrow
DEKALB Asgrow brand lead Pete Uitenbroek talks about the difficult 2018 crop season. Uitenbroek shares DEKALB Asgrow's products delivered consistent high performance despite the weather-related challenges.He also talks about what growers can expect from the DEKALB...
Vive offers shuttles to take production to the future
Producers are already investing a lot in their input costs. Making sure you are getting the most efficiency out of those inputs is critical. This is where Vive Crop Protection comes in.Audio: Full Interview with Darren Anderson of Vive Crop Protection Vive is a...
U.S. meat exports push past severed trade relations
United States officials strive to obtain free trade with other countries. The most recent examples of this are negotiations with Canada, Mexico and China. A meat industry proponent shares how U.S. exports have held up during the renegotiation of trade agreements.A...
Millennials love American lamb
On Thanksgiving, we ate our fill of turkey, pork and beef. But how many Americans ate lamb?Although sheep are raised across the country, in farm flocks in the Midwest and large ranches in the southwestern desert and western mountains, we are still dependent on imports...
FMC Ag Solutions recaps 2018 soybean issues
It has been a year we would mostly like to forget. 2018 posed a lot of challenges to soybeans. None of those challenges were as tough as the weather. Nick Hustedde of FMC Ag Solutions says there were some challenges to soybeans in some areas of the ?I-states?.FMC saw...
National Bison Association happy with market growth & progress
The National Bison Association has been working hard to develop a marketplace for a symbol of the North American continent. A symbol which was once on the verge of extinction.Audio: National Bison Association President Dave Carter National Bison Association President...
American Coalition for Ethanol wants EPA to get moving
It was last month when President Donald Trump announced he was directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to remove the restrictions on the year-round sales of E15. The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) is wanting EPA to light a fire under it.ACE?s Brian...
NCGA helping producers through a year of ups and downs
Producers have faced a year they would soon like to forget. 2018?s growing season has presented a myriad of challenges including weather, trade, and policy. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is working to help in the areas we can control.When it comes to...