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This Week in Agribusiness, February 6, 2021 Mike Pearson visits a real, in-person farm show in Iowa and we look at the cattle market and the Ag Economy Barometer. Feb 06, 2021 Note: The video automatically plays through all show parts once you start. Mike Pearson kick off the show with a look at the Iowa Ag Expo which actually happened in-person. Dennis Smith of Archer Financial Services joins Mike to talk about the cattle market. Part 2 Dennis Smith of Archer Financial Services rejoins M...

Robots are everywhere, or at least thats what it seems when you attend a major technology event, even if its virtual. But there are also robots heading to the field in 2021 that could make a difference in how you raise your crop. In this weeks episode of Around Farm Progress, Mindy Ward, editor of Missouri Ruralist, takes the reins as the interviewer to explore what technology host Willie Vogt has been seeing. The opening technology is a new farm tool under development at 360 Yield Center – t...

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by Jacqui Fatka  (Farm Progress) The Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Free Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property Tribunal announced Friday that the U.S. ethanol industry and the U.S. government won an appeal on a countervailing duty case brought against U.S. ethanol in Peru, reversing a previous decision handed down by Peruvian authorities that applied a 15-cent per gallon duty on U.S. ethanol and resulted in loss of market access in the country. The Renewable...

79-year-old Don Cardey has been selling top-priced Angus and other bulls in Red Bluff for decades. 79-year-old Don Cardey has been selling top-rated Angus and other bulls in Red Bluff for decades. When it comes to the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale’s rich history, Don Cardey has seen it all. Or at least, he’s seen most of it. Cardey, 79, attended his first sale with his father in 1959. Over the decades, his Cardey Ranches in Turlock, Calif., has consistently sold the top-priced Angus...

Rudy Sulgan/iStock/Getty Images Plus NEW RESIDENT: A change at the top brings new issues for farmers as President Joe Biden executes his slate of issues. We review our five-part series looking at whats ahead. Impact of President Biden’s agriculture plan will influence actions on climate, taxes, higher minimum wage, ag trade and WOTUS. As past Farm Progress surveys show, farmers traditionally vote more conservatively and now find themselves trying to reconcile what t...

USDA ARS A coalition called Stand Up To Factory Farms wants a moratorium on large dairies amid a lawsuit alleging fraud. Activist groups are calling for a moratorium on large commercial dairies in Oregon amid a lawsuit by Tyson Foods against Pasco, Wash.-based Easterday Ranches alleging fraud. Tyson says in its lawsuit that its losses are more than $225 million as a result of false cattle sales and feed costs claimed by Easterday, reports Oregon Public Broadcastin...

FARMERS WEIGH IN: The latest Farm Progress PANEL shows that a majority of respondents either support Tom Vilsack, or will at least give him a chance as he returns as Secretary of Agriculture. The latest Farm Progress PANEL shows that on the whole, farmers are willing to give Tom Vilsack room to move as he returns to the position President Joe Biden moved efficiently to build his list of cabinet nominees. Some faces are familiar, one more than others, as Tom Vilsack was tapped to return as...

There are two very different topics brought together for this weeks episode of Around Farm Progress. First up were offering a preview of an important virtual event coming the week of February 1 – the Virtual BEEF Experience. This is a FREE event, and we wanted to learn more so we connected with Sarah Muirhead, managing director with the Farm Progress team to find out what you can expect. Then we turn our attention to corn, fertility and a new tool that may help you maximize nitrogen use. Adam...

Tom J. Bechman PREPARE TO LAUNCH: A technician checks final settings on this autonomous Dot fertilizer applicator before turning it loose to apply fertilizer on 40 acres at the Farm Progress Show site near Boone, Iowa. Ag engineers from across the country look at the opportunities and challenges associated with robots in agriculture. For someone who once rode on a Massey-Harris 44 tractor with a two-row mounted cultivator with his dad, it was an almost unbelievable s...