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Aug 31, 2021 to Sep 02, 2021 Max Armstrong offers insights on the rising talk about soil health, rangeland health, and the economic health of farmers and ranchers. James Halvorson would want you to know they're linked. Halvorson is executive director of the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association who shared his thoughts on his journey from crop land to rangeland and why he enjoys being a rangeland evangelist. Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness. Photo: ...

Max Armstrong offers an update on a California measure that could impact pork producers across the country

Apr 27, 2021 Max Armstrong notes that climate mitigation by farmers is in the spotlight. Max offers some background on Robert Bonnie, deputy chief of staff for policy and senior adviser Climate, in the Office of the Secretary at USDA. Sec. Tom Vilsack says that Bonnie is committed to working with landowners to make climate-smart practices work for them including working lands conservation and other tools. Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

Apr 26, 2021 Max Armstrong reports on a bill from Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, that would prohibit federal agencies from establishing policies that would prohibit eating meat by employees. Ernst has proposed the TASTEE Act for Telling Agencies to Stop Tweaking what Employees Eat Act – pushing back on groups that aiming to reduce meat consumption. Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness. Photo: Steve Pope, stringer, Getty Images

Apr 23, 2021 Max Armstrong wraps up the week with a look at some of the restoration work by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The work emphasized the use of vegetation for stream health, including the promotion of the use of native grasses. NRCS has developed a range of science-based tools and standards that field conservationists use to help farmers develop practices and solutions to preserve soil and water quality. Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agr...