Many parents are preparing so called “brown bag lunches” for their kids to take to school even though most food safety experts do not recommend actually using brown paper bags. Unless you’re using things in your lunch that are totally non perishable. You know, apples, peanut butter sandwiches, granola bars, chips, things like that. This […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540.

Drought is taking a toll on crops and livestock in 2023. Minnesota was the number one turkey-producing state last year, and Ag Department Commissioner Thom Petersen says the hot weather is taking a toll on poultry and other livestock. “It’s really unfortunate a couple of days of 100-degree heat our turkey population has been taking […]

Three North Carolina chefs, three pastry chefs and three mixologists from across the state were recently named Got toBe NC Culinary and Beverage Ambassadors after winning in the N.C. Restaurant and Lodging Association’s Chef Showdown. Not only are North Carolina farmers able to grow a variety of great products, but the state is blessed with […]

The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor saw improvements in parts of California and Nevada because of the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary. The storm brought record-breaking rainfall accumulations and incidents of flash flooding and mudslides. In the Midwest, light precipitation accumulations fell in northern Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and northern Michigan. Drought conditions worsened […]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (r-KY) says Congress will deliver a farm bill, but not likely in September. McConnell told the Kentucky Farm Bureau that Congress is running out of working days on the legislative calendar before the current law expires on September 30. McConnell is one of the highest-ranking members of Congress to admit […]

Hog producers just aren’t making the bacon right now. In fact, most hog farmers are losing money and the outlook for the future isn’t bright either. Roy Lee Lindsay, the CEO of the North Carolina Pork Council, says its possibly the worst economic conditions ever seen in the pork industry. Our economists are projecting that […]

172 bushels per acre of corn and 49.7 bushels per acre of beans are the Pro Farmer National Corn and Soybean estimates for the 2023 Crop. Pro Farmer Editor Brian Grete has the highlights. “Ohio is kind of a hit-or-miss state, but this year, it was a real rock star, and I thought that the Ohio […]

A day of extremes, in regard to crop conditions and projected yield on display as scouts counted down their final miles on this year’s Pro Farm Crop Tour. As far as the Eastern Leg goes, Southeast Iowa started out looking strong as tour began from Iowa City Thursday morning. “And then it changed. The first […]

A fight is heating up over who gets first dibs on Colorado River water, renewed preservation is being pursued for America’s grasslands, and United Methodist congregations debate cutting ties over same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy bans.