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USDA to Issue $1.3 Billion to Specialty Crop Producers Through Second Marketing Assistance Program Payment

USDA to Issue $1.3 Billion to Specialty Crop Producers Through Second Marketing Assistance Program Payment

USDAApr 29, 2025

(College Station, T.X., April 29, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced a second round of payments coming…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Ag + Art Tour is Back!

SC Commissioner Weathers: Ag + Art Tour is Back!

Mike DavisApr 29, 2025

This weekend is the start of the Ag and Art Tour in South Carolina. Tell us a bit about it,…

NC Commissioner Troxler: Watch Out for Farm Equipment on the Roadways

NC Commissioner Troxler: Watch Out for Farm Equipment on the Roadways

Mike DavisApr 29, 2025

Farm activity is picking up as farmers are busy preparing and planting for the upcoming season. That means drivers may…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday April 29

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday April 29

Brooks SchafferApr 29, 2025

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

How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food

How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) — As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food…

North Carolina Achieves HPAI-Free Poultry Status

North Carolina Achieves HPAI-Free Poultry Status

Mike DavisApr 28, 2025

RALEIGH -North Carolina poultry has been designated High Path Avian Influenza-free by the World Organization for Animal Health. This designation…

Bayer Says Decision on Whether to Drop Roundup Coming ‘Within Months’

Bayer Says Decision on Whether to Drop Roundup Coming ‘Within Months’

Mike DavisApr 28, 2025

Chemical giant Bayer, which is facing hundreds of thousands of lawsuits, says it will make a decision on whether to…

SC Couple Helping Veterans Transition into Ag

SC Couple Helping Veterans Transition into Ag

Mike DavisApr 28, 2025

You’ve heard the adage, “Food security is national security.” Few people take that more seriously than veterans in agriculture, such…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday April 25

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday April 25

Brooks SchafferApr 25, 2025

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