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There’s been a lot of discussion in recent years about the opportunities within climate-smart agriculture. Jon Doggett, former CEO of the National Corn Growers Association, says we’ve unfortunately missed a few opportunities as well. “When we started these conversations 30 years ago or more, you know, we didn’t even know what questions we wanted to […]

On the last Friday of March, the Farmdoc team at the University of Illinois held a webinar discussing the ARC-PLC or farm safety net decision which is due at your local FSA office on April 15. In it, University of Illinois agricultural economists Nick Paulson and Gary Schnitkey made the case that farmers should choose […]

The focus today is on artificial intelligence applied to agriculture, things like developing computer vision and AI platforms for researchers, breeders and farmers. USDA researcher Steven Mirsky with us. All right, you people ready to have some fun now? Don’t mind that other guy, he’s arrogant, unaware and fictional. You, however, Steven Mirsky, deal with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is imposing a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and even higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States. It threatens to upend much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars. Trump is declaring a national economic emergency to launch the tariffs, which are expected to produce hundreds of billions in annual revenues. He has promised that factory jobs will return back to the United States as a result of the taxes, but his policies risk a sudden economic slowdown as consumers and businesses could face sharp price hikes on autos, clothes and other goods.

The American Sheep Industry Association is requesting that the White House include Australian and New Zealand lamb in its food and agriculture tariff plans. Peter Orwick, executive director of ASI, talked about why the group is making the request. “For us, it’s very timely that the administration plans to announce their tariff regimen, whether you […]

One way to maximize sales for U.S. dairy farmers is to give the end user some tasty variety. Marshall Reese, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Associated Milk Producers, Incorporated, says it starts with getting creative in making cheese, including using some Carolina pepper favorites. “What we are starting to see is that […]

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks swerved through another shaky day of trading, with uncertainty still high about just what President Donald Trump will announce about tariffs on his “Liberation Day.” The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Tuesday after roaring back from an early drop of 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down by less than 0.1% after likewise pinging between gains and losses, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.9%. Treasury yields dropped in the bond market after a report said U.S. manufacturing contracted last month. Markets have been shaky in the run-up to Wednesday, when Trump will announce a sweeping set of tariffs.

Applications are now being accepted for the Agricultural Disaster Crop Loss Program that designates $200 million for farmers in Western NC and over $110 million for farmers in other areas of the state. The deadline to apply is May 4 and the program is open to farmers in all 100 counties.  

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. After all the hype and buildup, the USDA quarterly stocks report and prospective planting report were both very boring. But you will not hear one complaint from me. The corn bulls have been worried about this report […]

South Carolina Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers, one of the things that I heard you say today, you were talking about the uncertainty that we’re in right now. As much as possible, I get the impression that we’re trying through the events that have taken place yesterday today, to provide a little bit of certainty moving […]