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Sign-up is now underway for the second phase of the USDA Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP), available through local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices. “Producers will have until Oct. 31 to apply for assistance,” said FSA Administrator Bill Beam. ELRP Phase Two focuses on producers who suffered livestock losses due to qualifying floods and wildfires […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday. The 55-45 vote Tuesday on the bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster and pass the legislation. After the vote, the White House’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo saying “affected agencies should now execute their plans for an orderly shutdown.” The action comes as Democrats are making good on their threat to close the government if President Donald Trump and Republicans won’t accede to their health care demands.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia farmers are still waiting for aid after Hurricane Helene, even as other states finalize agreements. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Georgia officials announced $531 million for Georgia farmers on Tuesday. However, unlike South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia, Georgia hasn’t completed an agreement on distributing the funds. Officials are still ironing out administrative details. The delays have frustrated farmers, who have faced financial stress and low crop prices. The September 2024 storm caused significant damage across several states, with Georgia’s poultry industry being a major target for additional aid.

(Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025)– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $38.3 million in Congressionally mandated recovery assistance to South Carolina agricultural producers through a block grant agreement with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) to help producers recover from Hurricane Helene. […]

The World Dairy Expo will be in Madison, Wisconsin, from September 30th to October 3rd. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin will have a booth at this year’s show once again. CEO Chad Vincent said there are multiple important topics to discuss, including exports. Vincent said it’s not just about opening new markets, but it’s also important […]

Input costs have skyrocketed for U.S. farmers who are already looking at plans for 2026. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, speaking at the Agri-Pulse 11th annual Ag Outlook Forum, talked about how much higher costs have risen since the first Trump administration. “As I was traveling around the country, I heard a lot about fertilizer, seed, labor, […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain markets start off the week with more of the same: very flat trade. Harvest is gaining momentum in the Midwest, as it was a wide-open weekend across the Corn Belt. After the recent showers in the […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas have closed a majority of schools following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda drops heavy rain and unleashes flooding in the northern Caribbean, with two people killed in Cuba. A tropical storm warning was in effect Monday for parts of the extreme northwestern Bahamas, including Great Abaco, Grand Bahama Island and the surrounding keys Heavy rains also were forecast along the coastline of North and South Carolina. Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto churned in open waters nearby, which forecasters said would cause Imelda to abruptly turn to the east-northeast, away from the southeastern United States coast.

RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler released the following statement regarding Gov. Josh Stein’s issuance of Executive Order 26 in advance of potential tropical storms and heavy rains moving across North Carolina: “Storm activity is high with the potential to cause localized flooding depending on the ultimate track of these storms in the Atlantic. I […]

RALEIGH – As North Carolina’s fall wildfire season approaches, the N.C. Forest Service is urging the public to protect homes and neighborhoods by taking action to reduce wildfire risk and using recommended best practices to prevent wildfires. “Wildfire prevention and risk reduction are two important areas that each of us have the ability to directly impact,” […]