Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Celebrating Agriculture on National Ag Day
Events across the country will help celebrate American agriculture on Tuesday, March 24. National Ag Day events will bring a spotlight to farmers and their contributions to national security, accordin...
Mar 23, 2026
Protecting Feed Efficiency Critical to Pork Success
Pork producers know that feed is the number one costs of raising pigs. That means keeping anything from chipping away at feed efficiency. While Lawsonia is well known to cause disease, research shows ...
Mar 23, 2026 Photo Credit: Boehringer Ingelheim
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday, March 20th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540. After seeing Monday's selloff, it did not seem like we would be able to sal...
Mar 20, 2026
Powell: Iran War Impact on Commodity Markets is Concerning
The war with Iran is causing upheaval in the commodity markets. The early volatility has seen an increase in the price of corn and soybeans, but has included sharp setbacks. More concerning is the ris...
Mar 20, 2026
Storms, Cold Fronts Drive Volatile March Weather Pattern
Well, it's that time of year - March Madness is upon us, and a lot of people think it's just for basketball. Oh no - here in the Carolinas, it's also a great description of our weather pattern. Over t...
Mar 20, 2026
Ratcliff to Give N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension's Small Farms Week 2026 Keynote
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 18, 2026) - When Kimberly Ratcliff traded her successful career in corporate America for jeans, a cowboy hat and life on her family farm in Texas, she saw a large gap betw...
Mar 19, 2026 Kimberly Ratliff, CEO of Ratcliff Premium Meats in East Texas, will be the keynote speaker for Small Farmer Appreciation Night, one of the highlights of Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Small Farms Week 2026. (Photo Credit: NC A&T)
U.S. Dairy Banking on Renewing the USMCA Trade Agreement
U.S. agriculture groups are watching the pending negotiations between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada as the countries work on renewing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. Tony Rice, the director of ...
Mar 19, 2026
Potentially Contaminated Infant Formula Still on Market
COLUMBIA - Following notice from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that a recalled infant formula is still being found for sale around the country, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture is ...
Mar 19, 2026
Trends in Precision Dairy Farming
What does precision agriculture look like in the dairy sector? A recent USDA study focused on that topic. Jonathan McFadden says drivers behind the increase of precision dairy applications include: "L...
Mar 18, 2026
Fertilizer Supplies and Price Remain Major Concerns
This is not the time of year to run out of fertilizer. But the current problems in the Middle East could have a major impact on fertilizer supplies and prices. Louisiana State University AgCenter Econ...
Mar 18, 2026