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We’re here at the tail end of the month of May. It’s a good chance to take a look at some precipitation levels and also the temperatures where we stand right now. And Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, joins me now to take a look at that and what a flip May […]

The Livestock Conservancy is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is to protect livestock and poultry breeds from extinction. Dr. Charlene Couch, senior project manager for The Livestock Conservancy, talks about the importance of preserving the legacy of livestock. “Our mission is to prevent the extinction of endangered breeds of livestock and poultry, especially those […]

Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas, the top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, traveled to Oklahoma for a farm bill listening session. Boozman says the suggestions from Oklahoma producers were similar to other farmers around the country. “Each state is a little bit different. On the other hand, it is amazing being with farmers all […]

It took approximately 13 hours, but the House Agriculture Committee sent their version of the farm bill from Committee Chair GT Thompson to the full House for a vote. Joe Gilson, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau, says it was quite a process to get the bill out of committee. “Last week, […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Markets opened back up Tuesday with a bang with corn wheat and soybeans all trading sharply higher. The strength could not hold and the markets closed the session well off the highs. All USDA weekly reports were delayed […]

COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship (ACRE) awarded $200,000 in grants to 12 local businesses as part of its Advanced Entrepreneurship program. The finalists pitched to a panel of judges on May 15 and were scored based on their business plans, a five-minute video presentation, and their demonstrated history of business success. […]

As we move out of May and into June, farmers need to scout their fields for insect pests. The primary concern at the moment, says University of Illinois Extension field crops entomologist Nick Seiter, is the black cutworm. The larvae are now large enough to do more than the simple pinhole damage you might find […]

Continued contraction in the nation’s cattle feed lots. The numbers from USDA’s May Cattle on Feed Report show cattle inventory for May 1… “An estimated 11.55 million head of cattle were in feedlots with over 1000 head capacity. That’s 1% less than a year ago. During the month of April, 1.66 million head of cattle […]

There is an expected clash change over the US during the summer months, as USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey explains. “Back in late April, we were talking about the imminent demise of El Nino, and we’re seeing a transition that has begun already to the opposite condition known as La Nina.” Or to explain these respective […]

The recent detections of H5N1 in dairy herds highlight the need for robust biosecurity measures for all species. Dr. Marisa Rotolo, National Pork Board’s Director of Swine Health emphasizes the importance of on-farm measures to keep it that way. “The source of infection is believed to be wild birds for these cattle. However, at this […]