Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

The National FFA Organization elected its new leadership team for the next year during the recent national convention. Thaddeus Bergscheider of Franklin, Illinois, was elected as the new President. He...

The National FFA Organization elected its new leadership team for the next year during the recent national convention. Thaddeus Bergscheider of Franklin, Illinois, was elected as the new President. He...

It’s been five years since USDA’s Risk Management Agency first offered the crop insurance product known as Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index.“That product is what’s cal...

It’s been five years since USDA’s Risk Management Agency first offered the crop insurance product known as Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index.“That product is what’s cal...

Despite market head winds, land values continue to be strong, particularly in the Midwest. Paul Schadegg is Senior Vice President of Farm and Ranch Management and Real Estate for the Farmers National ...

While the farm economy seems to have stabilized in the Midwest and Northern Plains, it weakened in the rest of the U.S. this fall. Producers are dealing with high costs and lower commodity prices. "Ag...

Bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US for the first time. It was found in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon. The US Department of Agriculture says it has no concern about the safety of the na...

A North Carolina grower has made history, becoming the first woman to be named the Sunbelt AgExpo Southeastern Farmer of the Year. Faylene Whitaker of Climax, North Carolina, has been farming since sh...

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Friday's trade has fit the pattern of the last few weeks where we saw a lot ...

North Carolina Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler joining me now, and the North Carolina State Fair just in the rearview mirror, and oh so close to a million people through the turnstiles.“The final ...