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At the urging of the National Pork Producers Council, a newly published USDA study found zero Trichinella positives in more than 3.2 million U.S. pork samples. NPPC says that demonstrates to domestic and global consumers how safe the U.S. pork supply is for consumption. “USDA scientists have confirmed that U.S. pork producers’ rigorous biosecurity efforts […]

Wet, then dry, then wet. There’s the last three months for you. We don’t even need to talk to Corey Davis from the climate office of North Carolina, but we’re going to this morning, he’s going to give us an update with a little more specificity about what we’ve seen, especially in the month of […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. It is very hard to find something positive to talk about with this market. The selling has been relentless and every time we think we see something positive, the market quickly undoes it a session or two […]

The July Cattle on Feed Report showed the on-feed number slightly above last year. Dr. Derrell Peel, a livestock market economist with Oklahoma State University Extension, talks about the report numbers. “The July Cattle on Feed Report showed placements in June at 93 percent of last year. That’s a little bit less, actually, than the […]

“The 2022 Census of Agriculture has a tremendous amount of data. There’s over 6 million data points that get released at that initial release time. But there’s a lot of information that can be summarized in many different ways.“ Brian Combs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service says those summaries are presented in several cases […]

Although drought conditions persist, recent rains have been welcomed by farmers across the state. Crop conditions continue to remain a concern, especially for corn and hay. Some crops show signs they are responding to the rain. USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declared a disaster for Columbus County based on losses caused by the drought, which […]

The South Carolina Commissioner’s School for Agriculture was held last week. Here with me is Commissioner Hugh Weathers to talk about why there’s a summer camp connected with the Commissioner of Agriculture. Yes, I was at Clemson University last week to met this year’s Commissioner’s School class. Commissioner’s School is a career and leadership development […]

Pork and Partners is a catalyst to encourage health and wellness professionals to see pork’s nutritional potential in a new way through ongoing dialogues on current topics and research. Erin Good, corporate dietitian with Hy-Vee, talks about her experience with Pork and Partners. “I was a Pork and Partners roadshow attendee last year in August. […]

Drone usage in agriculture has continued to increase in recent years, over 3 million acres sprayed by these unmanned aircraft in 2023 alone, but legislation making its way through Congress seeks to effectively ban Chinese made DJI drones in the US due to security risks posed to farmers and ranchers. Arthur Erickson is CEO of […]

The really good times came in 2022 when the price of corn averaged $6.54 a bushel and soybeans $14.20. University of Illinois agricultural economist Gary Schnitkey says both numbers are way above what the University of Illinois has shown to be the current era’s long-term plateau prices of $4.55 and $11.00. “Whenever we’ve had sort […]