Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
A hurricane’s historic destruction hasn’t stopped North Carolina election workers and voters
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated PressHOT SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) - About three weeks after Hurricane Helene pummeled western North Carolina, the Hot Springs Community Center was still caked in mud....
Oct 23, 2024
Many Economists Believe Ag is in a Recession
Over half of the 70 ag economists surveyed in Farm Journal's Monthly Survey of Ag Economists believe the U.S. agriculture economy is in a recession. Seventy-five percent of the other economists believ...
Oct 23, 2024
An OutPOURING of Support for Hurricane-Damaged Breweries
The Southeast has moved from rescue to now, starting that long job of recovery and rebuilding post-Hurricane Helene. One of the industries closely tied to agriculture that took a direct hit was North ...
Oct 23, 2024
Turkey Production Down From 2023
USDA says turkey eggs in incubators in the United States as of October 1, 2024, were down nine percent from October 1 of last year. Eggs in incubators were down two percent from the September 1, 2024,...
Oct 18, 2024
Turkey Production Down From 2023
USDA says turkey eggs in incubators in the United States as of October 1, 2024, were down nine percent from October 1 of last year. Eggs in incubators were down two percent from the September 1, 2024,...
Oct 18, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday October 18
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.I have mentioned previously I was surprised at how well soybeans had held on...
Oct 18, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday October 18
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.I have mentioned previously I was surprised at how well soybeans had held on...
Oct 18, 2024
USDA Providing Added Assistance to Helene Victims
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional assistance to help producers impacted by Hurricane Helene in their recovery process in counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insura...
Oct 17, 2024
USDA Providing Added Assistance to Helene Victims
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional assistance to help producers impacted by Hurricane Helene in their recovery process in counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insura...
Oct 17, 2024
USDA Grant Fuels N.C. A&T, N.C. State Organic Crop Research Collaboration
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 17, 2024) - Faculty members at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and North Carolina State University will use a $1 million federal grant to investi...
Oct 17, 2024