Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday September 13
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.September USDA supply and demand report was pretty much a yawner. The Septem...
Sep 12, 2024
Califf: FDA Remains Diligent in HPAI Testing, Food Safety
With three dairy herds in California now testing positive for high path avian influenza, bringing the total number of states infected to 14, now is not the time to drop our food security guard. Dr. Ro...
Sep 12, 2024
House Stopgap Funding Bill Lacks Farm Bill Extension
The House GOP stopgap funding bill to keep the government funded after September 30th lacks a one-year farm bill extension. The must-pass continuing budget resolution extends government funding throug...
Sep 11, 2024
Beef Industry Still Looking for Trade Agreements
U.S. agricultural groups are looking for more trade agreements that mean market access overseas. Kent Bacus, executive director of government affairs for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, tal...
Sep 11, 2024
USDA Approves a New Drought-Tolerant Wheat Variety
A new drought-tolerant wheat variety can now be brought to the market. USDA recently deregulated HB4 wheat. Peter Laudeman, director of trade policy for U.S. Wheat Associates, says they support the mo...
Sep 11, 2024
Farm Profits Still Projected Down, But Better than Seven Months Ago
The farm sector profits are forecast to fall this year, but the outlook is not as bleak now as it was in February, that according to the latest data from USDA Economic Research Service. Carrie Litkows...
Sep 08, 2024
Challenges in the Soybean and Wheat Markets
There's a big soybean crop coming this fall, so what does that mean for prices? Stephen Nicholson, global sector strategist for grains and oilseeds at Rabobank, says the soybean market has struggled r...
Sep 08, 2024
Farmland Sustainability for the Next Generation
It's well known that sustainability is a buzzword in agriculture. Howard Halderman, president of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, talks about how sustainability also applies...
Sep 08, 2024
Parts of Western Carolinas Falling Back into Drought
It’s been about a month since the remnants of Hurricane Debby came through North and South Carolina. Let’s take a look at what’s happened in those four weeks or so since then with cl...
Sep 06, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday September 6
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Since the first notice day lows, December corn has rallied 27 cents, Novembe...
Sep 05, 2024