Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
There May Be Some Last-Minute Switching to Soybeans
The war in Iran is having a significant impact on U.S. energy and commodity markets. Ed Usset, an ag economist with the University of Minnesota, said the impact is mixed. "This war is really hard on t...
Mar 18, 2026
Farmers Union Reacts to Some Progress on Key Issues for U.S. Agriculture
President Donald Trump has acknowledged the growing consolidation in agriculture, particularly on the cattle packing side. Jeff Kipley is vice president of the National Farmers Union. "This is somethi...
Mar 17, 2026 President Donald Trump Hosts Cabinet Room Roundtable Announcing $12 Billion Farm Aid Package to Support Farmers Hit by Tariffs and Low Crop Prices, White House, Washington, DC on December 8, 2025 (Photo Credit: Lucas Parker/ Shutterstock.com)
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, March 17th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540 Soybeans ran into a wall Monday, closing down the 70-cent price limit on the...
Mar 17, 2026
Farmers Union Concerned About Data Centers in Rural America
The push continues to add more data centers across rural America, and farm organizations are concerned. The topic came up during the recent National Farmers Union annual convention in New Orleans, Lou...
Mar 17, 2026 A view of Apple’s data center in Catawba County, NC, built over a decade ago. (Photo credit: www.technostatecraft.com)
What Will Future Farm Bills Look Like?
The House Agriculture Committee passed Farm Bill 2.0, and now it's a question of when the full House of Representatives will take up the issue. Rob Larew, President of the National Farmers Union, says...
Mar 16, 2026
2025 Year-End Pork Exports Nearing Record Volume and Value
2025 proved to be another strong year for U.S. pork exports, with a volume of 2.9 million metric tons, landing three percent shy of the 2024 record, but it was still the third-highest on record. Value...
Mar 16, 2026
AEWR Lawsuit Hearing Coming March 18
Agriculture is watching as a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's revised H-2A wage calculation will be challenged in a California courtroom next week. The United Farm Workers' claim foreign...
Mar 16, 2026
New Grants Aim to Boost Agricultural Processing in North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (SFN) - North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler says a new round of funding is now available through a state initiative designed to help farmers and businesses expand agric...
Mar 15, 2026 Employee checking of food can flowing along a conveyor belt in an automated production line. (Getty Images)
Carolinas see record warmth, storms as spring pattern begins
If you stepped outside over the last week or so, you noticed one thing: it is hot. Temperatures in the 80s and low temperatures in the 60s are at least 20 degrees above what we're normally used to thi...
Mar 13, 2026
Coming Relief for Ag Areas in Drought Coverage?
Will there be sufficient precipitation in the nation's ag production regions by the time planting of fall-harvested crops begins later this month and through April? USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says...
Mar 13, 2026