Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
‘Short Corn’ May Hold Key to Extreme Weather Tolerance
Wind storms, hurricanes, derechos and the like can wreak havoc with corn stalks knocking them over and killing the yield. But a short corn developed by Bayer Crop Science is being tested on about 30,0...
Sep 29, 2024
Battling Exploding Corn Rootworm Populations
Corn rootworm populations have exploded in recent years, which means more farmers than ever are asking how to get rid of the pest. Ron Roling is an AgriGold Agronomist from eastern Iowa, the self-proc...
Sep 29, 2024
Battling Exploding Corn Rootworm Populations
Corn rootworm populations have exploded in recent years, which means more farmers than ever are asking how to get rid of the pest. Ron Roling is an AgriGold Agronomist from eastern Iowa, the self-proc...
Sep 29, 2024
How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South
By KATE PAYNE, JEFFREY COLLINS and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated PressHurricane Helene killed and destroyed far and wide - from Tampa to Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina, its high winds, heavy rains ...
Sep 29, 2024
How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South
By KATE PAYNE, JEFFREY COLLINS and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated PressHurricane Helene killed and destroyed far and wide - from Tampa to Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina, its high winds, heavy rains ...
Sep 29, 2024
Hurricane Helene Headed for the Carolinas
Its enormous size already impacting the Carolinas and very well may cause significant damage to crops in the western portions of North and South Carolina. Linda Pryor is a corn farmer and apple grower...
Sep 27, 2024
Helene Could Bring Damaging Rain, Wind
Another storm is threatening the Carolinas. In fact, we’re already feeling its effects. I’m Mike Davis and I’m talking with Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis from the State C...
Sep 27, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday September 27
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Finally, we have a week with a lot to talk about. Soybeans finally found a s...
Sep 26, 2024
Readin’, Writin’, and Ranchin’! School’s In Session at SC Governor’s School for Agriculture
Another year is well underway at the South Carolina Governor’s School for Agriculture. It’s the nation’s only residential honors high school devoted entirely to ag. Ty Morton is the ...
Sep 25, 2024
AFB: EPA Lacks Transparency in WOTUS Guidance
Despite several requests for clarification by agriculture and other industries, the Environmental Protection Agency has failed to provide clear guidance on the 2023 revision of the Waters of the U.S. ...
Sep 25, 2024