Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Harvest Safety Needed from Non-Farmer Drivers
It’s common to see farm equipment moving from field to field at spring planting and fall harvest. Unfortunately, accidents are also common on rural roads. University of Iowa Associate Professor ...
Sep 19, 2024
Low Water Levels on Mississippi Proving Challenging for Transport
Water levels are down on the Mississippi River and its tributaries for the third year in a row, affecting transportation of ag goods set for export. Mike Steenhoek is executive director of the Soy Tra...
Sep 19, 2024
Budget Battle Limiting Congressional Work for Ag
With elections looming, the Congressional calendar is tight. Right now, Congress is locked in a funding battle. Emily Buckman, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, s...
Sep 18, 2024
Farmers Taking a ‘Wait and See’ Approach to Buying 2025 Inputs
As commodity prices fell in recent months, input costs have been slow to follow. Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer for StoneX, says buying inputs is a challenge for farmers."Farmers, of cour...
Sep 18, 2024
NC Storm Damage Estimated at $7 Billion
Sept. 18, 2024 - AccuWeather's preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from an unnamed storm with tropical storm impacts in the United States is $7 billion. This is a preliminary es...
Sep 18, 2024
Farm Safety Week is Underway
Don’t learn safety by accident. While the theme of this year’s national farm safety and health week, Dan Neenan of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, notes the word ...
Sep 18, 2024
Post-Harvest Grain Marketing in a Low-Price Environment
Earlier this summer, two big price changes occurred in the corn and soybean markets. Combined they have created a “carry” in the market. Here are the two important items as outlined on the...
Sep 18, 2024
SC Commissioner Weathers: Advocates for Agriculture Recognized
At the South Carolina Advocates for Agriculture Recognition Reception this evening (Wednesday, September 11), we recognized several people, two in particular that you recognized, Commissioner. Tell us...
Sep 16, 2024
NC Commissioner Troxler: $18.2 Million Awarded in Farmland Preservation Easements
: Efforts to protect farm and forestland statewide continues with the awarding of $18.2 million in farmland preservation grants.It has been a busy month for grant announcements. Last week we talked ab...
Sep 16, 2024
NC Commissioner Troxler: $18.2 Million Awarded in Farmland Preservation Easements
: Efforts to protect farm and forestland statewide continues with the awarding of $18.2 million in farmland preservation grants.It has been a busy month for grant announcements. Last week we talked ab...
Sep 16, 2024