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Potato LEAF, or the Potato Industry Leadership Education Advancement Foundation, has a leadership training opportunity with historical roots. Mike Wenkel, National Potato Council VP in charge of PLEAF, says it’s a new program for tomorrow’s leaders. “As we looked at a variety of options, we landed on what we’re calling, “Leadership in the Field.” And […]

Welcome to Groundhog Day! Welcome to Groundhog Day! I’m Mike Davis and I’m joined by climatologist Corey Davis. Let’s take a look back at January. We don’t have the full complete numbers now, but I think we’ve got enough that you could say overall, a fairly warm, record warm January? Well, Mike, we’re still waiting […]

The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act restores tax provisions left out of the 2017 tax reform efforts. American Farm Bureau Federation Government Affairs Director Dustin Sherer says the legislation includes provisions that benefit farmers and ranchers. “The biggest of which is 100 percent expensing or bonus depreciation, which allows you to immediately […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn and soybeans posted key reversals Tuesday. That is a technical trading term that is used when a market makes new lows but then closes higher. Bulls hope that means the market has run out of willing sellers […]

Food stamp eligibility requirements leave older West Virginians in a bind; a broadband improvement program aims to help rural Illinois communities access billions; and Iowa’s expanding bald eagle population is watched over by eager volunteers.

The U.S. potato industry is working hard to expand their export markets in Mexico and Japan, but it’s not easy. Matt Lantz, Vice President of Global Access at Bryant Christie, says getting potatoes into Mexico has been a real challenge. “I would say Mexico is one of the toughest negotiations that the U.S. potato industry […]

The United Soybean Board has new leadership. Ohio farmer Steve Reinhard is the organization’s 2024 Chair. Reinhard says it’s an honor to lead the USB. “It’s great to be on the United Soybean Board and the 515,000 soybean farmers we have around the country. We have 77 volunteer board members that we serve, and it’s […]

The recent Farm Futures 2024 acreage estimates showed farmers expect to plant 85 million soybean acres this year. Jacqueline Holland, grain market analyst for Farm Futures, says usage rates are rising faster than production, which means soybean stocks will remain tight for the 2024-2025 marketing year. “They’re still going to end tight because of the […]

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small made her inaugural visit to N.C. A&T this month to see firsthand the ways the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is using the federal agency’s funding to advance programs, research and scholarships. She also came to bring good news: USDA’s National Institute of Food and […]

Rick McElroy is a managing partner with Glenwood Financial Partners based in Raleigh. Rick, what are some things that farmers need to be concerned about that they might want to talk to someone like yourself about? Well, first of my I have found from life’s experiences and my grandfather had a farm and so far […]