Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
SC Commissioner Weathers: Harvest Yield Update
Well, this is the time of year we start getting some hard data about how the year is shaping up for the 2024 harvest. How's it looking, Commissioner?We got the first of the monthly yield forecasts fro...
Aug 27, 2024
SC Commissioner Weathers: Harvest Yield Update
Well, this is the time of year we start getting some hard data about how the year is shaping up for the 2024 harvest. How's it looking, Commissioner?We got the first of the monthly yield forecasts fro...
Aug 27, 2024
NC Commissioner Troxler: Organic Cost-Share Funding Available
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has $135,000 in cost-share funding to reimburse growers for up to 75% of the certification costs per category. The deadline to apply is Oct. 31...
Aug 27, 2024
NC Commissioner Troxler: Organic Cost-Share Funding Available
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has $135,000 in cost-share funding to reimburse growers for up to 75% of the certification costs per category. The deadline to apply is Oct. 31...
Aug 27, 2024
PRO FARMER CROP TOUR: Record Yield Predictions in Corn and Soybeans
Record yields on both row crops. That's the final estimate from Pro Farmer's Annual Crop Tour. 181.1 bushels per acre on corn and 54.9 B-P-A on soybeans. Eastern Tour Leg Leader Brian Grete says, as a...
Aug 26, 2024
PRO FARMER CROP TOUR: Record Yield Predictions in Corn and Soybeans
Record yields on both row crops. That's the final estimate from Pro Farmer's Annual Crop Tour. 181.1 bushels per acre on corn and 54.9 B-P-A on soybeans. Eastern Tour Leg Leader Brian Grete says, as a...
Aug 26, 2024
USDA Makes Payments to Producers Impacted by Hurricane Debby
The USDA announced the counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index endorsement for Hurricane Debby. Approved insurance providers have 30 days to issue ...
Aug 26, 2024
USDA Makes Payments to Producers Impacted by Hurricane Debby
The USDA announced the counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index endorsement for Hurricane Debby. Approved insurance providers have 30 days to issue ...
Aug 26, 2024
Changing Weather Can Mean Increasing Disease Pressure
Many growers have seen a shift from drought conditions to periods of heavy rain and flooding. That shift could lead to increased disease pressure. Blake Miller, an agronomic service representative wit...
Aug 25, 2024
Watch Out for Hammerhead Worms, but Don’t Cut Them in Half
Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root growth. They al...
Aug 21, 2024