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Many, including those in Washington state, seem to misunderstand what the H-2A guestworker visa program is and how it works. Pam Lewison, the Washington Policy Center’s Ag Director, says many believe H-2A workers take jobs that would otherwise be filled by locals, but the way H-2A works. “You have to advertise for a minimum of […]

Corn and soybean prospects in Brazil keep falling. Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor talks about some of the most recent predictions. “Conab came out and lowered the soybean estimate for Brazil two-and-a-half million tons to 146.8, and for corn, they lowered it .9 million tons to 112.7. Now, the soybeans in Brazil […]

Here to tell us more about how the SC Department of Agriculture is marking National Ag Day is SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers. Commissioner Weathers: Yes, National Ag Day is March 19. This is when we take the time to recognize, appreciate and thank our ag workers, farmers, and ag industries. March is an appropriate […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain markets started the week off with Monday’s trade ending seeing wheat up double digits, corn close to unchanged and beans down around 10 cents. Soybeans started the session stronger with follow through buying from Friday’s NOPA domestic […]

Mark your calendars for the 16th Got to Be NC Festival May 17-19 and come join the fun. There are vendor opportunities and opportunities for tractor clubs and tractor enthusiasts and collectors to display and ride their tractors in a daily parade. Every short spurt of warm weather reminds me that it will soon be […]

National Ag Day is Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Jenni Badding, Ag Public Relations Manager at John Deere, is the chair of the Agriculture Council of America, the organization behind the annual event. “National Ag Day, we’re celebrating our 51st year. So, we have that long standing history there, and being the chair of the Agriculture Council […]

It was announced last week that Tyson plans to shut down another food production facility—this time, a pork production plant in Perry, Iowa. That plant has nearly 1,300 employees and kills about 8,000 head a day. “The market has not crumbled on this news. To me, that is supportive long-term.”  That’s Karl Setzer with Consus […]

It’s certainly feeling like spring, in fact maybe late spring more so than March right now. I’m talking with Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina about this and unseasonably warm temperatures at least during the daytime this week. “Especially over the last week we had been climbing through the upper 60s […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn and soybean markets are working hard to gain some ground. Even with some bearish news to digest corn and beans are showing decent strength. It was worth noting that as of the last commitment of traders report, […]

Midwest regenerative farmers are rethinking chicken production; Medicare Advantage is squeezing the finances of rural hospitals; and California’s extreme swing from floods to drought has some thinking it’s time to turn rural farm parcels into floodplains.