Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

NC Commissioner Troxler: Three New Regional Agronomists Hired
The Agronomic Services Division has hired three new regional agronomists to fill vacant positions. The agronomists work one-on-one with farmers to help troubleshoot crop issues, and provide agronomic ...
Curtis Media Jul 15, 2024

Budd: Let’s Have a Farm Bill about Farming
The massive $1.5 trillion Farm Bill would set policy and funding levels for key food agriculture and conservation programs for the next five years, but it remains stalled in Congress, now working on a...
Curtis Media Jul 15, 2024

Budd: Let’s Have a Farm Bill about Farming
The massive $1.5 trillion Farm Bill would set policy and funding levels for key food agriculture and conservation programs for the next five years, but it remains stalled in Congress, now working on a...
Curtis Media Jul 15, 2024

Drought Coverage by Commodity to Start July
Reasonably good news for most crop growing areas regarding drought coverage over the past month. That’s according to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, and that is despite an increase in overall dr...
Curtis Media Jul 14, 2024

Drought Coverage by Commodity to Start July
Reasonably good news for most crop growing areas regarding drought coverage over the past month. That’s according to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, and that is despite an increase in overall dr...
Curtis Media Jul 14, 2024

Potential Weather Challenges for Fertilizer Shipments
Between heavy rains and hurricanes, there are some potential logistics challenges out there that could hamper fertilizer shipments down the road. For now, though, Josh Linville, vice president of fert...
Curtis Media Jul 14, 2024

Potential Weather Challenges for Fertilizer Shipments
Between heavy rains and hurricanes, there are some potential logistics challenges out there that could hamper fertilizer shipments down the road. For now, though, Josh Linville, vice president of fert...
Curtis Media Jul 14, 2024

Grain Prices Hit Lowest Level Since COVID
Grain prices have fallen to their lowest level since COVID-19. A Bloomberg report extended this year's losses to 17 percent, with grains trading at the lowest point since 2020. It's a sharp reversal f...
Curtis Media Jul 12, 2024

Grain Prices Hit Lowest Level Since COVID
Grain prices have fallen to their lowest level since COVID-19. A Bloomberg report extended this year's losses to 17 percent, with grains trading at the lowest point since 2020. It's a sharp reversal f...
Curtis Media Jul 12, 2024

Ag. Sec’y Talks about the Farm Bill Process
“Obviously all of us are interested in getting a farm bill done.”But Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters the other day he doesn’t think it will get done until…R...
Curtis Media Jul 10, 2024
