Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
New 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines Signal Major Reset in U.S. Nutrition Policy
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030...
Jan 07, 2026 Secretary Rollins and Secretary Kennedy toured the fourth-generation Sawyer Farms who are utilizing stewardship practices to ensure healthy production of a robust barley, rye, corn, and wheat crop. (Photo Credit: USDA)
Building on Strong Global Protein Demand in 2026
While the final export numbers for 2025 have not yet been tallied, demand for U.S. beef, pork, and lamb remained strong, despite headwinds ranging from tariffs and a strong dollar to tight beef suppli...
Jan 07, 2026 USMEF conducted a training seminar for 40 staff of Belca, a Costa Rican importer and distributor. The seminar included cutting demonstrations of U.S. beef tri-tip, pork loin and pork Boston butt. (Photo Credit: US Meat Export Federation)
A Look at Ag Cooperative Equity Models
Member investment is an important pillar of the cooperative business model, as seen in many parts of America, especially rural areas. Yet, as Phil Kenkel of Oklahoma State University Extension points ...
Jan 07, 2026
USDA Names Three Leaders With North Carolina Ties to Senior Roles
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a new slate of presidential appointments to senior leadership roles at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tuesday afternoon, reinforcin...
Jan 06, 2026
Backyard flock in Franklin County tests positive for HPAI
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) announced Tuesday that a backyard flock in Franklin County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI). Th...
Jan 06, 2026
Where Do Oil Prices Go in 2026?
Oil Prices were much lower in late 2025 than where prices began that year. Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy.com says there were two key international issues that pushed oil prices lower in 2025: the ongoi...
Jan 06, 2026 Gas Pumps at a Sheetz in Apex, North Carolina (Photo Credit: PJ McDonnell / Shutterstock.com)
The U.S. Cattle Industry's 2025 Year in Review
2025 brought many wins and definitely some challenges for the U.S. cattle industry. Jenna Stanton, director of policy and public affairs for the U.S. Cattlemen's Association, shared a recap of the yea...
Jan 06, 2026 Photo Credit: US Cattlemen's Association
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, Jan. 6th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540. The close on Friday was very disappointing, but it happened on low holiday ...
Jan 06, 2026
U.S. - Mexico Water Treaty Obligations and Negotiations
A progress report as the U.S. and Mexico worked to update a 1944 water treaty impacting growers in Texas: Mexican leadership "has taken some early steps to not only use this agreement as an example, b...
Jan 05, 2026
LMA: Battling Overburdensome Trucking Rules
Livestock auction markets sit directly in the middle of every transaction. That means trucking regulations have a direct impact on both markets and producers. Jara Settles, general counsel for the Liv...
Jan 05, 2026