Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Firsthand Look at Severe Flooding in Brazil
A group of undergraduate students studying agricultural economics took a trip to Brazil. Joanna Colussi is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois and a Brazil native, and says...
Jun 02, 2024
Analyzing USDA’s Corn Supply and Demand Numbers
Earlier in May, the USDA put out its first balance sheets looking at 2024-2025 supply and demand. Ben Brown is an agricultural economist with the University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy ...
Jun 02, 2024
May Rains Leave Carolinas in Overall Good Condition
We’re here at the tail end of the month of May. It’s a good chance to take a look at some precipitation levels and also the temperatures where we stand right now. And Corey Davis, Assistan...
May 30, 2024
Preserving Legacy Breeds of Livestock and Poultry
The Livestock Conservancy is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is to protect livestock and poultry breeds from extinction. Dr. Charlene Couch, senior project manager for The Livestock...
May 30, 2024
Boozman to Release Senate GOP Farm Bill
Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas, the top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, traveled to Oklahoma for a farm bill listening session. Boozman says the suggestions from Oklahoma producers were similar ...
May 29, 2024
House Ag Committee Takes Big Step in Farm Bill Process
It took approximately 13 hours, but the House Agriculture Committee sent their version of the farm bill from Committee Chair GT Thompson to the full House for a vote. Joe Gilson, director of governmen...
May 29, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday May 31
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Markets opened back up Tuesday with a bang with corn wheat and soybeans all trad...
May 29, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday May 31
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Markets opened back up Tuesday with a bang with corn wheat and soybeans all trad...
May 29, 2024
South Carolina Entrepreneurs Awarded $200,000 for Innovative Agribusinesses
COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Agriculture's Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship (ACRE) awarded $200,000 in grants to 12 local businesses as part of its A...
May 29, 2024
Check Corn Fields for Black Cutworm & Western Corn Rootworm
As we move out of May and into June, farmers need to scout their fields for insect pests.The primary concern at the moment, says University of Illinois Extension field crops entomologist Nick Seiter, ...
May 28, 2024