Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday May 24
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Wheat and soybeans remain the most volatile of the row crops. Wheat is still wat...
May 23, 2024
Announced China Tariffs a Concern for Farm Trade
A series of robust tariffs announced by President Joe Biden are aimed at China. The duties include a 25 percent duty on electric vehicle batteries and the critical minerals to make them, a 25 to 50 pe...
May 23, 2024
House Markup of Farm Bill to Begin Thursday
The markup for House Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson's farm bill will move ahead on Thursday despite scores from the Congressional Budget Office that raise questions. The CBO says the scores provided d...
May 23, 2024
House Markup of Farm Bill to Begin Thursday
The markup for House Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson's farm bill will move ahead on Thursday despite scores from the Congressional Budget Office that raise questions. The CBO says the scores provided d...
May 23, 2024
USDA Funding to Expand Market Opportunities Overseas
The USDA is allocating $300 million to 66 organizations under the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the agency launched RAPP in October 2023 to expand m...
May 23, 2024
USDA Funding to Expand Market Opportunities Overseas
The USDA is allocating $300 million to 66 organizations under the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the agency launched RAPP in October 2023 to expand m...
May 23, 2024
Fungicide Use in a Lower Price Environment
A recent article posted to the Farmdoc Daily website at the University of Illinois explores the economics of fungicide applications on corn and soybeans. In it, Carl Zulauf, an emeritus agricultural e...
May 23, 2024
Fungicide Use in a Lower Price Environment
A recent article posted to the Farmdoc Daily website at the University of Illinois explores the economics of fungicide applications on corn and soybeans. In it, Carl Zulauf, an emeritus agricultural e...
May 23, 2024
Taxpayer Groups Concerned about Farm Bill Subsidies
Multiple free market and taxpayer advocacy organizations held a press conference about the upcoming farm bill. They're concerned about proposals to increase farm subsidies in any new legislation. Josh...
May 22, 2024
Taxpayer Groups Concerned about Farm Bill Subsidies
Multiple free market and taxpayer advocacy organizations held a press conference about the upcoming farm bill. They're concerned about proposals to increase farm subsidies in any new legislation. Josh...
May 22, 2024