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In the latest USDA Ag Export forecast, a stronger dollar and competition are the two primary reasons for U.S. ag export expectations declining to 170.5 billion dollars. Well below the 2022 amount of more than 196 billion. Meanwhile, ag imports are set in 2024 to increase by about five and a half billion dollars, to […]

Rabobank released its first-quarter dairy report for 2024. Lucas Fuess, a senior dairy analyst for Rabo AgriFinance, says he’s cautiously optimistic when describing the U.S. dairy industry. “We’ve seen seven consecutive months of lower milk production, so we’re a little bit tighter from the supply side of things. The issue we’re seeing is that this […]

Mendelssohn’s classic spring song, reminding us that spring planting time is rapidly approaching. Of course in ag circles, you don’t need music to tell you the spring is approaching. Just listen to all the analysts and traders and others speculating about how much of what crops farmers are going to plant this spring. “There’s always […]

Radio Frequencies may be a better way to make eggs safer. Salmonella bacteria is a concern for the food industry, the Center for Disease Control reports an annual 1.3 million infections, 26,500 hospitalizations, and 420 deaths in the United States. Eggs are often a repeat offender but egg pasteurization has a time and labor intensive […]

Farming is a risky business, which is why every farmer should speak with a crop insurance agent before the March 15 crop insurance sales closing deadline. Tom Zacharias, president of National Crop Insurance Services, encourages all farmers – whether new to crop insurance or returning policyholders – to meet with their crop insurance agent as […]

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the finalization of a rule to align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim with consumer understanding of what the claim means. Vilsack made the announcement during a speech to attendees of the National Farmers Union Annual Convention in Scottdale, Arizona. USDA’s final rule allows the voluntary “Product of USA” […]

: It’s starting to feel a lot like spring outside, and that means spring produce will soon be in season across the state. This is the time of year everyone gets excited about Certified South Carolina produce. But we have a long way to go until we’re safe from frost. Strawberries: Asparagus: Other produce: Pressures: […]

With the arrival of spring wildfire season, residents should take care when burning outdoors and secure a burn permit.

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Usually the March USDA WASDE report contains very few changes or surprises and Friday’s report was no exception. USDA did not change anything on the corn or bean domestic balance sheet. On wheat they reduced exports by a […]

A group of House Agriculture Committee members has laid out a roadmap to relieve labor shortages that have seriously impacted America’s farmers and ranchers. The bipartisan Agriculture Labor Working Group released its final report on how to improve the H-2A guest worker program. It includes more than 20 recommendations to streamline the program and make […]