Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Corn and soybeans are trading in a full blown weather market as we quickly appro...

Replanting. It’s not a pleasant thought, but crop scouting can help make sure that you’re only replanting areas that need it. Pioneer agronomist Carl Joern says it’s very rare for an...

Replanting. It’s not a pleasant thought, but crop scouting can help make sure that you’re only replanting areas that need it. Pioneer agronomist Carl Joern says it’s very rare for an...

Now nine months into a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill and the frustration is growing. Farmers, future farmers, farm-state lawmakers, and farm lobbyists are increasingly frustrated by the lac...

Columbia, South Carolina, June 21, 2024 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced today that USDA is making available $25 million through the...

If you haven’t been living through this summer’s heat wave, you for sure have heard about it. Local TV and radio stations always issue those warnings to people about the dangers of the hea...

This week is National Pollinator Week. The USDA is recognizing and celebrating the event as pollinator species like bees and other insects, birds, and bats all play a critical role in producing more t...

There's been recent progress toward a 2024 Farm Bill, but is it fast enough? Farm Policy News reports lawmakers have hinted that passage of a full farm bill this year is growing more unlikely. Another...

A Texas federal judge has temporarily blocked a USDA disaster relief program from giving preferential funding to women and minority farmers. The judge sided with a group of plaintiffs who claimed the ...

A Texas federal judge has temporarily blocked a USDA disaster relief program from giving preferential funding to women and minority farmers. The judge sided with a group of plaintiffs who claimed the ...