Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
FARM Biosecurity Program Outlines HPAI Prevention and Security
The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management, or FARM Program, is the U.S. dairy's on-farm national responsibility program. One of the important parts of the program is on-farm biosecuri...
May 08, 2024
Funding for Building Farm Labor Housing
"We are seeking to address a need that we’ve heard from across the country related to a need for more farm labor and stable, affordable suitable house for that workforce."What USDA Rural Develop...
May 08, 2024
NC Startup ‘Minting’ All-Natural Herbicides
Some farmers are struggling. Weeds that they used to control with trusted herbicides have now grown resistant. Organic farmers have never had access to tools they could use to effectively fight back c...
May 08, 2024
Loss of U.S. Growers Concerning
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has been bemoaning the fact that the US has lost a tremendous number of farms and millions of acres of farmland since the 1990s. Industry experts say much of it is caused by i...
May 08, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday May 7
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Row crop markets continue to find significant strength led by beans. We know fro...
May 07, 2024
NC Commissioner Troxler: 15th Annual Got to Be NC Festival Coming to State Fairgrounds May 17-19
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has big plans for May 17-19 at the Got to Be NC Festival in Raleigh, and we hope you will plan to join us for food, music, tractors, agricultur...
May 06, 2024
SC Commissioner Weathers: Planting Intentions
At the start of April, USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the planting intentions for South Carolina for 2024 and as you might expect some crops are projected to see increases an...
May 06, 2024
SC Commissioner Weathers: Planting Intentions
At the start of April, USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service released the planting intentions for South Carolina for 2024 and as you might expect some crops are projected to see increases an...
May 06, 2024
Keeping Nitrogen in the Corn Root Zone
As growers prepare for spring nitrogen applications, it's important to keep their investment in nitrogen fertilizer in the soil where plants can use it. Wilbur-Ellis agronomy experts like Robb Mohr he...
May 06, 2024
West Coast Ag Stakeholders Readying for More Policy Battles
Ideas, whether good or bad, seem to flow from west to east. Thus here on the Short Rows, we like to keep an eye on what’s taking place on the west coast when it comes to initiatives impacting ag...
May 06, 2024