Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Farm Bill Updates Released
House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson and Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow released overviews of their respective committee's version of the new farm bill last week week. Joe Gilson, director...
May 05, 2024
Taking Conservation and a Solid ‘Land Ethic’ Around the Nation
The Sand County Foundation is a national organization supporting voluntary conservation on working lands through ethics, science, and incentives. Homer Buell, a cattle rancher from Rose, Nebraska, is ...
May 05, 2024
Stabenow, Thompson Release Farm Bill Updates
Just hours after House Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson (R-PA) released his farm bill overview, Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. The act contai...
May 05, 2024
Ag Tech Progress and Challenges
At the recent Ag Tech and Business Forum in Columbia, a panel discuss the state of current ag tech and where it might be headed. One member of that group was Drake Perrow, partner in Perrow Farms and ...
May 03, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday May 3
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Row crop markets finally showed some life on Thursday with corn, wheat and soybe...
May 02, 2024
Incorporating Sustainability into the U.S. Grains Council
The mission of the U.S. Grains Council is to develop markets, enable trade, and improve lives. Carlos Suarez, manager of sustainability, policy, and innovation for the U.S. Grains Council, talks about...
May 01, 2024
Ag on the Mall Next Week in D.C.
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers will host the Modern Ag on the Mall event next week in Washington, D.C.As the farm bill remains front and center for U.S. agriculture, AEM is showcasing the ...
May 01, 2024
SC Commissioner Weathers: SC Ag + Art Tour Begins This Weekend
It's a good time of year to visit farms across South Carolina. The Ag + Art Tour kicks off May 4 in McCormick County.Commissioner Weathers:This is a Clemson Cooperative Extension undertaking that our ...
Apr 30, 2024
NC Commissioner Troxler: NCDA&CS to Distribute $6.2 Million in Grants to Bolster Food Supply Chain
Beginning May 1, $6.2 million in competitive grants will be available to small agribusinesses to purchase equipment and for infrastructure projects to strengthen the middle of the food supply chain. N...
Apr 30, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday April 30
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Wheat was the clear leader to the upside last week. There are production issues ...
Apr 29, 2024