Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

‘Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon’: Promoting Pork with Football
A marketing initiative by the Iowa Pork Producers Association went viral last football season, encouraging consumers to purchase more ham and bacon through a clever name association. Kevin Hall, Iowa ...
Curtis Media Jun 12, 2024

Senate GOP Releases Farm Bill Proposal
Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Ag Committee, unveiled the Senate Republican-drafted framework answering the call for a "farmer-focused" farm bill. "From the onset of this pr...
Curtis Media Jun 12, 2024

TFI President Pushes for Fertilizers on Critical Minerals List
There is a push to get key farm products on a critical minerals list. Corey Rosenbusch, president of the Fertilizer Institute, testified before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, ...
Curtis Media Jun 12, 2024

A Couple of Positive Signs in USDA’s Latest Trade Update
We now have the complete US ag trade numbers for the first seven months of this fiscal year, October through April, and for US exports, we are at $108.8 billion, down 5% from the previous year. USDA e...
Curtis Media Jun 12, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday June 11
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Corn and soybeans managed to close higher on Monday despite wheat's best effort ...
Curtis Media Jun 10, 2024

NC Commissioner Troxler Honors Wake County Farmland Preservation Efforts
Wake County has employed a number of innovative measures focused on farmland preservation that has resulted in almost 240 acres of farmland preserved. The county, the Wake County Ag Advisory Board and...
Curtis Media Jun 10, 2024

What Sustainability Means for the Beef Industry
Sustainability means different things to different people. Samantha Werth, director of sustainability with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, talks about what sustainability means for the beef...
Curtis Media Jun 10, 2024

SC Commissioner Weathers: National Beef and Dairy Month
June is National Beef and Dairy Month and SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers is here to tell us more!This industry sure is close to my heartMy family has been involved in dairy farming for 87 years and ...
Curtis Media Jun 10, 2024

Farm Bureau Encouraging Support of ‘AM Radio’ Act
American vehicle manufacturers announced plans to remove AM radio from new electric vehicles. The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act in Congress would prevent that from happening. Emily Buckman, director ...
Curtis Media Jun 10, 2024

ASF Vaccine Work Continuing
African Swine Fever still poses a significant threat to the pork industry. It was a topic of conversation at last week’s World Pork Expo in Iowa, and leaders want to make sure the industry and i...
Curtis Media Jun 10, 2024
