Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Farmers Reporting ‘Corn Rolling’
The Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina Corey Davis joining me now. And Corey, I understand that you’re getting some reports from farmers in the field that they’re starting to...
Jun 07, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday June 7
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Corn and beans were long overdue for a bounce and finally showed some life on Th...
Jun 06, 2024
Getting the Most Out of Late-Planted Corn and Soybean Crops
WESTFIELD, Ind. (June 6, 2024) - When wet weather slows planting, it's easy for farmers to doubt the potential of their crops, says AgriGold Agronomist Josh Johnston. "I want them to take comfort know...
Jun 06, 2024
Keeping Our Dams Safe
Let’s go back 135 years, May 31, 1889. Fourteen miles upstream from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, the South Fork dam fails, sending 20 million tons of water crashing through Johnstown.“Twenty-t...
Jun 05, 2024
NC Commissioner Troxler: NC Ag Hits New Economic Milestone
For the second straight year, North Carolina's agriculture and agribusiness industry has recorded strong growth, jumping to $111.1 billion in economic impact. Agriculture continues to power our state'...
Jun 03, 2024
NC Commissioner Troxler: NC Ag Hits New Economic Milestone
For the second straight year, North Carolina's agriculture and agribusiness industry has recorded strong growth, jumping to $111.1 billion in economic impact. Agriculture continues to power our state'...
Jun 03, 2024
Rouzer Amendment to Roll Back Duplicative Pesticide Permits
Pesticide applicators would not have to get additional permits under one of the few farm bill amendments the House Ag committee recently approved. The amendment approved by voice vote would reverse 20...
Jun 02, 2024
Firsthand Look at Severe Flooding in Brazil
A group of undergraduate students studying agricultural economics took a trip to Brazil. Joanna Colussi is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois and a Brazil native, and says...
Jun 02, 2024
Analyzing USDA’s Corn Supply and Demand Numbers
Earlier in May, the USDA put out its first balance sheets looking at 2024-2025 supply and demand. Ben Brown is an agricultural economist with the University of Missouri's Food and Agricultural Policy ...
Jun 02, 2024
May Rains Leave Carolinas in Overall Good Condition
We’re here at the tail end of the month of May. It’s a good chance to take a look at some precipitation levels and also the temperatures where we stand right now. And Corey Davis, Assistan...
May 30, 2024