Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

The Livestock Conservancy is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is to protect livestock and poultry breeds from extinction. Dr. Charlene Couch, senior project manager for The Livestock...

Sen. John Boozman of Arkansas, the top Republican on the Senate Ag Committee, traveled to Oklahoma for a farm bill listening session. Boozman says the suggestions from Oklahoma producers were similar ...

It took approximately 13 hours, but the House Agriculture Committee sent their version of the farm bill from Committee Chair GT Thompson to the full House for a vote. Joe Gilson, director of governmen...

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Markets opened back up Tuesday with a bang with corn wheat and soybeans all trad...

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Markets opened back up Tuesday with a bang with corn wheat and soybeans all trad...

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Agriculture's Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship (ACRE) awarded $200,000 in grants to 12 local businesses as part of its A...

As we move out of May and into June, farmers need to scout their fields for insect pests.The primary concern at the moment, says University of Illinois Extension field crops entomologist Nick Seiter, ...

Continued contraction in the nation’s cattle feed lots. The numbers from USDA’s May Cattle on Feed Report show cattle inventory for May 1…“An estimated 11.55 million head of ca...

There is an expected clash change over the US during the summer months, as USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey explains.“Back in late April, we were talking about the imminent demise of El Nino, and ...

The recent detections of H5N1 in dairy herds highlight the need for robust biosecurity measures for all species. Dr. Marisa Rotolo, National Pork Board's Director of Swine Health emphasizes the import...