Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
USDA Starts Consideration of Dairy Modernization Requests
The U.S. Agriculture Department will now consider updates to the Federal Milk Marketing Order. The deadline for modernization briefs was April 1st.Stephen Cain an economist with the National Milk Prod...
Apr 11, 2024
The Yonder Report
Housing advocates fear rural low-income folks who live in aging USDA housing could be forced out; small towns are eligible for grants to enhance civic participation; and North Carolina’s small a...
Apr 11, 2024
The Yonder Report
Housing advocates fear rural low-income folks who live in aging USDA housing could be forced out; small towns are eligible for grants to enhance civic participation; and North Carolina’s small a...
Apr 11, 2024
July WASDE Calls for Lower Corn and Higher Soybean Ending Stocks
The April World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report predicts lower corn and higher soybean ending stocks. The 2023-2024 U.S. corn outlook is for greater corn used for ethanol, feed, and re...
Apr 11, 2024
HPAI-Positive Dairy Herd Confirmed in NC, But Questions Remain
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been confirmed in a dairy herd in North Carolina. HPAI has previously been detected in dairy herds in six other states. State Veterinarian Dr. Mike Martin tells S...
Apr 10, 2024
Officials Collecting Vital Data on HPAI in Dairy Cattle
Animal disease experts are collecting a massive amount of data on the outbreak of avian influenza in dairy herds.It started back in mid-March when dairy operators in Texas and Kansas began noticing si...
Apr 10, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday April 9
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Grain and oilseed markets lacked any directional conviction to start the week. W...
Apr 08, 2024
Food Prices Halt Seven-Month Decline
The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization's Food Price Index was 118.3 points in March, up 1.3 points or 1.1 percent from its revised February level. The rise in prices was driven by highe...
Apr 08, 2024
U.S. Trade Gap Hits $68 Billion
America’s trade deficit reached $68.9 billion in February, the highest disparity in almost a year. The Hill reports import values exceeded exports by more than analysts were expecting. The total...
Apr 08, 2024
Corn Marketing Challenges May Be Ahead
The March Grain Stocks Report from USDA showed a lot of old crop grain is in storage on farms across rural America. Joe Janzen, an agricultural economist with the University of Illinois, says farmers ...
Apr 08, 2024