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The USDA released its February 2024 Farm Income and Financial Forecasts. It’s the agency’s first income prediction for the new year. Carrie Litkowski, an economist with the Economic Research Service, says farm income is forecast to fall roughly 25 percent this year. “Starting with profits for the farm sector as a whole which are forecast […]

Farm Action submitted public comments regarding the Right to Repair issue in U.S. agriculture. The group wants the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking process on the subject. Joe Maxwell, co-founder and chief strategy officer with Farm Action, says the right to repair is an important issue for the group. “We’re a farmer-led organization. […]

RALEIGH – A commercial turkey operation in Lenoir County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza. The positive sample was first identified by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Veterinary Diagnostic Lab in Raleigh and confirmed by the USDA APHIS National Veterinary Services Lab in Ames, Iowa. This is the first case […]

The Super Bowl is this Sunday and will be watched by approximately 113 million people. Food is a big part of Super Bowl parties, and Frito-Lay’s Super Bowl Snack Index has some interesting food trends. Seventy percent of experienced hosts begin gearing up by planning meals, and 51 percent start preparations at least a week […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. The USDA February report is typically a non-event as there are not typically any big changes made. USDA does not make changes to the US crop size and typically only minor changes to the demand side. South American […]

New Crop Progress Reports are out and climatologist Corey Davis has taken an extensive look at those particularly for the Carolinas and how weather has impacted that quarry. What are you seeing right now? Well, Mike, we’ve talked a lot over the last month about how wet the start of winter was. And that includes […]

A rural internet subsidy program could be phased out. Tom Perez, Senior Advisor to the President, says the Biden Administration requested six billion dollars to extend funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program back in October. The subsidy helps reduce high-speed internet plans by 30 to 75 dollars a month. If Congress does not take action, […]

A Montana dude ranch lassos economic prosperity with big-sky adventures; a child tax credit expansion could save rural families money and reduce their stress; and farmers who grow food on land they don’t own benefit from leasing advice.

A letter signed by more than 3,400 farmers was sent to President Biden Wednesday expressing concern over the administration’s prioritization of electric vehicles over biofuels, such as corn ethanol, as it works to drastically lower the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions. “If we are going to address climate change and meet our sustainability goals, we are […]

A federal judge this week vacated the 2020 dicamba registrations by the Environmental Protection Agency. The ruling in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona leaves farmers without options to use the herbicide in the upcoming growing season. Affected products include Bayer’s XtendiMax, BASF’s Engenia and Syngenta’s Tavium. In response, the North Carolina […]