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Oil prices are holding fairly steady, thanks to producer/consumer balancing act. Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy dot com says OPEC met this past weekend and announced plans to increase oil production in October by roughly 180,000 barrels per day. But DeHaan pointed out the global economy is doing a good job absorbing the extra oil. “OECD […]

We’re about a week away from the official end of summer, and we’re already starting to see the fall temperatures come across the Carolinas. I’ve got state assistant climatologist Corey Davis here. Corey, I’ve noticed a lot of dry conditions here lately. We just had a little bit of rain here in the Raleigh area […]

It’s a sight at various farmers markets across the country — a booth with canned food goods: pickled, jellied and other delectable fare. And in the case of Western Kentucky entrepreneur Robert Grosz, his business was developed by a case of accidental discovery. “Because we’re doing farmers market, we were buying and selling Amish vegetables, […]

There’s been ups and downs over this summer when it comes to getting things done in Washington, DC, including some struggles in agriculture. Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith represents the third district in Nebraska, the largest congressional district that is pretty much all agriculture. And it was no surprise that during his August recess, constituents were […]

The focus today is on how artificial intelligence is being applied to agriculture. This includes developing computer vision and AI platforms to support researchers, breeders and farmers. USDA researcher Steven Mirsky says the goal is to integrate AI technology into a variety of hardware systems used in the field. “A simple little robot that can […]

In the midst of harvest season, while some crops like wheat and rice are nearly completely harvested, others, such as corn and soybeans, will be soon — no matter if your role is a producer driving a combine, a driver hauling grain to the local elevators, or a motorist on country roads surrounded by farmland. […]

Economic sentiment among producers continued its downward trend in August, with the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer falling for the third consecutive month. Dr. Jim Mintert from Purdue’s Center for Commercial Agriculture, the author of the report, said the index dropped 10 points to a reading of 125, down from 135 in July. “The […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn battled back to close strong on Friday and almost got back to unchanged on the week. Beans were not able to overcome the selling and finished last week down 27 cents. Lack of Chinese purchases of […]

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler inducted two longtime North Carolina farmers to the N.C. Mountain State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame over the weekend. The two inductees, longtime dairy goat exhibitor Marjorie Burton and veteran dairy farmer Mike Corn, came during the fair’s opening weekend festivities. The induction was in recognition of their decades of support […]

States promoting agriculture is common. Among the vessels used are state departments of agriculture and state farm bureaus. And in the case of the Jayhawk State, its state farm bureau offers an avenue for producers to promote and sell their goods and value-added products — as Kylie Stout explains. “When we speak with farmers that […]