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There is no doubt that tariff back and forth is causing challenges for agriculture and the overall U.S. economy. The rationale of the administration is that U.S. trade has worked at a big deficit for years. Ted McKinney, CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, says the imbalance has to be rectified. […]

The Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting recently wrapped up in San Diego, California. While the session covered multiple topics, one was of grave concern to the U.S. cattle industry. Michael Kelsey, executive vice president of the Oklahoma State Cattlemen’s Association, said topic number one was the advancing New World screwworm. “While we were in San […]

(Washington, D.C., July 15, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the termination of the Regional Food Business Centers (RFBC) program. This pandemic-era, Biden program was created using one-time, temporary funding from Congress. The Department is terminating this program that should not have been established in this manner in the first place, […]

(Washington, D.C., July 14, 2025) — While scooping ice cream on the steps of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Headquarters, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins congratulated the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announcement on the dairy industry’s commitment to eliminate artificial food dyes from their ice creams. This is a voluntary, proactive pledge to […]

Agritourism options continue to grow in North Carolina, which is great for anyone looking for fun summer activities or even kids’ camps. VisitNCFarms.com features an online calendar of events to stay up on what is happening on farms across the state.

We’re in the heart of watermelon season in South Carolina. It’s a very strong watermelon season in South Carolina due to fairly consistent rainfall and temperatures. The melons have great flavor this year and volume is good. Unfortunately, Florida’s and Georgia’s seasons got pushed back a bit because of weather, so we’re seeing more fruit […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. This started off much better than last week for corn. After making new lows on the September and December contract overnight, the market was able to find strength to close higher. In technical chart analysis, this is […]

Cotton is starting to look like cotton now, according to Bayer technical agronomist Zach Webb, who says growers need to be looking out for plant bugs. “For early season scouting, prior to bloom, we’re looking at taking a sweet net, making about 100 sweeps across the field, and in those 100 sweeps, if you’ve got […]

The Trump Administration is taking steps to enhance food security and, in turn, national security. Last week, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, along with other cabinet members and elected officials, announced steps to prohibit the ownership of American farmland by adversaries, including China. Rollins said her department is implementing a multi-step approach. “Actively engaging at every […]

The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula), an invasive insect known for damaging grapes, hops, stone fruits and hardwood trees, has been detected for the first time in South Carolina. Clemson University’s Department of Plant Industry (DPI) confirmed the presence of the pest in the cities of Greenville and Seneca. The insect, originally from Asia, has now spread […]