Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

Whether you are a plant pathologist, horticulture greenhouse operator, forest manager or backyard gardener, Nick Grunwald foresees a possible future data source to keep plants healthy and safe. "In 10...

Rivers like the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio all play a critical role in transporting agricultural goods, even in the winter. While navigation continues, heavy river ice can cut travel speeds in ha...

Agricultural exports. It remains a vital part of the total U.S. economy, with sales projected for 2026 to be at $173 billion. Needless to say, that number could rise by the end of the year if exports ...

Reaction came swiftly after the Supreme Court's Friday 6-3 ruling striking down President Trump's tariffs, but many questions remain. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley expects trade deals made already that ...

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540. Sometimes we go a week without a market-moving headline, and sometimes we g...

The commodity markets had an interesting reaction to the Supreme Court striking down President Trump's tariffs last week. Ted Seifried, the vice president and chief market strategist with Zaner Ag Hed...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman GT Thompson released the long-overdue text of the revised Farm Bill last week, and ag leaders are saying it's about time for Congress to get busy revising the outd...

There is so much that goes into keeping dairy cattle healthy. Daniela Roland, a dairy educator for Penn State University Extension, said it's important not to cut corners and skip the post dip she rec...

So, this past weekend, we had something that we had not seen around here in the Carolinas for many months: a round of good, old-fashioned rain. But did it improve any of the drought maps here in the C...

Fertilizer industry experts have been watching the prices for all kinds of nitrogen sources during the winter months. The question is what they're seeing as we draw closer to the start of spring ferti...