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With harvest wrapping up farmers are looking at next year as attention turns to that upcoming crop. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says inflation is eating into the bottom line of farmers adding to that our record price increases in fertilizer. Grassley hopes to change that. He’s written to the Department of Commerce for years asking […]

The global pork trade saw productivity gains offset herd reduction efforts while margins remained under pressure. Those are some of the findings in the Rabobank Pork Quarterly Q4 Update. Christine McCracken, senior animal protein analyst, talks about some of the highlights in the report. “We talk about the growing global uncertainty and in pork markets […]

Connecting veterans with careers within the US Department of Agriculture. That is one of the many duties for Monshi Ramdass, USDA’s Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison. Part of the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement under the Secretary’s Office, I help veterans and military spouses explore ways to live successful careers in agriculture by helping veterans […]

October 25 was no ordinary sale day at the Tri-County Stockyards. While cattle came through the ring and buyers placed their bids like any other Wednesday, the block was manned by 35 different auctioneers vying for top honors. The competitors from all over the U.S. battled it out for buckles, bragging rights. and the opportunity […]

Cattle producers have a new, cost-effective option when choosing a dewormer. Norbrook is introducing Tauramox, the first generic Cydectin, a moxidectin injectable dewormer created for the treatment of infections and infestations due to internal and external parasites in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle. Dr. Eric Moore, Norbrook director of technical services, explains. “This is the […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07) and Congressman Don Davis (D-NC-01), members of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concern about the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rule to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and its impact on working families and farmers in North Carolina. “This is a […]

A federal appeals court in St. Louis has stuck down EPA’s rule that effectively bans chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used in agriculture. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a years-long battle involving environmental and agribusiness groups that the EPA failed to follow sound science and the law when it revoked chlorpyrifos tolerances in […]

Canada’s livestock industry says California’s attempt to impose animal care orders on out-of-state farmers and on out-of-country farmers, are not allowed under Inter-State or International Trade regulations. However, there seems to be very little clarity on just what rules California is breaking. California’s Proposition 12 has been in force in since July. But beginning in […]

This is a day we honor military veterans for their service to our country. Nationwide, there are more than 370,000 producers with military experience. That’s nearly 11 percent of all US producers. Nationwide, veterans represent $41 billion in annual ag sales and 130 million acres farmed. Here in South Carolina, the rates are even higher. […]