Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday March 29
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Words cannot express how glad I am to have the USDA Prospective Planting and Qua...
Curtis Media Mar 29, 2024

Long Grain Rice is First Product from Climate-Smart Commodity Program
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack traveled to Great River Organic Milling in Fountain City, Wisconsin for a big announcement. He introduced long grain rice as the first commercially available product to come t...
Curtis Media Mar 28, 2024

The Yonder Report
Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans; a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life; and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers...
Curtis Media Mar 28, 2024

Now is a Great Time to Submit Soil Samples
RALEIGH - The weather is warming up and gardening and lawn activities will soon be in full swing, which may include taking soil samples to be tested for agronomic recommendations for many growers and ...
Curtis Media Mar 28, 2024

HPAI Found in Cattle, but Milk and Properly Prepared Meat is Safe
The USDA, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in cattle. The agencies say the disease seem...
Curtis Media Mar 28, 2024

Steenhoek: Baltimore Bridge Collapse is a Warning
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at Baltimore this week should not have a great impact on soybean exports, according to Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coaliti...
Curtis Media Mar 28, 2024

Mobile App Scores Potato Growers Sustainability
The Potato Sustainability Alliance is a group that helps growers define, measure and advance sustainability practices in their production. And CEO John Mesko says last year PSA launched an online mobi...
Curtis Media Mar 28, 2024

With Mills Closing, Forestry Facing Challenges in South Carolina
There’s a forestry crisis brewing in South Carolina. I’m Mike Davis. Several paper mills in South Carolina and North Carolina have shuttered recently, due to several factors. President of ...
Curtis Media Mar 28, 2024

North Carolina Supplying White House with Easter Eggs
Easter egg rolls and hunts are in full swing across the country. And this year North Carolina is playing a special role in the White House Easter Egg Hunt. Emily Metz is President and CEO of the Ameri...
Curtis Media Mar 28, 2024

Keeping Head Scab at Bay
As growers get set for spring wheat planting, one important thing is getting ahead of head scab in 2024. Jason Snell is an agronomic service representative with Syngenta. He talks about the signs and ...
Curtis Media Mar 27, 2024
