Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
New Horizon Electric Cooperative Receives $38 million Infrastructure Grant
Columbia, S.C., March 8, 2024 - As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, George W. Hicks, Jr., Acting State Director for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, annou...
Mar 08, 2024
New SEC Climate Disclosure Rule a Win for Farmers
The SEC's final climate disclosure rule doesn't contain Scope 3, which would have seriously burdened U.S. farmers and ranchers. Travis Cushman, Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Public Policy ...
Mar 08, 2024
New SEC Climate Disclosure Rule a Win for Farmers
The SEC's final climate disclosure rule doesn't contain Scope 3, which would have seriously burdened U.S. farmers and ranchers. Travis Cushman, Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Public Policy ...
Mar 08, 2024
After Saturday, Dryer Air Coming In to Carolinas
A wet week over much of the Carolinas, but some dry weather is coming. Let’s talk to Corey Davis, from the Climate Office of North Carolina to get the latest on this.Well, Mike, we’ve had ...
Mar 07, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday March 8
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Traders are positioning for USDA's March update that comes out today, Friday Mar...
Mar 07, 2024
The Yonder Report
Kentucky environmentalists tackle ‘zombie’ mines; stereotypes of rural voters are debunked; and despite a messy start, some say rural students bound for college should benefit from the sim...
Mar 07, 2024
USDA Releases Packers and Stockyards Act Final Rule on Competition to Mixed Reviews
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Tuesday announced the finalization of the “Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act,” which will be effective 60 d...
Mar 06, 2024
Modest Improvement in Farmer Sentiment, Financial Concerns Loom
The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose modestly in February posting a reading of 111, five points higher than a month earlier. The modest rise in the barometer was attributable to p...
Mar 06, 2024
New Report Offers Crop Risk Analytics
A new report can help farmers analyze their crop risks and opportunities. Pattern Ag uses analytics to help farmers optimize their spending on crop protection, seed selection, and fertility inputs whi...
Mar 06, 2024
Potentially Early Start to Insect Season
As temperatures rise, the insect population is springing into action signaling a potentially early start to bug season. PJ Liesch, director of the University of Wisconsin Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab...
Mar 06, 2024