Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Wet Week Brings Drought Relief to Carolinas
Well, over the last week, we’ve had a couple instances of some weather systems coming through here, giving us some much-needed precipitation. We've got state Assistant Climatologist Corey Davis ...
Dec 12, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday, December 12th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.USDA elected to kick the can down the road once again with very few changes ...
Dec 12, 2025
Ag Economy Barometer Deals with Farmer Financial Assistance Intentions
The November Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer had an interesting question about financial assistance for farmers and what they would do with the funds to help their operations."If the ...
Dec 11, 2025
A Forecast of Winter Weather
What does the outlook for winter weather across the U.S. look like? USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says the Climate Prediction Center’s late November forecast for the winter months indicates "La...
Dec 11, 2025
USMCA Public Hearings Begin
Public hearings began on in Washington as part of the mandatory USMCA review process. More than 1,500 public comment-briefs have been submitted to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Briefs w...
Dec 10, 2025
Drought Coverage of Crops and Commodities
The first U.S. Drought Monitor of December showed improvement from just two weeks prior and from mid-October, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says. For the U.S. Drought Monitor for the period ending De...
Dec 10, 2025
Farmer Sentiment Rises in November
Farmer sentiment improved in November. The Purdue University/CME Group's Ag Economy Barometer rose last month, and Purdue Professor Emeritus James Mintert went through some of the findings."The Ag Eco...
Dec 09, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, Dec. 9th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.The soybean market has been stuck in a pattern of wash, rinse and repeat. Th...
Dec 09, 2025
Trump is giving farmers $12B in aid. They've been hit hard by his trade war with China
By SEUNG MIN KIM, JOSH FUNK AND DIDI TANG Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package on Monday - a boost to farmers who have struggled ...
Dec 08, 2025
Pushing for Transportation Changes to Benefit the Agriculture Supply Chain
The federal truck weight limit hasn't been updated since the 1980s and remains capped at 80,000 pounds. Kelsey Kemp, the associate director of government relations for the National cattlemen's Beef As...
Dec 08, 2025