Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday November 17
This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Grains continue to chop but have not been able to break out of the ranges we hav...
Nov 16, 2023
USDA Rule to Benefit North Carolina Farmers, Strengthen Competition
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new “Transparency in Poultry Growing Contracts and Tournaments” rule is granting North Carolina farmers more bargaining power.The rule,...
Nov 15, 2023
A Farm Bill Extension is Not a Recent Exception
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in early November offered his opinion on the fate of a new farm bill this year.We’re not going to have a farm bill passed before December 31.And just this past ...
Nov 14, 2023
Mycotoxins and Their Effect on Pigs
We hear a lot about mycotoxins in grain during the fall, but how does it affect the pigs we feed? Dr. Chris Hostetler, director of animal science at the National Pork Board, says mycotoxins are a clas...
Nov 14, 2023
N.C. A&T Breaks Ground on Urban and Community Food Complex
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 14, 2023) - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University leaders, elected officials, faculty, staff and project team members picked up shovels and officially ...
Nov 14, 2023
N.C. A&T Breaks Ground on Urban and Community Food Complex
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Nov. 14, 2023) - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University leaders, elected officials, faculty, staff and project team members picked up shovels and officially ...
Nov 14, 2023
SC Commissioner Weathers: SCDA Taking on Milk Regulation, Restaurant Inspections
Today we're talking about some new duties that will be take over by the SC Department of Agriculture.I've been telling people we're "The Food Agency," and this is part of it.Starting July 1, 2024, the...
Nov 13, 2023
SC Commissioner Weathers: SCDA Taking on Milk Regulation, Restaurant Inspections
Today we're talking about some new duties that will be take over by the SC Department of Agriculture.I've been telling people we're "The Food Agency," and this is part of it.Starting July 1, 2024, the...
Nov 13, 2023
NC Commissioner Troxler: Burn Bans Implemented in Western NC
Two recent burn bans implemented in Western NC that cover nearly a third of the state serves as strongest reminder that we are in dry conditions statewide. Extreme care should be used with any fires.A...
Nov 13, 2023
NC Commissioner Troxler: Burn Bans Implemented in Western NC
Two recent burn bans implemented in Western NC that cover nearly a third of the state serves as strongest reminder that we are in dry conditions statewide. Extreme care should be used with any fires.A...
Nov 13, 2023