Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be Rougher than First Predicted
Let’s go back almost exactly 18 years ago, August 29 of 2005. The place New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina slams into the city,Eighty percent of the city underwater. I can see multiple people up o...
Curtis Media Aug 23, 2023

Two Cases of EEE Found in South Carolina
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has resulted in the deaths of two South Carolina horses, according to State Veterinarian Michael J. Neault, Director of Clemson Livestock Poultry Health.The National ...
Curtis Media Aug 23, 2023

Pro Farmer Crop Tour: Day Two Recap
Higher than last year, lower than USDA projections is where Pro Farmer Crop Tour Yield Estimates come in for the Indiana corn crop on Tuesday. Pro Farmer Editor and Eastern Leg Crop Tour Leader Brian ...
Curtis Media Aug 23, 2023

California Continues to Lead Peach Harvest
While Georgia is on many consumers’ minds when it comes to fresh peaches, California is by far the largest peach-producing state in the United States. USDA's Economic Research Service reports th...
Curtis Media Aug 23, 2023

SC’s Darby Named Cotton Board Treasurer
The Cotton Board recently elected a new slate of officers to serve one-year terms, including Rusty Darby of South Carolina as Treasurer. In addition to Darby, Mark Nichols, a cotton producer from Altu...
Curtis Media Aug 23, 2023

Farmers for Free Trade Calls on Presidential Candidates to Prioritize Trade
Farmers for Free Trade this week implored all 2024 presidential candidates to prioritize new market access trade agreements to strengthen U.S. agriculture and decrease reliance on China. The organizat...
Curtis Media Aug 23, 2023

NASS: Most Cow-Calf Operations Remain Small
Most cow-calf operations in the U.S. remain relatively small and have fewer than 50 cows. USDA says at the other end of the spectrum, a few very large operations with more than 1,000 cows can be found...
Curtis Media Aug 21, 2023

Ag Groups Support USTR in Mexican Trade Dispute
The U.S. Trade Representative requested a panel formation under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement over Mexico's decision to ban imports of biotech corn used in human consumption. Farm Bureau President ...
Curtis Media Aug 21, 2023

R-CALF: Sheep Industry an Example of What Could Happen to Cattle Industry
R-Calf United stock Growers of America is pointing to the domestic sheep industry as a warning to what can happen to the cattle industry. R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard.And we’ve been looking at this f...
Curtis Media Aug 21, 2023

Goats Can Improve Land Management and Profitability
Adding small ruminants to a property or operation offers producers many benefits. Langston University Goat Extension Leader Dr. Terry Gipson says the market for goats is very enticing.Right now, the m...
Curtis Media Aug 21, 2023
