Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Climatologist Recaps a Year of Unusual Weather in the Carolinas
Happy New Year to everyone listening. 2025 was a unique year here in the Carolinas. We had some drought. We had some tropical systems. Let's talk about it with state system climatologist Corey Davis. ...
Jan 02, 2026 Photo Credit: Wilmington Star-News
Novel Seed Evaluation Program Expanding from Cotton to Corn
Deltapine's New Product Evaluator Program for cotton is unique because it hands real product evaluation to real growers, using their field-based results and insights to shape commercial variety decisi...
Jan 01, 2026
The Bridge Payment Trap: Why Holding Grain Could Cost Farmers
The Trump administration is deploying about $11 billion to crop producers by the end of February through what they're calling a bridge payment. In the past, when there had been an ad-hoc payment, prod...
Jan 01, 2026 President Donald Trump Hosts Cabinet Room Roundtable Announcing $12 Billion Farm Aid Package to Support Farmers Hit by Tariffs and Low Crop Prices, White House, Washington, DC on December 8, 2025 (Photo Credit: Lucas Parker/ Shutterstock.com)
Secretary Rollins Announces New Priorities for Research and Development in 2026
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, signed a Secretary's Memorandum on Tuesday that puts forth a focused effort to establish new priorities for future research and development activities ...
Dec 31, 2025
USDA Advances Farm Security Action Plan to Protect U.S. Farmland
As committed to under USDA's National Farm Security Action Plan, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins Tuesday announced a number of coordinated actions to continue to emphasize American agr...
Dec 31, 2025
Pork: The Flavor of the Holidays-and Every Other Day
Family, food, flavor - and pork - are coming together as a winning recipe this holiday season. Jose de Jesus, assistant vice president of consumer marketing for the National Pork Board, says excitemen...
Dec 31, 2025
Crop Insurance Keeps Evolving to Better Meet Farmer Needs
National Crop Insurance Services, or NCIS, is encouraging farmers, policymakers, and ag professionals to check out its Keep America Growing podcast. The latest episode features former Congressman Mike...
Dec 31, 2025
USDA Regenerative Pilot Program is a Win for Producers
The USDA recently announced a new Regenerative Pilot Program to better enhance practices like improving soil health, water quality, and long-term productivity. Gayle Barry is the Montana State Conserv...
Dec 31, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, Dec. 30th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540. We are coming down to the last few trading sessions of 2025 without much ac...
Dec 30, 2025
Better Border Security Helping Farm Labor Discussion
The Farm Workforce Modernization Act has had trouble gaining traction in recent years because, in part, of problems with border security. Washington Representative Dan Newhouse, who just announced he'...
Dec 30, 2025