Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
A new chapter for N.C. wine: Polk County's first dedicated American Viticulture Area designation granted
TRYON - The wine industry in North Carolina celebrates a significant milestone as the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved the establishment of the state's seventh American Viticulture Ar...
Nov 03, 2025
The Ag Community is Still "Plugging Away"
Much of 2025 has felt like one challenge after another for farm country. Whether that's high input costs, a trade war, labor shortages, drought, or the government shutdown, much of the news this year ...
Nov 02, 2025
Let the Beef Market Work Itself Out
The pushback continues in Washington, D.C., against President Donald Trump's plan to import beef from Argentina as a way to lower the price of beef in the U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi ...
Nov 02, 2025
Cattle Markets Quickly Reacting to News Headlines
It only took a couple of tweets on "X" and a few days to flip the cattle market on its head. That's the opinion of Cassie Fish, a cattle market analyst and blogger for "The Beef." She said it's off-pu...
Nov 02, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday, Oct. 31st
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.I was so sure going home Wednesday night that we would either have a big tra...
Oct 30, 2025
Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
By JOSH BOAK, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roarin...
Oct 30, 2025
New Campaign Will Highlight America's Ag Labor Shortage
A national coalition of U.S. farmers has launched an advocacy campaign to highlight the country’s growing agricultural labor shortages. USDA data shows nearly 70 percent of crop workers from 202...
Oct 28, 2025
A More Measured Response to Argentinian Beef Imports
President Donald Trump's proposal to buy Argentinian beef as a way to help lower U.S. beef prices has resulted in backlash from American cattle producers. Ben Weinheimer, president and CEO of the Texa...
Oct 28, 2025
Farm Assistance is a "National Security Issue"
It's a tough time for production agriculture in the U.S., especially in grain farming. Mississippi Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith said things are heading in the wrong direction.Well, you don̵...
Oct 28, 2025
Trump Comments to U.S. Cattle Producers Were "Disrespectful"
U.S. President Donald Trump drew the ire of the U.S. cattle industry after proposing to import more beef from Argentina to help lower beef prices at U.S. grocery stores. Christian Lovell, the senior d...
Oct 28, 2025