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There’s a new sheriff in town at the Palmetto AgriBusiness Council. Kate Maroney is succeeding long time CEO Ronnie Summers as he transitions toward a well-earned retirement. In speaking with Kate, it’s clear she’s well connected in South Carolina ag circles. “I just left the South Carolina State Senate. I was a staffer there for […]

Despite ongoing challenges in commodity markets and uncertain farm profitability, ag land values are remaining remarkably stable through mid-2025. Paul Shadegg, Senior Vice President of Real Estate with Farmers National Company, says the explanation comes down to simple economics. “There’s a huge appetite for ag land in the US from both producers, investors, non-traditional land […]

The Trump administration says there will not be a crackdown on pesticide use in the U.S. Politico reports that’s despite a report from the Make America Healthy Again Committee that called crop protection products dangerous to people’s health. During a recent policy roundtable in Washington, D.C., seven out of the ten speakers mentioned how important […]

Plenty of rain. We’ve certainly had that. What a difference 12 months makes. And we’ll talk with Corey Davis of the State Climate Office of North Carolina about that right now. But rain and fairly widespread, hasn’t it been, Corey? “It really has been. Mike, I think we’ve reached the point of July where everyone […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn has tried to keep the key reversal alive this week. Soybeans made a few runs at the $10 level on the November contract this week. November did trade below $10 on Monday, but managed to close […]

Several major developments have taken place when it comes to trade. This includes delays in the implementation of country-specific tariffs, as well as new threats of tariffs against the European Union, Mexico and Brazil. Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau, says the new deadline to circle on the calendar […]

Tariffs continue to impact the grain markets as we enter the second half of this calendar year. Ben Kasch is an account executive at Bower Trading and says that while U.S. trading partners continue to buy, they are watching carefully. “You know, the funds remain short the corn and wheat market. You know, they’re kind […]

Twenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program. The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Massachusetts claims President Donald Trump’s administration acted illegally by ending the program in April. The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program funds projects such as flood protection, wildfire prevention and earthquake safety. FEMA called the program wasteful. But supporters say it can help save lives and reduce costly damage from disasters. The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration violated constitutional separation of powers by ending the program without congressional permission to do so.

There is no doubt that tariff back and forth is causing challenges for agriculture and the overall U.S. economy. The rationale of the administration is that U.S. trade has worked at a big deficit for years. Ted McKinney, CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, says the imbalance has to be rectified. […]

The Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting recently wrapped up in San Diego, California. While the session covered multiple topics, one was of grave concern to the U.S. cattle industry. Michael Kelsey, executive vice president of the Oklahoma State Cattlemen’s Association, said topic number one was the advancing New World screwworm. “While we were in San […]