Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Lindberg: USDA Ag Trade Deficit Down 42 Percent
The USDA announced that America's agricultural trade deficit had dropped by 42 percent. Luke Lindberg, USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, said the trend has begun to turn ...
Apr 28, 2026
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, April 28th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540. Wheat jumped higher Monday, as the forecast models are backing off the mois...
Apr 28, 2026
Year-Round E15 Amendment Introduced in House Farm Bill
The House of Representatives Rural Domestic Energy Council introduced an amendment to the House Farm Bill that would allow permanent year-round E15 sales in the U.S. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor appla...
Apr 27, 2026
Callahan: Tariffs Have Brought Trade "Wins" for U.S. Agriculture
One year after President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, a key member of his trade team said it's a win for agriculture, even as other experts signal continued uncertainty. U.S. Chief Agricultural N...
Apr 27, 2026
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday, April 24th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540. Still hard to tell if the war in Iran is ramping up or winding down. One mi...
Apr 24, 2026
Carolinas Drought Worsens as Dry, Warm April Fuels Expansion
Well, it's another week, and we would love to sit here and tell you about all the positive changes to the drought map. Unfortunately, that is not the case. It has been another dry, hot week - or cold ...
Apr 24, 2026 Photo Credit: Ian Scammell / Shutterstock.com
Fuel Price Volatility Remains As U.S. and Iran Return To Negotiations
For the duration of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, oil prices have been on a rollercoaster ride, And that volatility continues as negotiations resume in Pakistan. Patrick DeHaan, the senior petroleum ...
Apr 23, 2026
Blaming the Federal Government for State Government Problems
Farmers are used to challenges. There is always something that makes their job more difficult than the year before, or even the day before. But then it usually gets better again, at least for a time. ...
Apr 23, 2026
Stress Reduction Strategies on the Farm Level
Planting season, growers working on their fields and getting their spring planted, crop seed and inputs into the ground. David Brown of Iowa State University Extension is among those who understand a ...
Apr 22, 2026
Senate Bill Tries to Preserve Legal Status of Hemp
There is a move in Washington to ban industrial hemp, a crop which has only been re-legalized for a few years. Senator Rand Paul says he is working with Senator Amy Klobuchar on a bill that lets state...
Apr 22, 2026