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Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Dairy Business Innovation Act. It’s designed to strengthen the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives and help more producers and processors add value to their businesses. Baldwin says dairy producers in Wisconsin and across the country are facing challenges. “Throughout my time in Congress, I’ve worked hard […]

Well, the calendar says February, but the temperature might say otherwise. Can’t make up its mind right now. Let’s find out what’s going on from North Carolina assistant state climatologist Corey Davis. The roller coaster ride continues. What is going on, Corey? “Yeah, Mike, this is that time of the year when Mother Nature can’t […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. The roller coaster continues in the grain markets. We have a weather market in South America on top of more geopolitical risk than we have had in several years. Market participants are combing through all the headlines […]

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has been watching closely as President Trump’s cabinet nominees get voted out of committee and onto the Senate floor for confirmation. RJ Karney is NASDA’s Senior Director of Public Policy and says they fully support Brooke Rollins for Secretary of Agriculture. “I would say, from our perspective, […]

RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recognized Integra Foods of Bladenboro as the 2025 Exporter of the Year today at the annual Ag Development Forum hosted by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The forum is held in conjunction with the Southern Farm Show. This award honors the company’s exceptional achievements in international […]

Just one month after a new Congress was sworn in and two weeks after a new president was inaugurated, our nation’s capital is already buzzing with a number of important happenings. AFBF President Zippy Duvall says the top of everyone’s mind is the tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China recently announced by President Trump. “This […]

With a new Congress in place, at both the state and federal levels, many ag groups are back to the table trying to educate legislators on what is needed. Kate Tynan, Senior Vice President at the Northwest Horticultural Council, says it’s not easy, but it is important. “And that’s always a challenge, both with the, […]

California’s Prop 12 is well known by the U.S. pork industry for causing challenges in selling products into the state. But it’s not the first time a state tried this. Bryan Humphreys, CEO of the National Pork Producers Council, says something similar took place on the opposite coast. “That Massachusetts, Question Three passed a couple […]

U.S. agriculture is still waiting for a new farm bill from a Congress that has a lot to accomplish in 2025. Cassandra Kuball, vice president of the Torrey Advisory Group, says it’s important to keep the pressure on legislators to get that work done. “There is still hope. And we are witnessing, and we hear […]

It has been a wild first fifteen days of the new Trump Administration in Washington. Randy Russell is president of the Russell Group, and served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Agriculture John Block. Speaking Tuesday at the Ag Leads 2.0 Conference in Chapel Hill, NC, Russell said he’s never seen a new president […]