Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
One Year After Helene: WNC Farmers Still Rebuilding, with Help from Community
The one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene ravaging western North Carolina is fast approaching, and farmers are still continuing the recovery process.One farm that continues to work toward recovery ...
Sep 24, 2025
U.S. Grain and Feed Industry Releases Economic Impact Study
The U.S. grain and feed industry is a major driver of jobs and economic activity across rural America. That's the message from a new study just released by the National Grain and Feed Association. NGF...
Sep 24, 2025
New Report Details the Value of Precision Agriculture
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has released a report showing the significant benefits of precision agriculture in the U.S. Austin Gellings, senior director of agricultural services with AE...
Sep 24, 2025
Russian sage: Not from Russia, but perfect for NC gardens
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend GardenerI planted some Russian Sage (Salvia yangii) decades ago. Alas, I can't remember when it faded into oblivion. It is really not native to Russia and hails from Central...
Sep 24, 2025
Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina a year ago. Some students never returned to school
By MAKIYA SEMINERA of The Associated Press and LAURA HACKETT and JOSE SANDOVAL of Blue Ridge Public Radio SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - When 12-year-old Natalie Briggs visited the ruins of her home after Hur...
Sep 19, 2025
Drought Deepens in Carolinas as Fire Risks and Crop Struggles Grow
It’s starting to look a little drier around the Carolinas here; we’ve not had any significant rain over the last week or two. We've got state assistant climatologist Corey Davis here. Core...
Sep 18, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday, Sept. 19th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Grain and oilseeds are having a disappointing week on very low volume. Trump...
Sep 18, 2025
Discovering Ways to Eat your Veggies (and Fruit)
Maybe you were one of those kids-you know, the type that just would not eat certain kinds of vegetables. Maybe all vegetables at the dinner table. Creative methods, perhaps, were required to have you ...
Sep 17, 2025
The Long-Run Evolution of The Soybean Crush
When you crush a 60-pound bushel of soybeans, the standard calculation assumes you get 11 pounds of soybean oil, 44 pounds of soybean meal, 4 pounds of hulls, and 1 pound of waste. But when Illinois&#...
Sep 17, 2025
Biostimulants a Great Way for Farmers to Stretch Their Dollar
In this tight farm economy, producers want to get the most out of every input. Adam Cowser, Producer Manager at Valent BioSciences, says biostimulants are a great way for farmers to stretch their doll...
Sep 16, 2025