Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Report: Current Low Prices Could Be With Us for Another Couple of Years
A fall harvest outlook does not provide farmers with a great deal of hope that prices will improve anytime soon. Steve Nicholson, Global Sector Strategist for Grains and Oilseeds with Rabobank, says t...
Nov 05, 2025
Ag Economist Offers an Initial Reaction to the U.S.-China Trade Agreement
A recent meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping resulted in an agreement on a resumption of China's U.S. soybean purchases. The expectation is that China, between now an...
Nov 04, 2025
Assessment Shows Importance Of Pesticides For Farming, Environment
Most American consumers not familiar with farming will talk about the dangers of pesticides and how much damage they do to the environment.To combat that narrative, CropLife America commissioned ...
Nov 04, 2025
Specialty Crop Funding Will Help South Carolina Farmers
In September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $648,631 in funding awarded to South Carolina through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.Through this program, the South Carolina D...
Nov 04, 2025
Encouraging Trade Developments in Asia, but More Progress Needed with China
President Trump held meetings with key Asian leaders last week and announced progress in trade negotiations with several countries. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced a...
Nov 03, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, Nov. 4th
Soybeans continue to be the leader to the upside and traded back to levels we have not seen since July of last year. Curiously, there has still been no confirmation of the volume targets from the Chin...
Nov 03, 2025
Troxler Welcomes China's Pledge to Resume U.S. Soybean Purchases
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler is welcoming news that China has pledged to resume purchases of U.S. soybeans, calling the development a major boost for farmers w...
Nov 03, 2025
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