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Farmers Expressing Concerns over Tariffs

Farmers Expressing Concerns over Tariffs

Jun 11, 2025 | 12:00am
Farmers and other businesspeople are watching the Trump administration’s trade strategy very carefully as tariffs, which could directly affect their bottom line, go up and down and back again. Brian Kuehl is Executive Director of Farmers for Free Trade and is holding town hall meetings across the country to discuss the tariff war and its […]
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday June 10

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday June 10

Jun 10, 2025 | 3:53am
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Weekly closes last week gave us at least a little encouragement to go into the weekend. Unfortunately Monday’s trade took a lot of that away. Wheat was the leader to the downside and in the absence of […]
NC Commissioner Troxler: Planting Season Off to a Fast Start

NC Commissioner Troxler: Planting Season Off to a Fast Start

Jun 10, 2025 | 3:41am
The latest National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Crop Progress and Condition Reports show farmers are busy putting in this year’s crops and conditions point to mostly adequate soil moisture. Regional agronomists reports indicate the planting season is off to a good start.
Swine Producers Feeling Cautiously Optimistic for 2025

Swine Producers Feeling Cautiously Optimistic for 2025

Jun 9, 2025 | 4:18am
Following a historic downturn in the swine industry in 2024, producers are feeling more optimistic about what 2025 will bring. Chris Ford, Vice President of swine agribusiness with Farm Credit Services of America, said that swine producers are also cautiously optimistic for what the rest of the year will look like. “It’s been a really […]
Southern Wheat Harvest Starting Slowly

Southern Wheat Harvest Starting Slowly

Jun 9, 2025 | 4:08am
About 25 percent of the winter wheat is in the silo in North and South Carolina, the harvest in the Southern Plains is off to a slower start than usual. Harvest is more challenging because of persistent wet weather and earlier drought conditions in the south that are impacting the pace. Paul Paplow of Paplow […]
Normal to Above-Normal Activity Predicted for ’25 Hurricane Season

Normal to Above-Normal Activity Predicted for ’25 Hurricane Season

Jun 6, 2025 | 4:31am
The rains at the end of last week set us up in really good shape for this week. And to get a complete look at that, talking with Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina right now. And I believe you had said last week, Corey, that already we had seen a […]
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday June 6

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday June 6

Jun 6, 2025 | 1:52am
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. The driest areas of the Midwest have gotten rains this week. Not enough to break the drought, but it bought the crop some time. The weather has been near ideal for much of the corn belt and […]
‘Food for Peace’ Bill Seeks to Rescue Foreign Aid Program

‘Food for Peace’ Bill Seeks to Rescue Foreign Aid Program

Jun 5, 2025 | 4:26am
A foreign aid program near and dear to the hearts of Kansans is in jeopardy. Food for Peace, a federal initiative that sends commodities and other aid to hungry people overseas, is one of the programs caught in the crosshairs of Doge when US aid was shut down by the Trump administration in February, Congressman […]
Challenges Remain to Closing the Rural Broadband Gap

Challenges Remain to Closing the Rural Broadband Gap

Jun 5, 2025 | 2:38am
Rural broadband has been a discussion topic at the local, state, and federal levels for some time. Jeff Johnston, lead economist for digital infrastructure at CoBank, talks about the overall state of broadband in rural America. “Well, we’ve made progress. If you look back to where we were before COVID and how COVID exposed how […]