Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
'Naked lady' spider lilies bring surprise blooms
By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener Every regular co-host on the WPTF Weekend Gardener has discussed with delight, at one time or another, the attributes of the "naked lady" spider lily or Lycoris rad...
Aug 17, 2025
Category 4 Hurricane Erin buffets northern Caribbean islands but not forecast to hit land
By DNICA COTO and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Hurricane Erin exploded in strength and became a major storm in Atlantic waters just north of the Caribbean on Saturday, rapi...
Aug 17, 2025
USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Friday a sweeping new initiative to combat the New World screwworm, a deadly livestock pest threatening American agriculture, during a press conf...
Aug 15, 2025
Duke Energy seeks to merge Carolina utilities, projecting more than $1B in customer savings
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy Corp. says its move to combine electric utility subsidiaries in North and South Carolina into one entity could save customers more than $1 billion over a decade. The...
Aug 15, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday August 15
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.USDA's report on Tuesday gave us one of the biggest surprises of the year. N...
Aug 14, 2025
Storm Clouds Parting: Carolinas Could See End to August’s Daily Downpours
Well, if there's one thing that's really been in the forecast, it really has been on everyone's mind lately, is rain - and a lot of it. We have North Carolina State Assistant State Climatologist Corey...
Aug 14, 2025
New Farmers Encouraged To Apply For USDA Loans
Running a farm, regardless of commodity, can be very expensive. Starting a farm from scratch is even more expensive. To help, the USDA offers farm loans for beginning farmers and ranchers via the Farm...
Aug 14, 2025
Observing Smokey Bear’s Birthday
What do you do with the birthday falls on a weekend? You wouldn’t necessarily think celebrating it on a weekday.Yet, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, US Forest Service personnel and the aud...
Aug 13, 2025
US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world's largest economies
By PAUL WISEMAN and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown ...
Aug 11, 2025
AMS Support for Our Nation’s Farmers Markets
What is the connection between farmers markets across the country, perhaps your local venue, and USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service. AMS’s America Vegas says, first and foremost."We don...
Aug 10, 2025