Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

Even with Strong Cattle Prices, Don’t Forget About Risk Management
Beef producers continue to see high prices for their products. Dave Weaber, senior protein analyst for Terrain Ag, said while things are good, don't forget to work risk management into your marketing ...
Curtis Media Aug 10, 2025

USDA’s Latest Look at Ag Land Values and Cash Rents
The USDA's annual look at farmland values and cash rents, according to Chief Economist Seth Meyer, indicates a cooling in year-over-year growth, but that tread is more reflective in some areas than ot...
Curtis Media Aug 10, 2025

Iconic North Carolina tourist attraction damaged by Helene will be demolished
By MAKIYA SEMINERA and ALLEN G. BREED Associated Press Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene's devastating pathway through western North Carolina, a vibrant tourist attraction offering visitors a seren...
Curtis Media Aug 08, 2025

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday August 8
This week has been more of the same in the grain markets. No bullish surprises to turn the market so good weather and talk of big crops continues to put pressure on the market. Additionally the lack o...
Curtis Media Aug 08, 2025

Rain and Cooler Temps Have Been Welcomed By All
Plenty of rain, and that’s been good news, especially in some parts of the Carolinas. And to give us the details, I’m turning to North Carolina assistant state climatologist, Corey Davis, ...
Curtis Media Aug 08, 2025

Rushing floodwater from heavy rain kills 2 in North Carolina
SPRING HOPE, N.C. (AP) - Two people were found dead in central North Carolina after they and a police officer trying to save them were swept away in rushing floodwaters, authorities said Wednesday. An...
Curtis Media Aug 07, 2025

AFBF Makes Policy Recommendations to the MAHA Commission
The Make Our Children Health Again Strategy will be released by the MAHA Commission on August 12. Brian Glenn, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said his organiza...
Curtis Media Aug 06, 2025

Expanding the Uses of Industrial Hemp
The 2018 farm bill provided a legal pathway for the production of hemp in the United States. This summer, researchers at the University of Illinois held a Hemp Research Open House. David Lakeman from ...
Curtis Media Jul 31, 2025

Senators Introduce Legislation to Bolster Conservation Reserve ProgramĀ
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today introduced the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Improvement and Flexib...
Curtis Media Jul 31, 2025

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern to Merge for $85 Billion
Union Pacific will buy smaller rival Norfolk Southern in a deal worth $85 billion. U.P. says this would create the first coast-to-coast freight rail operator in the U.S. Reuters said, if approved, the...
Curtis Media Jul 31, 2025
