Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener We all want resilient plants for our landscape. Frankly we want something that is cost effective. A plant which fulfills that description and expectation is "Ironwe...

RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina farmers and agricultural producers are set to receive more than $400 million in federal assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), as part of a series of...

One commodity market analyst said there are signs this government shutdown may last longer than previous ones. Arlan Suderman, the chief commodities analyst for StoneX, talked about the potential econ...

Taking a drive, this fall to a forest park or scenic byway, near or far, to observe the beauty of trees transforming colors from green to all sorts of shades of red, yellow and orange. Cynthia Domengh...

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Last week we had a lot of new info to trade and at least something to talk a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Don Davis is calling on top federal officials to take swift action to support North Carolina's flue-cured tobacco farmers, who are facing significant financial hardsh...

A connection between irrigation surface water and potential microbial contaminants could create a foodborne illness. Cases of such bacteria on leafy vegetables almost 50 years ago found irrigation wat...

A lot has been said about California's Prop 12 and the impact it's having on the nation's pork producers. Joe Maxwell, co-founder and chief strategy officer for Farm Action, says independent hog farme...

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener If you have ever wanted to grow your own bottle brushes, then you have come to the right place. The Fothergilla latifolia or F. major or the Dwarf Fothergilla (gard...

By DIDI TANG and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China's boycott of American bean...