Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Don’t Believe Everything You Read About American Agriculture Without Fact Checking
A news story recently sent confusion and concern throughout the ag community when it was reported that Northwest Farm Management was permanently laying off nearly 300 workers.That's when CEO and Co-Fo...
Oct 02, 2025
Bringing in Several Views of Biologicals
It’s a word, a practice and approach, and a product that has become more well-known in agriculture over the past decade: biologicals. These include plant protection products and inputs based on ...
Sep 30, 2025
USDA Establishing Major Hub in Raleigh, Bringing Hundreds of Jobs and Boosting Local Economy
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced a significant move to establish one of its five future hubs in Raleigh, North Carolina, permanently relocating hundreds of employees from W...
Sep 30, 2025
Details on ELRP Phase Two Sign- Up
Sign-up is now underway for the second phase of the USDA Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP), available through local Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices."Producers will have until Oct. 31 to appl...
Sep 30, 2025
USDA Announces Grants to Cover Agricultural Losses due to Hurricane Helene in South Carolina
(Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025)– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $38.3 million in Congressionall...
Sep 30, 2025
Rollins: USDA Taking Steps to Deal with High Input Costs
Input costs have skyrocketed for U.S. farmers who are already looking at plans for 2026. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, speaking at the Agri-Pulse 11th annual Ag Outlook Forum, talked about how much hig...
Sep 29, 2025
Don’t Forget to Maintain Current Progress in Dairy Export Markets
The World Dairy Expo will be in Madison, Wisconsin, from September 30th to October 3rd. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin will have a booth at this year's show once again. CEO Chad Vincent said there are mul...
Sep 29, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, Sept. 30th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Grain markets start off the week with more of the same: very flat trade. Har...
Sep 29, 2025
2 killed in Cuba as Tropical Storm Imelda and Hurricane Humberto threaten Bahamas and Bermuda
By DNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Authorities in the Bahamas closed most schools on Monday as Tropical Storm Imelda dropped heavy rain in the northern Caribbean, including ov...
Sep 29, 2025
Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Storm Imelda threaten the Bahamas and Bermuda
By DNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Authorities in the Bahamas closed a majority of schools on Monday following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tro...
Sep 29, 2025