Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday June 27
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.We are facing a heatwave outside and the grain markets decided to join in an...
Jun 26, 2025
The Notable Part of Quiet June USDA Reports
A quiet month for the June world agricultural supply and demand estimates from USDA? If you ask Chief Economist Seth Meyer, he might concur for a couple of reasons."First, we didn’t have a bunch...
Jun 22, 2025
Carolinas are Drought Free!…for now…
Drought free and NC and SC can it be true? Well, we find out from Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina. And boy, that’s been a long time coming, but I understand actuall...
Jun 19, 2025
The Impact An HPAI Vaccine May Have On U.S. Ag
In the area of bird flu, when the Trump Administration took over earlier this year, the priority was moved from culling all infected birds to developing a vaccination. Washington State Veterinarian Dr...
Jun 19, 2025
USDA Announces Plan to Keep Screwworm Out of U.S.
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday that USDA would be reestablishing a New World Screwworm sterile fly facility at Moore Air Base in South Texas to protect the US from the spread of the p...
Jun 19, 2025
Ag Jobs are Available for New Graduates
Another crop of new college graduates is out looking for jobs to start careers, and the ag industry is a good place to begin. Tammy Jensen, president of AgriCareers Recruiting Service, talks about whe...
Jun 18, 2025
Preparing to Take on Heat Stress in Cattle
As parts of the country in recent weeks have experienced off and on extreme heat events, for cattle producers, preparing now for what may be a long summer for livestock will protect herds from potenti...
Jun 17, 2025
SC Commissioner Weathers: SC Commercial Seafood Apprenticeship Program
The South Carolina Commercial Seafood Apprenticeship ProgramThe program offers classroom-based and on-the-job training that provides the knowledge and skills needed to start a career in commercial fis...
Jun 17, 2025
NC Commissioner Troxler: Now is a Good Time to Submit Soil Samples
The NCDA&CS Agronomic Services Division helps farmers and homeowners optimize growing conditions whether that is a crop, lawn or garden. Now is a great time of year for homeowners to submit their ...
Jun 16, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday June 17
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Soybean oil was the star of the show Friday and Monday. It traded up the lim...
Jun 16, 2025