Category Archives: Top Agriculture News

The US cattle herd contraction has been well documented, and the resulting prices for producers are welcome, but there are issues farther down the chain. Oklahoma State University Ag Economics Profess...

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Weekly closes last week gave us at least a little encouragement to go into t...

The latest National Agricultural Statistics Service's Crop Progress and Condition Reports show farmers are busy putting in this year's crops and conditions point to mostly adequate soil moisture. Regi...

Following a historic downturn in the swine industry in 2024, producers are feeling more optimistic about what 2025 will bring. Chris Ford, Vice President of swine agribusiness with Farm Credit Service...

About 25 percent of the winter wheat is in the silo in North and South Carolina, the harvest in the Southern Plains is off to a slower start than usual. Harvest is more challenging because of persiste...

The rains at the end of last week set us up in really good shape for this week. And to get a complete look at that, talking with Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina right now. ...

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.The driest areas of the Midwest have gotten rains this week. Not enough to b...

A foreign aid program near and dear to the hearts of Kansans is in jeopardy. Food for Peace, a federal initiative that sends commodities and other aid to hungry people overseas, is one of the programs...

Rural broadband has been a discussion topic at the local, state, and federal levels for some time. Jeff Johnston, lead economist for digital infrastructure at CoBank, talks about the overall state of ...

If Congress doesn't extend current tax provisions, America's farmers and ranchers will be forced to pay up to $9 billion more in federal taxes every year. Tax relief enacted by the 2017 Tax Cuts and J...