Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
What Will New U.S. Blockade Mean for Fertilizer Prices and Supplies?
President Donald Trump announced a plan for a full U.S. Navy blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The question across the energy and fertilizer industries is what that will do to prices. Josh Linville, v...
Apr 16, 2026
Ongoing drought forces North Carolina farmers to get creative
Local farmer Anthony Penny discusses the ongoing drought forcing North Carolina farmers to get creative As central North Carolina faces record-breaking dry conditions and temperatures in the 90s, abou...
Apr 16, 2026
NPPC Legislative Action Conference Takes Concerns Right to Capitol Hill
The National Pork Producer's Council is holding its biannual Legislative Action Conference in Washington, D.C., April 15 and 16. NPPC President Rob Brenneman said the nation's producers are the "real ...
Apr 15, 2026
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, April 14
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540. Wheat was the leader to the upside to start the week, as the showers in the...
Apr 14, 2026
The Calculations Behind the New AEWR
The Trump Administration's revised Adverse Effect Wage Rate calculations are being praised by many in agriculture as the common-sense approach they had been waiting for, with pay rates now being tied ...
Apr 14, 2026
NCGA Survey Stresses Price Concerns to Fertilizer Companies
Corn growers are increasingly frustrated about fertilizer prices, with a new survey showing concern accelerating well beyond the current planting season. The National Corn Growers Association surveyed...
Apr 14, 2026
Reaction to a Mostly Quiet April WASDE
The USDA released its April World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report, and as expected, it was fairly quiet. Rich Nelson, the chief strategist from Allendale, talked about what he saw in t...
Apr 14, 2026
China's U.S. Corn Imports Have Dropped Significantly
China is reducing its hog herd due to an oversupply of pork, a move that is impacting U.S. corn exports. Bryan Irey, regional manager of the Crossroads Co-op, talked about what's driving the shift. "W...
Apr 13, 2026
Rising Farmer Sentiment in March Surprised Some Industry Experts
A rise in producer sentiment during the March Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer may have caught a few industry experts by surprise. Michael Langemeier, the director of the Center for Co...
Apr 13, 2026
Severe drought expands across North and South Carolina
Well, we know the old saying, April showers bring May flowers. Well, right now, May flowers are not looking well because we have not seen any April showers so far. We've got state assistant climatolog...
Apr 10, 2026