Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Questions Surrounding the Future of Climate-Smart Agriculture
There's been a lot of discussion in recent years about the opportunities within climate-smart agriculture. Jon Doggett, former CEO of the National Corn Growers Association, says we've unfortunately mi...
Apr 03, 2025
Does a Large Corn Crop Change the ARC-PLC Decision?
On the last Friday of March, the Farmdoc team at the University of Illinois held a webinar discussing the ARC-PLC or farm safety net decision which is due at your local FSA office on April 15. In it, ...
Apr 02, 2025
Developing AI Systems for Ag Purposes
The focus today is on artificial intelligence applied to agriculture, things like developing computer vision and AI platforms for researchers, breeders and farmers. USDA researcher Steven Mirsky with ...
Apr 02, 2025
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
By JOSH BOAK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade...
Apr 02, 2025
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trad...
Apr 02, 2025
Sheep Producers Calling for Tariffs on Lamb from Down Under
The American Sheep Industry Association is requesting that the White House include Australian and New Zealand lamb in its food and agriculture tariff plans. Peter Orwick, executive director of ASI, ta...
Apr 02, 2025
Maximizing Sales for Dairy Farmers Through Creativity
One way to maximize sales for U.S. dairy farmers is to give the end user some tasty variety. Marshall Reese, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Associated Milk Producers, Incorporated, s...
Apr 02, 2025
Stock market today: More swerves hit Wall Street as Trump’s “Liberation Day” nears
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks swerved through another shaky day of trading Tuesday, with uncertainty still high about just what President Donald Trump will announce about ...
Apr 01, 2025
NC Commissioner Troxler: Application Period Now Open for Ag Disaster Crop Loss Program
Applications are now being accepted for the Agricultural Disaster Crop Loss Program that designates $200 million for farmers in Western NC and over $110 million for farmers in other areas of the state...
Apr 01, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday April 1
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.After all the hype and buildup, the USDA quarterly stocks report and prospec...
Apr 01, 2025