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The United States reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California. Reuters said that authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California. Almost 119,000 birds on the farm had been killed by December 2. A recent outbreak of bird […]

The World Food Prize Foundation says former Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack will serve as the new CEO of the organization beginning on March 1, 2025. As the CEO, the Foundation says Vilsack will leverage his extensive leadership and diplomatic experience to enhance the Foundation’s global impact in food security and sustainable agriculture. “The World Food […]

As immigration takes center stage with the Trump Administration, farm leaders are keeping a close eye on the issue, especially as it relates to their guest workers. North Carolina Farm Bureau President Shawn Harding says foreign workers are critical on the farm. “When you start thinking about sweet potatoes, very labor-intensive vegetable crop, blueberries, very […]

Mike Steenhoek is Executive Director of the Soy Transportation Coalition I have been receiving an increasing number of inquiries from farmers, media, and others related to the Panama Canal.  While I absolutely should not be regarded as a notable expert on the topic, I have been to Panama many times and have done considerable research […]

Applications are now open for the ACRE Advanced Entrepreneurship Program. SCDA founded the Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship (ACRE) back in 2018.  The program is here to invest and enhance South Carolina agribusiness with new ideas.  The competitive program is suited toward agribusinesses of all types that seek funding and mentorship in order to […]

The annual Ag Development Forum is slated for Feb. 6 during the Farm Show at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Commissioner Troxler will present his annual State of Agriculture remarks and will be joined by farmers and extension staff for a panel discussion on disaster recovery.   

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He made the remark Friday during a trip to two disaster zones, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation’s central organization for responding to disasters. Instead of having federal financial assistance flow through FEMA, the Republican president said Washington could provide money directly to the states. He spoke while visiting North Carolina, which is still recovering months after Hurricane Helene, on the first trip of his second term. He planned to visit wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles later in the day.

We only got a dusting of snow in the Carolinas this week compared to some folks way to the south of us. I’m talking with NC Assistant Climatologist Corey Davis, and it was a surprising path for this storm. “That’s right, Mike, a really unusual storm system and just overall setup. First off, we got […]

Having clean fields as corn plants emerge will get that crop off to the best possible start. Phil Krieg, an agronomy service representative with Syngenta, says those early-season weeds fundamentally alter corn growth right from the beginning. “Early-season weed control means everything to yield. When we look at all of the trialing we do at […]

US longshoreman reached a contract agreement with ports and shippers earlier this month, averting a potential strike that could have damaged the American economy and hurt agriculture. Mike Steenhoek is executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition and says he’s pleased to see the agreement. “One of the realities that I try to underscore as […]