Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Questions to Ask Before Putting a Wind Turbine on the Farm
Renting land to wind energy developers is becoming a trend in farm country. However, many questions arise when it comes to the specifics of lease payments and the long-term benefits. Spencer Smith is ...
Mar 03, 2025
Questions to Ask Before Putting a Wind Turbine on the Farm
Renting land to wind energy developers is becoming a trend in farm country. However, many questions arise when it comes to the specifics of lease payments and the long-term benefits. Spencer Smith is ...
Mar 03, 2025
To her, Hurricane Helene debris isn't trash. It is full of memories - and she's returning them
By MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) - The tops of dried, bent cornstalks crunch underfoot. Jill Holtz's gaze is fixed on the ground ahead. She wanders into the nearby woods and we...
Feb 28, 2025
2025 Looking Good for the U.S. Potato Crop
Potatoes USA continues to work on marketing programs for potatoes to educate consumers about the benefits and versatility they provide.Chief Marketing Officer Kim Brashears says 2024 was a good year f...
Feb 27, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday February 28
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.We got USDA's Ag Outlook Forum numbers Thursday morning. I would call them m...
Feb 27, 2025
Farm Bankruptcies Increased 55% in 2024
An indicator of farm financial health across the country, Chapter 12 bankruptcy provides farmers and ranchers with increased flexibility for paying off debt, and is used when all other options have be...
Feb 26, 2025
Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan unveiled
By JOSH FUNK and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offer...
Feb 26, 2025
Farm Incomes, Expenditures Down in Fourth Quarter
Farm incomes decreased broadly across the Ninth District and likewise, across all of America, that according to lenders responding to the fourth quarter ag credit survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of...
Feb 25, 2025
Another $500M for Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina passes key hurdle
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Another $500 million would be spent toward Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina in legislation the state House unanimo...
Feb 25, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday February 25
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Corn and beans continued the slide lower Monday after a disappointing close ...
Feb 25, 2025