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This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn and soybeans are trading in a full blown weather market as we quickly approach the USDA Planted Acreage and Quarterly Stocks report that comes out this Friday June 28th at 12 noon eastern. These are some of […]

Replanting. It’s not a pleasant thought, but crop scouting can help make sure that you’re only replanting areas that need it. Pioneer agronomist Carl Joern says it’s very rare for an entire field to have the same crop stand issues. “Usually, as you’re looking across the field, you’re looking at patchy areas, very rare, is […]

Now nine months into a one-year extension of the 2018 Farm Bill and the frustration is growing. Farmers, future farmers, farm-state lawmakers, and farm lobbyists are increasingly frustrated by the lack of a breakthrough in farm bill negotiations so late into an already extended ’18 farm law. “No update, and I will just reiterate how […]

Columbia, South Carolina, June 21, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Dr. Basil Gooden announced today that USDA is making available $25 million through the Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) Program to help local organizations, cooperatives and Tribes expand affordable, high-speed internet projects in rural communities. The Department will begin accepting […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn and oilseed markets got a bump on Tuesday from the condition ratings that came out Monday after the close. The corn crop is still the highest rated in 6 years and the beans the highest in 4 […]

Dry, dry, dry. And on top of that, heat now, oppressive heat moving in today, into the Carolinas. Corey Davis is the Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina. He knows all about this. Let’s start out with the dry conditions. First of all Corey, what are you seeing? “Mike, summer has really slapped us in […]

If you haven’t been living through this summer’s heat wave, you for sure have heard about it. Local TV and radio stations always issue those warnings to people about the dangers of the heat and talking about how we can protect ourselves by limiting outdoor activities, staying hydrated, wearing the right clothing or just staying […]

The clock is running on getting a 2024 Farm Bill in place. Democrats and Republicans have offered competing frameworks with some similarities and many differences. Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) talks about the Democratic framework. “I don’t think that they adequately address crop insurance. I don’t think that they adequately addressed the Title One funding, and […]

South America’s harvest results are a mixed bag this year. Dr. Michael Cordonnier, an agronomist at Soybean and Corn Advisor, says Brazil’s second corn crop turned out well. “Conab came out yesterday, and they increased the corn estimate in Brazil by two-and-a-half million tons to 114 (million). Now, the big increase was for the Safrinha […]

Mexico elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its new president, and many ag leaders are hopeful that she and her administration will make decisions that benefit their ag trade relationship with the U.S. “I know I’m optimistic, but I hope one way or the other that corn decree and some other things might see a change.” That’s […]