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A new sweetpotato variety is being developed and tested by LSU Ag Center. It holds promise as a compliment to the popular Covington grown in the Carolinas. Dr. Don La Bonte is a sweetpotato breeder and the lead scientist for the Avoyelles variety. “Sweetpotatoes, they will not self pollinate. They have to cross with a […]

US. hog producers pump billions of dollars into the American economy, according to a new economic contribution report released by the National Pork Producers Council. NPPC economist Holly Cook says they looked at 2023 levels of hog production, modeling the ripple effect into this year. “This is a report that captures the pork industry’s total […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to spend up to $10 million to curb farmworker bird flu infections, including $5 million on seasonal flu vaccines. It’s part of the agency’s overall efforts to avoid further spread and mutation of the virus. The CDC will allocate $5 million for organizations like the National Center […]

At the urging of the National Pork Producers Council, a newly published USDA study found zero Trichinella positives in more than 3.2 million U.S. pork samples. NPPC says that demonstrates to domestic and global consumers how safe the U.S. pork supply is for consumption. “USDA scientists have confirmed that U.S. pork producers’ rigorous biosecurity efforts […]

Wet, then dry, then wet. There’s the last three months for you. We don’t even need to talk to Corey Davis from the climate office of North Carolina, but we’re going to this morning, he’s going to give us an update with a little more specificity about what we’ve seen, especially in the month of […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. It is very hard to find something positive to talk about with this market. The selling has been relentless and every time we think we see something positive, the market quickly undoes it a session or two […]

The July Cattle on Feed Report showed the on-feed number slightly above last year. Dr. Derrell Peel, a livestock market economist with Oklahoma State University Extension, talks about the report numbers. “The July Cattle on Feed Report showed placements in June at 93 percent of last year. That’s a little bit less, actually, than the […]

“The 2022 Census of Agriculture has a tremendous amount of data. There’s over 6 million data points that get released at that initial release time. But there’s a lot of information that can be summarized in many different ways.“ Brian Combs of the National Agricultural Statistics Service says those summaries are presented in several cases […]

Although drought conditions persist, recent rains have been welcomed by farmers across the state. Crop conditions continue to remain a concern, especially for corn and hay. Some crops show signs they are responding to the rain. USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declared a disaster for Columbus County based on losses caused by the drought, which […]

The South Carolina Commissioner’s School for Agriculture was held last week. Here with me is Commissioner Hugh Weathers to talk about why there’s a summer camp connected with the Commissioner of Agriculture. Yes, I was at Clemson University last week to met this year’s Commissioner’s School class. Commissioner’s School is a career and leadership development […]