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Farmers Don’t Have to Make Decisions Alone

Farmers Don’t Have to Make Decisions Alone

Oct 8, 2025 | 2:00am
Farmers today face more decisions than ever, but now they don’t have to make decisions alone. The John Deere Operations Center is a single secure platform that lets you set up, plan, monitor, analyze, and share your farm data anytime and anywhere.  Ryan Stien, go-to-market manager for digital products with John Deere, talks about why the […]
Beef and Dairy Cross Gaining Momentum in the Cattle Market

Beef and Dairy Cross Gaining Momentum in the Cattle Market

Oct 8, 2025 | 2:00am
The dairy on beef cross is gaining steam in the cattle market. Mike North, president of the producer division at Ever Dot Ag, said dairy is in a great position to take that over. If you look at the animals that we are producing in this space, you have an opportunity to produce a consistent […]
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, Oct. 7th

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, Oct. 7th

Oct 7, 2025 | 2:00am
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Last week we had a lot of new info to trade and at least something to talk about. This week, not so much. The government shutdown enters the sixth day. We did not get the CFTC commitment […]
The Science Behind the Fall Colors

The Science Behind the Fall Colors

Oct 7, 2025 | 2:00am
Taking a drive, this fall to a forest park or scenic byway, near or far, to observe the beauty of trees transforming colors from green to all sorts of shades of red, yellow and orange. Cynthia Domenghini looks at this phenomenon not just from an artistic perspective. “It’s actually quite interesting to study why leaves […]
The Shutdown Impacts on Commodity Markets
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The Shutdown Impacts on Commodity Markets

Oct 7, 2025 | 2:00am
One commodity market analyst said there are signs this government shutdown may last longer than previous ones. Arlan Suderman, the chief commodities analyst for StoneX, talked about the potential economic impact. The longest one in my memory is December 2018 into January 2019, and it went 35 days. That cost our U.S. economy $3 billion, […]
Rep. Don Davis Urges Federal Action to Aid North Carolina Tobacco Farmers Amid Collapse of Exports to China

Rep. Don Davis Urges Federal Action to Aid North Carolina Tobacco Farmers Amid Collapse of Exports to China

Oct 6, 2025 | 2:00pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Don Davis is calling on top federal officials to take swift action to support North Carolina’s flue-cured tobacco farmers, who are facing significant financial hardship after the abrupt halt of exports to China. In a letter sent this week to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, […]
AI, Microbe Discovery and Food Safety

AI, Microbe Discovery and Food Safety

Oct 6, 2025 | 2:00am
A connection between irrigation surface water and potential microbial contaminants could create a foodborne illness. Cases of such bacteria on leafy vegetables almost 50 years ago found irrigation water providing pathways for microbes. But as USDA researcher Yakov Pachepsky recalls, congressional and federal establishment of standards for microbes from a food safety perspective led to […]
Independent Hog Farmers Excluded From Prop 12 Debate

Independent Hog Farmers Excluded From Prop 12 Debate

Oct 6, 2025 | 2:00am
A lot has been said about California’s Prop 12 and the impact it’s having on the nation’s pork producers. Joe Maxwell, co-founder and chief strategy officer for Farm Action, says independent hog farmers are being excluded from the ongoing Prop 12 debate in Congress. “I think what’s unfortunate in this country is that if you’ve […]
Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China

Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China

Oct 5, 2025 | 7:26am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is making plans for a significant aid package for U.S. soybean farmers. The move aims to help them survive China’s boycott of American beans, which was sparked by Trump’s trade war. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says substantial support for farmers is expected to be announced Tuesday. The aid comes amid a tariff war between the U.S. and China, where China has stopped buying U.S. soybeans. Trump plans to discuss soybeans with Chinese President Xi Jinping in four weeks. Farmers are struggling as China orders soybeans from Brazil and Argentina. They prefer trade over aid, hoping for a deal soon.