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“We are seeking to address a need that we’ve heard from across the country related to a need for more farm labor and stable, affordable suitable house for that workforce.” What USDA Rural Development Undersecretary Basil Gooden is referring to is a recent Notice of Funding $48 million for farm labor housing. “We have two […]

Some farmers are struggling. Weeds that they used to control with trusted herbicides have now grown resistant. Organic farmers have never had access to tools they could use to effectively fight back certain weed pressure. But a startup in North Carolina says they have the answer for both. Daniel Pepitone is founder and COO of […]

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack has been bemoaning the fact that the US has lost a tremendous number of farms and millions of acres of farmland since the 1990s. Industry experts say much of it is caused by inflation and the escalating cost of doing business as well as the encroachment of low density residential development. […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Row crop markets continue to find significant strength led by beans. We know from the commitment of traders report that comes out every friday that the funds had started buying back the big short position as of last […]

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has big plans for May 17-19 at the Got to Be NC Festival in Raleigh, and we hope you will plan to join us for food, music, tractors, agricultural exhibits, working dog demonstrations, tractor pulls, entertainment, rides and games. Admission and parking is free. Pay as you […]

At the start of April, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released the planting intentions for South Carolina for 2024 and as you might expect some crops are projected to see increases and some will decrease.

As growers prepare for spring nitrogen applications, it’s important to keep their investment in nitrogen fertilizer in the soil where plants can use it. Wilbur-Ellis agronomy experts like Robb Mohr help growers boost yields and get the most value from their fertilizer investment. He talks about the best ways to keep nitrogen in the root […]

Ideas, whether good or bad, seem to flow from west to east. Thus here on the Short Rows, we like to keep an eye on what’s taking place on the west coast when it comes to initiatives impacting agriculture. A couple of bills that would not have been ideal for agriculture in the state of […]

RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has lifted the quarantine of a HPAI-positive dairy herd after serial testing was negative for the virus. This herd was the only HPAI-positive herd within the state and was directly linked to a dairy herd in Texas that was clinically affected and epidemiologically linked to […]

House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson and Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow released overviews of their respective committee’s version of the new farm bill last week week. Joe Gilson, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation… “Chairman Thompson released a five-page outline of his 2024 Farm Bill, and he also announced a […]