Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
NFU: Consolidation Must Be Addressed in U.S. Agriculture
For the National Farmers Union, there's a long list of issues that Congress has to address to help American producers now and into the future. Some of the top issues include a Farm Bill and trade, but...
Feb 09, 2025
Senators Introduce the Dairy Business Innovation Act
Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Dairy Business Innovation Act. It's designed to strengthen the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives and help more producers an...
Feb 09, 2025
A Winter with an Identity Crisis in the Carolinas
Well, the calendar says February, but the temperature might say otherwise. Can’t make up its mind right now. Let’s find out what’s going on from North Carolina assistant state climat...
Feb 06, 2025
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday February 7
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.The roller coaster continues in the grain markets. We have a weather market ...
Feb 06, 2025
Integra Foods of Bladenboro Named 2025 NCDA&CS Exporter of the Year
RALEIGH - Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler recognized Integra Foods of Bladenboro as the 2025 Exporter of the Year today at the annual Ag Development Forum hosted by the N.C. Department of Agric...
Feb 06, 2025
Farm Bureau Keeps Boots on the Ground During Busy Week in D.C.
Just one month after a new Congress was sworn in and two weeks after a new president was inaugurated, our nation's capital is already buzzing with a number of important happenings. AFBF President Zipp...
Feb 05, 2025
Educating Policymakers on Agriculture
With a new Congress in place, at both the state and federal levels, many ag groups are back to the table trying to educate legislators on what is needed.Kate Tynan, Senior Vice President at the Northw...
Feb 05, 2025
California’s Prop 12 not the First Attempt to Tell Others How to Raise Pigs
California's Prop 12 is well known by the U.S. pork industry for causing challenges in selling products into the state. But it's not the first time a state tried this. Bryan Humphreys, CEO of the Nati...
Feb 05, 2025
‘Don’t Stop Pushing Congress for a New Farm Bill’
U.S. agriculture is still waiting for a new farm bill from a Congress that has a lot to accomplish in 2025. Cassandra Kuball, vice president of the Torrey Advisory Group, says it's important to keep t...
Feb 05, 2025
‘Don’t Stop Pushing Congress for a New Farm Bill’
U.S. agriculture is still waiting for a new farm bill from a Congress that has a lot to accomplish in 2025. Cassandra Kuball, vice president of the Torrey Advisory Group, says it's important to keep t...
Feb 05, 2025