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Golf’s US Open made its reappearance this past week at North Carolina’s famed Pinehurst Resort and Country Club. But it’s not just a matter of the world’s best golfers showing up and taking a few swings. Years of course preparation take place in the lead up to the major sporting event. Darin Bevard is the […]

American Farm Bureau’s Director of Government Affairs Joe Gilson says Farm Bureau has been told House GOP leadership wants FY 2025 spending bills out of the way before a farm bill. “Right now, I think the House is really focused on next year’s appropriations process. And they really want to get through that, before they […]

National “Eat Your Veggies Day” is June 17th. Kelly Bristow is the global nutrition affairs lead for Bayer, and she says the company is pushing for more access to healthier foods for hungry people. Better food and healthier people start with more veggies. “Oftentimes, we get so focused on what foods that they’re wanting to […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. We got USDA’s June Supply and Demand on Wednesday June 12th at noon. The June report can be pretty quiet because we have not gotten through enough growing season for USDA to make changes to the crop size. […]

It’s June, and that means it’s hot. But how hot is hot? Well, for that question, we turn to North Carolina Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis. We expect it to be warm this time of year, after all it is climatological summer now. But let’s take a look at some averages and see, because today […]

Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow and Ranking Member John Boozman have now both offered outlines of the farm bill for consideration. Joby Young, the executive vice president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, talks about key provisions in the proposals. “What we’re seeing in the proposals that are coming out from all of our […]

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 13, 2024) – A Cooperative Extension at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University-led program designed to help landowners protect and preserve their generational land has earned a major award from the N.C. Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists. “Understanding Heirs Property at the Community Level in North Carolina,” led by Biswanath Dari, […]

The shape and nature of prevention and protection efforts against the H5N1 virus in dairy cattle. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offered explanation in a recent visit with reporters. “Literally 1000s of tests have been conducted and reviewed not only of cattle but also milk. I’m confident that we have a good understanding of the nature […]

A marketing initiative by the Iowa Pork Producers Association went viral last football season, encouraging consumers to purchase more ham and bacon through a clever name association. Kevin Hall, Iowa Pork Producers Association Communications Director, explains how the idea was created. “So basically, the Iowa State football team had some players who had very unique […]

Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Ag Committee, unveiled the Senate Republican-drafted framework answering the call for a “farmer-focused” farm bill. “From the onset of this process, we have sought to draft a farm bill that reflects the needs of stakeholders,” Boozman said. “The world has changed dramatically since the 2018 bill […]