Category Archives: Top Agriculture News
Governor Henry McMaster Announces the Launch of Farm and Forest Recovery Resource Days
Calls on Congressional Delegation to Support $621 Million in Federal Emergency Relief for S.C. Agriculture Related Storm DamageCOLUMBIA, S.C. - Governor Henry McMaster and Lieutenant Governor Pam...
Nov 08, 2024
Speculation Starts on Next Ag Secretary
Speculation has already begun on who the next Secretary of Agriculture will be when Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. Successful Farming says Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller, former...
Nov 08, 2024
Hard to Believe, but Carolinas Slipping into Drought
A lot of color on the Drought Monitor map right now, to get a description of that, I turn to Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. What are you se...
Nov 07, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday November 8
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Election day is behind us and the outcome is not in question. That is a weig...
Nov 07, 2024
Mixed Election Reaction in the Commodity and Equity Markets
In the marketplace, there was thinning volume ahead of the elections on Tuesday, with expectations of potential fireworks in the overnight trading session, and with Donald Trump elected as president, ...
Nov 07, 2024
Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated PressA costly campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida failed Tuesday and California voters took a step toward tough crime laws as voters in dozens of states ...
Nov 05, 2024
Marijuana legalization fails in Florida as numerous states approve citizen voting amendments
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A costly campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida failed Tuesday and California voters took a step toward tough crime laws as voters in dozens of states...
Nov 05, 2024
Farm Bureau: TN Visa Program a Key Part of Ag Labor Force
With agricultural labor challenges across the entire sector, some farmers and ranchers are turning to a unique type of visa to alleviate the burden. Samantha Ayoub, an associate economist for the Amer...
Nov 05, 2024
SC Commissioner Weathers: Veterans a Big Part of South Carolina Agriculture
Veterans Day is coming up on Monday, November 11. How important are military veterans to South Carolina agriculture?Here in South Carolina, around 12 percent of producers are serving or have served in...
Nov 05, 2024
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday November 5
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540.Today is Election Day. The hope from the market's perspective in the short t...
Nov 04, 2024