Corn Growers Feeling Impact of Iranian Conflict
Corn growers have experienced tough financial times for years with high input prices and futures prices which haven't kept up. Now, due to the Iran war, fertilizer supplies have been cut off through the Strait of Hormuz, impacting farmers just as planting season is getting underway. Matt Frostic is a Michigan farmer an...
R-CALF Applauds Government Investigation into Concentration
President Donald Trump has called for an investigation into possible price fixing and other violations in the beef packing industry. R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard said the timing aligns with the organization's current lawsuit involving the packing sector. "Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will be introducing leg...
Newhouse: Keep Telling State-Level Legislators About the Pressures in U.S. Agriculture
Like many farmers across the country, farmers in Washington state experienced negative returns the past few years, and labor alone accounted for 108 percent of their total gross revenue. Many feel it's crucial that lawmakers understand that. U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse, a farmer himself, says things have got to ch...
Celebrating Agriculture on National Ag Day
Events across the country will help celebrate American agriculture on Tuesday, March 24. National Ag Day events will bring a spotlight to farmers and their contributions to national security, according to Marty Wolske, Successful Farming Publisher and Chair of National Ag Day. "You could ask the generations, just ...
Protecting Feed Efficiency Critical to Pork Success
Pork producers know that feed is the number one costs of raising pigs. That means keeping anything from chipping away at feed efficiency. While Lawsonia is well known to cause disease, research shows it also quietly reduces growth and feed conversion, even when clinical signs aren't obvious. Dr. Greg Cline, a senior ke...
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday, March 20th
This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at brooks@palmettograin.com or 843-540-4540. After seeing Monday's selloff, it did not seem like we would be able to salvage much in the market this week. Yet by Thursday's session, both May and December corn managed new high closes for the...
Powell: Iran War Impact on Commodity Markets is Concerning
The war with Iran is causing upheaval in the commodity markets. The early volatility has seen an increase in the price of corn and soybeans, but has included sharp setbacks. More concerning is the risk presented to U.S. farmers and consumers as the conflict in the Middle East drives energy and fertilizer prices higher....
Storms, Cold Fronts Drive Volatile March Weather Pattern
Well, it's that time of year - March Madness is upon us, and a lot of people think it's just for basketball. Oh no - here in the Carolinas, it's also a great description of our weather pattern. Over the last seven days, we've seen everything from 80-degree highs to 25-degree lows and everything in between. We've got st...
Ratcliff to Give N.C. A&T Cooperative Extension's Small Farms Week 2026 Keynote
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 18, 2026) - When Kimberly Ratcliff traded her successful career in corporate America for jeans, a cowboy hat and life on her family farm in Texas, she saw a large gap between big business and family farms simply working to make ends meet and provide the best agricultural products possible. ...
U.S. Dairy Banking on Renewing the USMCA Trade Agreement
U.S. agriculture groups are watching the pending negotiations between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada as the countries work on renewing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. Tony Rice, the director of trade policy for the National Milk Producers Federation, said the USMCA is very important for the dairy industry and U.S...