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13 SC Entrepreneurs Awarded Funding for Agribusinesses

13 SC Entrepreneurs Awarded Funding for Agribusinesses

SCDAMay 21, 2025

COLUMBIA – Thirteen entrepreneurs will share $200,000 in funding for their agribusiness ventures through the South Carolina Department of Agriculture’s Agribusiness…

China Keeping Most of its Fertilizer Production for Domestic Use

China Keeping Most of its Fertilizer Production for Domestic Use

Mike DavisMay 21, 2025

China is one of the world’s biggest suppliers of fertilizer. However, China has pulled back in recent years on the…

Fischer Introduces Precision Technology Legislation

Fischer Introduces Precision Technology Legislation

Mike DavisMay 21, 2025

Senator Deb Fischer, a member of the Senate Ag Committee, reintroduced her Precision Ag Package. The package contains three pieces…

New salmonella outbreak tied to same Florida grower with tainted cucumbers last year

New salmonella outbreak tied to same Florida grower with tainted cucumbers last year

By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials are investigating a new outbreak of salmonella illnesses tied to a…

On ‘World Bee Day,’ the bees did not seem bothered. They should be

On ‘World Bee Day,’ the bees did not seem bothered. They should be

By DANIEL NIEMANN, FANNY BRODERSEN and MICHAEL PROBST Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — On the eighth annual “World Bee Day,” the…

SC Commissioner Weathers: A Visit to the Agrihood

SC Commissioner Weathers: A Visit to the Agrihood

Mike DavisMay 20, 2025

I hear you were in Summerville recently to check out a new concept. Tell us about it, Commissioner. I visited…

NC Commissioner Troxler: State Fair Junior Livestock Scholarship Recipients Announced

NC Commissioner Troxler: State Fair Junior Livestock Scholarship Recipients Announced

Mike DavisMay 20, 2025

The NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services recently announced 31 recipients of the N.C. State Fair Junior Livestock Scholarships…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday May 20

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday May 20

Brooks SchafferMay 20, 2025

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. We had…

Bipartisan Support in Washington for Stopping Screwworms

Bipartisan Support in Washington for Stopping Screwworms

Mike DavisMay 20, 2025

The push to stop a dangerous livestock pest is gaining traction in Congress. The “STOP Screwworms Act” was introduced by…