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NC Commissioner Troxler: Planting Season Off to a Fast Start

NC Commissioner Troxler: Planting Season Off to a Fast Start

Mike DavisJun 10, 2025

The latest National Agricultural Statistics Service’s Crop Progress and Condition Reports show farmers are busy putting in this year’s crops…

Swine Producers Feeling Cautiously Optimistic for 2025

Swine Producers Feeling Cautiously Optimistic for 2025

Mike DavisJun 9, 2025

Following a historic downturn in the swine industry in 2024, producers are feeling more optimistic about what 2025 will bring.…

Southern Wheat Harvest Starting Slowly

Southern Wheat Harvest Starting Slowly

Mike DavisJun 9, 2025

About 25 percent of the winter wheat is in the silo in North and South Carolina, the harvest in the…

Normal to Above-Normal Activity Predicted for ’25 Hurricane Season

Normal to Above-Normal Activity Predicted for ’25 Hurricane Season

Mike DavisJun 6, 2025

The rains at the end of last week set us up in really good shape for this week. And to…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday June 6

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday June 6

Brooks SchafferJun 6, 2025

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

‘Food for Peace’ Bill Seeks to Rescue Foreign Aid Program

‘Food for Peace’ Bill Seeks to Rescue Foreign Aid Program

Mike DavisJun 5, 2025

A foreign aid program near and dear to the hearts of Kansans is in jeopardy. Food for Peace, a federal…

Challenges Remain to Closing the Rural Broadband Gap

Challenges Remain to Closing the Rural Broadband Gap

Mike DavisJun 5, 2025

Rural broadband has been a discussion topic at the local, state, and federal levels for some time. Jeff Johnston, lead…

Farmers Set to Lose Billions Without Tax Cut Extension

Farmers Set to Lose Billions Without Tax Cut Extension

If Congress doesn’t extend current tax provisions, America’s farmers and ranchers will be forced to pay up to $9 billion…

Farmland Prices Saw Softening in 2024

Farmland Prices Saw Softening in 2024

Mike DavisJun 4, 2025

After several years of rapidly rising farmland values, 2024 saw things begin to cool off. Randy Dickhut, farmland sales expert…