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Cooperative Weather Has Led to Rapid Crop Growth

Cooperative Weather Has Led to Rapid Crop Growth

Chad SmithAug 26, 2025

This year’s weather has been mostly outstanding for crops, and that is easy to see when you look at your…

Time Factors for Food Safety Tailgate Transport

Time Factors for Food Safety Tailgate Transport

Rod BainAug 26, 2025

The football season is here, and no matter if your tailgate party involves a prep, college or pro game, food…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday August 26

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday August 26

Brooks SchafferAug 26, 2025

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

Visit NC Farms and NC Eat & Play team up to spotlight agritourism across the state

Kyle NachtsheimAug 25, 2025

Visit NC Farms and local content creator Megan Nichols, founder of NC Eat & Play, announced a new partnership Monday…

Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent

Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press More than 180 current and former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency published a…

Pork Is a Friend to All Foods

Pork Is a Friend to All Foods

Chad SmithAug 25, 2025

Pork is often called a “friend to all foods” thanks to its versatility and being a carrier food. As one…

Cattle Prices Aren’t Done Climbing Yet

Cattle Prices Aren’t Done Climbing Yet

Chad SmithAug 25, 2025

The question is how much higher can cattle prices go before the herd expansion gets rolling? Lee Schulz, the chief…

Facing the Future During Economic Uncertainty

Facing the Future During Economic Uncertainty

Jesse AllenAug 25, 2025

As the agriculture sector works through 2025, producers across the country are closely watching the shifting dynamics of the ag…

Find zen in your garden with zinnias

Find zen in your garden with zinnias

WPTF StaffAug 24, 2025

By MIKE RALEY WPTF Weekend Gardener My mother-in-law, Jean Reeves, was smart, hard-working, industrious, caring and pretty. She loved gardening,…