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Farm Economy Steady to Weakening

Farm Economy Steady to Weakening

NAFB News ServiceOct 31, 2024

While the farm economy seems to have stabilized in the Midwest and Northern Plains, it weakened in the rest of…

Bird Flu Confirmed in Pig in Oregon

Bird Flu Confirmed in Pig in Oregon

Mike DavisOct 31, 2024

Bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US for the first time. It was found in a…

Whitaker Named First Southeastern Female Farmer of the Year

Whitaker Named First Southeastern Female Farmer of the Year

Mike DavisOct 30, 2024

A North Carolina grower has made history, becoming the first woman to be named the Sunbelt AgExpo Southeastern Farmer of…

Tri-National Accord Discussions Include Foreign Animal Diseases and Trade

Tri-National Accord Discussions Include Foreign Animal Diseases and Trade

C.J. MillerOct 30, 2024

Foreign animal diseases and ag trade were among the topics during the Tri-National Agriculture Accord hosted last week by NASDA,…

Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?

Autonomous tech is coming to farming. What will it mean for crops and workers who harvest them?

By MELINA WALLING, Associated Press and AYURELLA HORN-MULLER, Grist Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Jeremy Ford hates wasting water.…

Study: South Carolina Among Riskiest States for Rural Driving

Study: South Carolina Among Riskiest States for Rural Driving

NAFB News ServiceOct 29, 2024

South Carolina has been identified as a top-five most dangerous state for rural motoring. Wyoming tops the list with a…

SC Commissioner Weathers: South Carolina Farmer of the Year

SC Commissioner Weathers: South Carolina Farmer of the Year

Mike DavisOct 29, 2024

Commissioner, I understand you went to Sunbelt Ag Expo recently for the Southeastern Farmer of the Year Awards in support…

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Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday October 29

Mike DavisOct 29, 2024

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

NC Commissioner Troxler: Nearly a Million Reasons the NC State Fair Was a Success

NC Commissioner Troxler: Nearly a Million Reasons the NC State Fair Was a Success

Mike DavisOct 29, 2024

North Carolina Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler joining me now, and the North Carolina State Fair just in the rearview mirror,…