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Turkey operation in Wayne County tests positive for High Path Avian Influenza

Turkey operation in Wayne County tests positive for High Path Avian Influenza

NCDA and CSNov 19, 2025

RALEIGH – A turkey breeding operation in Wayne County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza. The positive sample was…

Study Shows the Future of International Grain Trading Looks Very Competitive

Study Shows the Future of International Grain Trading Looks Very Competitive

Chad SmithNov 19, 2025

Dr. William Wilson, a distinguished professor in the Agribusiness and Applied Economics Department at North Dakota State University, recently undertook…

Cattle Market Volatility Indicates a ‘Broken System’

Cattle Market Volatility Indicates a ‘Broken System’

Lorrie BoyerNov 19, 2025

Recent comments from the Trump administration about the beef industry and its goal to lower consumer beef prices have had…

Recapping the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Recapping the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season

Rod BainNov 19, 2025

“We are just a couple of weeks away from the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season,” — Nov. 30,…

Farm Gate Receipts are Down, Farm Lending is Up

Farm Gate Receipts are Down, Farm Lending is Up

Mike DavisNov 19, 2025

Third quarter financials continue to reflect the bleak picture in farm country this year. Joe Mahon, Regional Outreach Director at…

Silencing Phone Scams in Rural America

Silencing Phone Scams in Rural America

Chad SmithNov 18, 2025

Silencing phone scams is a big job because four billion robocalls are made to Americans every month, and the average…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, Nov. 18th

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday, Nov. 18th

Brooks SchafferNov 18, 2025

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

H-2A Program Still Needs More Fixes to Be Affordable

H-2A Program Still Needs More Fixes to Be Affordable

Chad SmithNov 17, 2025

The cry for H-2A reform can be heard all around agriculture, and the recent adjustments to calculating the Adverse Effect…

New National FFA President Looking Forward to Making Connections

Chad SmithNov 17, 2025

Trey Myers of Oklahoma was recently elected as the new president of National FFA. He said it hasn’t truly sunk…