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Blog Archives

USDA Commits $25 Million for Underserved Communities

October 12, 2021
by Rhonda Garrison

The Department of Agriculture is awarding nearly $25 million in grants and cooperative agreements toward ensure broader access and participation in USDA programs and services for historically underserved farmers and ranchers. One set of awards includes $18.6 million in grants …

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Clemson Offers App to Help Calculate Feed Rations

October 5, 2021
by Rhonda Garrison

Just like people, livestock require the correct amount of nutrients in their diets. To help producers easily determine the nutrients in feed mixes, the Clemson University Precision Agriculture group has developed the Clemson Livestock Feed Ration Calculator. This web-based calculator, or …

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NCDA&CS Market Highlights for Monday, August 26

August 26, 2019
by Rhonda Garrison

The following is a summary of market prices and conditions of North Carolina farm products for August 23, 2019 reported by the Federal-State Markets News Service of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  All livestock is state …

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U.S.-Japan Reach Trade Agreement

August 26, 2019
by Rhonda Garrison

The United States and Japan reached an agreement over the weekend on an agriculture-related trade deal. The agreement, according to President Trump, will lower tariffs on U.S. agricultural goods, although specific details have not been announced. President Trump during a …

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U.S. – Japan Trade Deal Reactions

August 26, 2019
by Rhonda Garrison

Several agricultural commodity groups are excited about export prospects to a major market now that a trade agreement in principal has been reached between the U.S. and Japan:

Pro Farmer’s National Corn and Soybean Crop Estimates

August 26, 2019
by Rhonda Garrison

Pro Farmer Friday released its crop estimates from the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour. For corn, Pro Farmer estimates a 13.2 to 14.4 billion bushel crop in 2019, with an average yield of 163.3 bushels per acre. For soybeans, Pro …

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China Purchases U.S. Soybeans Despite Boycott

August 26, 2019
by Rhonda Garrison

The National Review Dot Com says China bought a small amount of U.S. soybeans last week. The purchase happened in spite of promising to boycott U.S. farm products because of deteriorating trade negotiations with the Trump Administration. Data from the …

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ASA Responds to Further Trade Dispute Escalation from China

August 26, 2019
by Rhonda Garrison

China has officially announced it will impose an extra five percent tariff on U.S. soybeans starting on September 1. They’ll also add another 10 percent in duties on other major U.S. crops grown by many American soybean farmers. The latest …

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U.S. Remains Quiet on China Trade Front

January 3, 2019
by Rhonda Garrison

The Trump administration is not speaking out ahead of talks with China next week, fueling concerns that concessions by China may not be enough to satisfy U.S. demands. Bloomberg News reports the measures by China to open its economy “mostly …

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Secretary Perdue to Address AFBF Convention

January 3, 2019
by Rhonda Garrison

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will address the closing general session at the 100th American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention and IDEAg Trade Show. Perdue will give his remarks on January 14th in New Orleans, Louisiana, as part of the centennial …

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