Pork demand and hog prices are both strong. Why, then, are producers indicating a throttling back on production? Gary Crawford has more.

Farm experts recently told House Ag lawmakers that crop insurance and other farm safety net programs are working, but the pandemic has shown some fixes are needed.Farmers needed more than crop insurance and ARC and PLC to survive the pandemic …

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The future of agriculture, no matter the period in time, involves innovations that make production more efficient, bountiful and sustainable. That is the case even today as advances in technologies, practices and strategies are positively impacting ag now and into …

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National Association of Farm Broadcasting president Gale Cunningham and Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, provide straight answers to some common questions about the COVID-19 vaccines. This is the complete three-part series as aired on SFN. …

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Like the soft Lumber issue and the supply management issue, mandatory Country-Of-Origin Labeling probably deserves a chapter in any Canada-U.S. trade disputes reference book. It was almost inevitable that the ‘Buy American’ agenda, promoted by President Joe Biden, would re-ignite …

U.S. COOL Reemergence Making Canada Nervous Read More »

This year the Century Farm Program will celebrate its “50th anniversary + 1” at the N.C. State Fair. Nearly 2,000 farms are in the program, but the department is looking for others who qualify to join. Century Farms are in …

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