The Cotton Board recently elected a new slate of officers to serve one-year terms, including Rusty Darby of South Carolina as Treasurer. In addition to Darby, Mark Nichols, a cotton producer from Altus, Oklahoma, was elected to serve as Chairman of the Board. Nichols is the President of Jess Mark Nichols Farms, Inc. and President […]

Farmers for Free Trade this week implored all 2024 presidential candidates to prioritize new market access trade agreements to strengthen U.S. agriculture and decrease reliance on China. The organization also called on the presidential candidates to hold China accountable in a responsible manner that does not endanger U.S. food and agriculture’s largest export market or […]

USDA’s Federal Milk Marketing Order modernization hearing begins Wednesday and dairy farmers are eager to be part of the process. Stephen Cain, National Milk Producers Federation Director of Economic Research and Analysis, says there is a lot of ground to cover. “It’s a big process, we don’t do these very often. The last time we […]

Since its initial release last year, USDA’s Market News mobile app has progressed and expanded its capabilities. We started in February of 2022. And that version included our livestock and poultry reports. So that was over 800 reports containing commodities from cattle to grains etc. We came out in June of 2022 with version two […]

Last week, the South Carolina Advocates for Agriculture honored two men for their support for farming industry. One was state Senate President Thomas Alexander, the other was longtime farmer and founder of Mixon Seed Company, Danny Mixon, who said the honor humbled him. I guess its having a bunch of peers in ag being to […]

How might one define agricultural literacy? For that matter how many people in our country are ag literate? First a possible definition? Make it three provided by North Carolina A&T State University Professor Kathleen Liang. First the knowledge of agriculture in general, whether it’s different subjects like a crop, animal, or about different ways of […]

Looking good, at least compared to last year, is the corn crop in Ohio which is where the Eastern Leg of Pro Farmer Crop Tour got going on Monday. Pro Farmer Editor Brian Grete… “The state of Ohio, really good corn crop and soybean crop for that matter too. The numbers up pretty solidly from a year […]

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

As we head into the end of summer and beginning of fall, that means it is fair time in North Carolina. The state is home to 32 county and regional agricultural fairs from the mountains to the coast. These community events celebrate their people and their talents, and they highlight local contributors to the state’s […]

Commissioner Hugh Weathers and SFN’s Mike Davis were both on hand for the Advocates of the Year reception in West Columbia last Thursday.