Did you know NASA is into agriculture? Bradley Dorn, program manager for the agriculture area in the applied research program at NASA, says that when NASA began 50 years ago, they started looking at agriculture via satellites. And that has …
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Rice growers impacted by natural weather events last year can soon apply for a one-time assistance program to be offered by USDA. Rod Bain reports.
Planting season is upon us…a good time to talk farm safety with your team! Megan Schossow, outreach director and center coordinator for the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH), tells SFN it’s always a good time to talk …
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Growth in the biofuels industry offers multiple opportunities of demand for soybeans, benefiting all U.S. farmers. Mac Marshall, United Soybean Board vice president of market intelligence, says the demand for oil is in a period of positive transformation. “We’ve got …
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An expert advises us to check out the details of any offer by your tax preparer to give an instant or “anticipation” tax refund. Gary Crawford has more.
SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers just got back from a trade mission to Bangkok Thailand through NASDA and he is here to tell us all about it! Here are some basic highlights:
With members of the legislature currently working on the budget for the next two years, N.C. Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler and the N.C. Department of Agriculture is going big on their request for funding for farmland preservation efforts.
A federal judge blocked implementation of the Biden Administration’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule in two states on Sunday, the day before it was set to take effect. United States District Judge Jeffrey Vincent Brown ordered the Environmental Protection …
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As spring planting continues to draw closer, farmers are all but ready to go. Mac Marshall is vice president of market intelligence for the United Soybean Board and the U.S. Soybean Export Council. He says farmers have to balance a …
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After three straight months of readings slightly above growth neutral, the Creighton University Rural Mainstreet Index fell below the growth neutral threshold. The March index slumped to 45.6 from 50.1 in February. The index ranges between 0 and 100, with …
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