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This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. There have been huge swings in the stock market this week, but that volatility did not spill over into the ag markets. Grains were relatively muted this week with corn and wheat drifting lower and beans finding […]

Potentially good news for potato growers as word gets out that the Trump administration has begun talks with Japan to eliminate tariff and non-tariff trade barriers. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says they’ve been on this for quite a while. “Since it became obvious that there was going to be a negotiation, specifically with […]

We have had warm weather the past few days, particularly in the afternoons and even some of the evenings, have been on the warm side. And Corey Davis, the Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, joins me now to talk about that. We are certainly fully into spring now, aren’t we? That’s “Right, Mike, you […]

Still lower cattle inventory year over year for USDA’s April cattle on feed report, yet continued signs of attempted inventory buildup. This is livestock analyst Anthony Fisher: “The number of cattle on feed and feed lots on April 1 was 11.64 million head, this was about 2% below a year ago. The report showed an […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) is influencing a lot of new farm machinery, from tractors to sprayers to harvesters and more. But it’s not just implements. Every farmer with internet has access to AI right now. Rachael Sharp is a row farmer from Allendale, South Carolina, and found ChatGPT had answers she hadn’t even imagined possible. “I […]

It is among the increasing harvests for agritourism operators and the communities they serve. Data to help them better understand and recognize some of the trends in their industry. Audrey Coverford of Oregon State University Extension notes some agritourism-oriented information gleaned from USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, including… “1.9 million US farms were estimated to […]

Cybercrime might seem like something in a big city or a spy novel, but it happens in rural America. The Federal Trade Commission recently reported another record year of fraud losses totaling $12.5 billion by American consumers. The losses affect people of all ages, but older Americans lost the most, and many don’t have the […]

The U.S. Trade Representative has responded to concerns by the agriculture industry over a plan to impose fees designed to boost the U.S. shipbuilding industry. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom explains why exporters wanted changes to the proposed port service fees. “Not only in regard to potentially higher costs in general, […]

FARGO, ND – April 22, 2025 — Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced $340.6 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster assistance to deliver relief to farmers, ranchers and rural communities impacted by natural disasters that have caused devastation across the country. In support of President Trump’s January executive order, which expedited assistance to […]

Rejoice strawberry lovers, depending on where you are in the state, strawberry season is here or almost here! Pick-your own farms in Eastern NC have opened and fresh, North Carolina berries can be found in some farmers markets and stores.