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On the heels of the remnants of Hurricane Debby moving through the state, the department continues to assess damage from heavy rains and tornadoes. It will be some time before we have a clearer picture of its impact. Flooding of the Tar River at Louisburg, Franklin County, NC on Friday, August 9, 2024 following Tropical […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Yesterday we got USDA’s August supply and demand report. This can be a big market mover because it was the first time this year USDA gave us an actual estimate of yield based on satellite data and […]

 Lowcountry Oyster Company is expanding its operations with the construction of a $6.4 million seafood processing and cross-dock facility in Green Pond, South Carolina. The Colleton County facility is projected to create 30 new jobs. With a state-of-the-art chilled water wet storage system and climate-controlled processing and holding areas, including over 10,000 square feet of refrigerated […]

USDA data shows corn sales jumped week-to-week, while wheat sales were narrowly lower. Corn sales in the seven days ending on August 1 were reported at 485,000 metric tons. USDA says that’s up from 168,000 metric tons the week before and is a 32 percent increase from the prior four-week average. Mexico was the big […]

An important question for producers selling calves at online auctions or sale barns is what makes those cattle buyers pay more money. Dr. John Hutcheson, director of cattle technical services at Merck Animal Health, talks about the management programs and health protocols that have the biggest impact on revenue according to auction data analysis. “I […]

Tropical Storm Debby has now made its way out of the Carolinas and moved on. But what kind of impact did we see from that? I’m talking now with South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers. Commissioner, what did you see across South Carolina in the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby? “Well, it was as […]

Many people around the globe are watching what is being described as historic developments unfolding in the current American presidential campaign. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his disappointment at hearing President Joe Biden’s decision to cease his campaign efforts for re-election. However, Trudeau was pleased to see Biden’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. Some Canadians […]

Since its inception two decades ago, USDA’s Conservation Innovation Grant program has provided significant investment in new approaches and technologies in the Natural Resources Conservation realm. “The Conservation Innovation Grants Program. It’s a competitive program that NRCS offers to really support development of new tools, new approaches and practices and up and coming technologies to […]

A Canadian company that got its start distilling a milk byproduct into spirits, along with a large cooperative owned by Great Lakes dairy farmers, broke ground on a new Michigan plant that will unite their businesses to make ethanol. Ontario-based Dairy Distillery and the Michigan Milk Producers Association are building a new facility near Constantine, […]

A coalition of attorneys general is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new rule that would create uniform labeling requirements on pesticide products across the country. By streamlining the process and preempting misbranding in states like California, it is hoped the rule would lift the burdens currently placed on farmers across the country. […]