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The Farm Credit System’s combined net income decreased 1.4 percent to $1.78 billion for the three and six months ending on June 30, 2023. That’s compared with net income of $1.81 billion and $3.57 billion for the same periods during 2022. Net income increased $200 million or 7.6 percent to $2.8 billion for the second […]

The House Ag Committee Chair says he plans to use the upcoming farm bill to deal with California’s Prop 12 that was upheld by the Supreme Court. At Minnesota’s Farmfest, Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) said the Supreme Court did say in its decision that Congress has the power to address the issues caused by Prop […]

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

An expert says take care of your brain. It’s the only one you’ve got. Gary Crawford has expert advice on how to boost your brain.

While August doesn’t usually mean cooler temperatures, the month has started off more comfortable than the blazing heat of July, but that isn’t saying much. Climatologist Corey Davis explains.

Gentrification in small-town West Virginia worries the local creative community, a Kentucky nursing student wants to bring more trauma centers to rural Indiana, and all-terrain electric wheelchairs now available in some state parks open new vistas for those with disabilities.

The 2023 Farm Bill was a hot topic at the recent Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting held by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane says it is highly likely that there will be an extension for the 2023 Farm Bill. “Given that appropriations is still very much front […]

Farm based data systems and tools have come a long way since they first appeared in the form of yield monitors on harvesters. And with the new emphasis on precision agriculture, they are more important and prevalent than ever. Rod Bain reports.

While consumption of many fruits has been stable over the years, consumption of avocados is booming. Gary Crawford has this report from a sweltering Washington D.C. farmers market.

It’s not surprising many fields are dry in the Eastern Corn Belt. Chad Smith has more.