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Twenty-three ag related businesses and 12 ag associations are in Bogota, Colombia this week as part of USDA trade mission there. It’s the second such mission to that South American nation, the seventh largest importer of US ag goods. Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor is leading the trip, and says […]

Two key USDA reports showed that U.S. farmers are set to produce a big crop this fall. Betty Resnick, an economist at the American Farm Bureau, says the production number looks especially good for soybeans. “Corn is projected have a record yield of 183.1 bushels an acre, up 3.3 from last year’s record and above […]

Varying weather conditions across rural America have opened the door for not one but multiple diseases to infest a growers’ field at once. However, it is possible to protect against a broad spectrum of diseases while maintaining a high yield potential. Brian Norton, an agronomic service representative with Syngenta, talks about weather conditions in his […]

Senate Ag Committee members Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Fetterman (D-PA), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) are asking the USDA to improve its process for foreign-owned farmland disclosures. A letter to the agency follows alleged inaccuracies posted online by the Farm Service Agency under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act. “It’s essential for the USDA to ensure […]

It’s no secret that agriculture is a dangerous occupation. The National Grain and Feed Association is celebrating Harvest Safety Week on August 19-23. Jess McCluer is vice president of safety for the National Grain and Feed Association. “The National Grain Feed Association is a national trade association that represents member companies that operate over 8,000 […]

The 2024-2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report is calling for larger corn supplies, lower domestic use, greater exports, and smaller ending stocks. Corn production is forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, 47 million higher than last month. Ending stocks are forecast down 24 million bushels to 2.1 billion. The season-average corn price dropped a […]

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 […]