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Many growers have seen a shift from drought conditions to periods of heavy rain and flooding. That shift could lead to increased disease pressure. Blake Miller, an agronomic service representative with Syngenta, talks about how growers can preserve their maximum yield potential despite the challenges. Miller talks about the weather shift in his area. “The […]

There are plenty of people who don’t like any form of animal agriculture. Joel Leftwich, chief strategy officer for the Kansas Farm Bureau, says it’s time for animal agriculture to start pushing back. “The voices out there who are opposed to animal agriculture are strong, are well funded, and are finding new ways to challenge […]

It’s typical when we get a hurricane or a tropical storm to come through that right behind it, we get some really nice weather. And we did this time, but it was sort of a delayed reaction. Let’s find out why, from climatologist Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist with the state climate office of North […]

Just because a farmer has a bin doesn’t mean it should be used. There are reasons to do so during harvest, but those may be put into the production cost category as they relate to the efficiencies of the harvest just to keep the combines rolling. Otherwise, Frayne Olson from North Dakota State University says […]

Nine NCSU research projects awarded funding RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced today that nine research projects that focus on helping specialty crop growers manage disease and adverse weather conditions, and that look at new plant varieties that could grow better in the state were awarded over $1.16 million in specialty crop block grant […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Market is closely following the ProFarmer crop tour going across the Midwest this week. At the time of this recording, we have gotten the tour yield for Illinois, Nebraska, Indiana, South Dakota and Ohio. Thursday at 8pm, […]

 The corn and soybean crops in Illinois are as advertised, according to Pro Farmer Scouts on Day Three of Crop Tour. “Corn yields were a little more variable probably than a lot of the routes saw, but I’d expect that, given the real estate that we were looking at. We still had a top-end yield of […]

Roy Lee Lindsay is the CEO of the North Carolina Pork Council, representing growers in the nation’s third largest pork producing state. He says the biggest challenge facing producers today is input costs. “Everything from feed to labor to utilities to transportation, insurance, simply everything that goes into the cost of producing food. It has […]

After estimates of a near-record crop in Ohio for a second year and a lot of potential in South Dakota on Monday, the Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts found even better results in Nebraska and Indiana on Tuesday. “The soybeans looked good. Even the shorter beans were loaded, and all these beans were setting pods. I […]

Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root growth. They also improve soil moisture, remove fungal spores and stimulate microbial activity, which benefits plant health. But there’s another weird worm out there […]