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This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain markets started off the week trading lower. Outside markets have not offered a clear direction with a big bounce in stocks and a lower dollar being a bullish influence but crude oil was also down hard which […]

The South Carolina Ports have a major impact on the state. Commissioner Weather is here to tell us about it. A few weeks ago I was in Charleston for the annual State of the Ports update: Our state ports authority is unique in the extent to which it directly supports local business: Manufacturing is the […]

Peak-season fees for testing soil samples is set to go into effect Dec. 1, which means homeowners and growers have several weeks to collect and submit your samples for free testing.  

RALEIGH – North Carolina’s Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) has introduced its Severe Drought category (D2 classification) for parts of Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties. Severe drought is the second category of the four drought classifications based on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Twenty-three counties in western North Carolina are considered to be in the Moderate Drought […]

Nature’s obviously continuing to play a very heavy impact on producer decisions. USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam’s comments. After studying USDA is new and surprising cattle on feed report which showed more cattle that expected being placed into feedlots during September. Fewer marketing’s of fed cattle winding up with a surprisingly large feedlot inventory October […]

During a recent Fall Harvest Outlook webinar hosted by Rabobank, the topic turned to worldwide grain stocks. Stephen Nicholson, global sector strategist for grain and oilseeds with Rabobank, says corn and soybean stocks are beginning to rebuild around the world. “When you look around the globe and look at the major exporters, and you can […]

The Organic Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Reporting Yields, or O DAIRY Act of 2023, seeks to help organic dairy farmers overcome economic headwinds. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, introduced the bill this week. “It recognizes the fact that our dairy farms, and particularly our organic dairy farms, face some pretty strong headwinds these days, […]

Farm groups like Competitive Markets Action, the Organization for Competitive Markets, R-CALF USA, and others applauded seven new sponsors of the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act. The groups say the OFF Act would restore accountability and transparency to agricultural checkoff programs. In total, the OFF Act now has more bipartisan support than in any […]

Well the forecast really has not changed a lot in several weeks and that means we’re getting drier and drier in the Carolinas. This is really starting to show up on the Drought Monitor. Climatologist Corey Davis, what do you see? That’s right, Mike. If you just look back over the last three to four […]