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National Pork Producers Council Past President Randy Spronk testified at a House subcommittee hearing on reforming the generalized system of preferences to safeguard American supply chains and combat China. The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) provided duty-free treatment of goods exported to America from developing countries before expiring in 2020. “American pork producers support […]

Coming up Saturday morning is the official start of astronomical fall. Let’s get a report card right now of where we stand as we head out of summertime with climatologist Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. How are things looking right now as you take a look at the map? Really […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Harvest pressure continues to weigh on the corn and bean markets. Even if the crop ends up being smaller than USDA’s last estimates as I believe it will, harvest is still going to put some pressure on the […]

An Indigenous project in South Dakota seeks to protect tribal data sovereignty, advocates in North Carolina are pushing back against attacks on public schools, and Arkansas wants the hungriest to have access to more fruits and veggies.

The House is still trying to pass a temporary spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. But deep divisions within the Republican Party are blocking progress on the measure. North Carolina Republican Congressman David Rouzer is a senior member of both the House Ag and infrastructure and transportation committees. And he told Agri-Pulse this week […]

A new policy proposal in Pennsylvania would mandate the increased use of electric vehicles in the state. It would replicate California’s Advance Clean Cars II policy and effectively ban the manufacturing of internal combustion engines by 2035. Bill Dunn, president of the Pennsylvania Cattlemen’s Association, says this proposed mandate should matter to everyone. “Number one, […]

All eyes in the commodity markets are understandably on the U.S. harvest progress this time of year. Ben Kasch of Bower Trading says the U.S. dollar may also be exerting some influence as well. “I think the dollar is influencing it a little bit. We’ve been somewhat quiet on corn and wheat export numbers. Soybeans […]

Mark Eisele, President-Elect of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, is expected to become the next NCBA president in early 2024. “I am a cow-calf and yearling/stocker producer in southeast Wyoming, at about 6500 feet elevation. Good grass country and we have had a little rain this year, so it made a big difference.”  He will […]

In its new crop production forecast for corn, USDA has projected a crop that would be actually up slightly from what was being forecast a month ago. But that’s not the direction folks were necessarily anticipating. USDA is Chief Economist Seth Meyer. Most analysts were looking for USDA to forecast less production than the 15 […]

For many growers, harvest is in full swing. It’s also a pressure-packed time for growers, and it’s easy to take shortcuts that can be hazardous to the grower and others in their community. As combines are rolling in the fields, it’s important to think about safety. As part of National Farm Safety and Health Week, […]