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COLUMBIA – Luray Peanut Co., a producer of packaged boiled peanuts, today announced plans to expand its operations in Hampton County. The company’s $5.25 million investment will create 16 new jobs. Luray Peanut Co.’s original recipe and Cajun boiled peanut products are available for purchase in convenience stores, grocery stores and stadiums. Located at 973 Main Street in Varnville, […]

We finally got that rain we were hoping for the question is how much of a difference did it make in drought conditions across the Carolinas for that I turn to NC Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis , as we do each week at this time. Man, it was a wet weekend. Tell me what […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain and oilseeds markets continue to trade the same range on much of the same news we have been trading for the last few weeks. You can almost know exactly which way the precipitation forecast models are trending […]

Rural America’s jobs numbers are rebounding, but still below pre-pandemic days; a rural Oregon community has a new approach to affordable housing; the smallest communities benefit from the world’s largest museum; and the dark nights give way to light.

David Hula of Williamsburg, Virginia, known for his record-setting corn yields, has done it again, setting a new national mark. The National Corn Growers Association announced the winners of the 2023 National Corn Yield Contest. The yields included a national record of 623.8 bushels per acre from Hula, beating the previous record of 619.1 bushels […]

Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) will file a Congressional Review Act resolution that would overturn the decision to lift a long-standing ban on beef imports from Paraguay. Both senators say the Biden administration made the wrong decision. “Resuming beef imports from a country with a recent history of foot and mouth disease […]

Oh yes, here’s that Christmas tree hunting clip again from the movie A Christmas Story. Haven’t you got a big tree? Christmas only comes once a year. Why not? If you went hunting for a real Christmas tree after the first week of December this year, you may have had a little trouble finding just […]

Agriculture had a moment in the limelight at COP 28. This year, the climate change conference in Dubai hosted more than 200 nations with the goal to work on climate change. US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was there and says there was a milestone declaration for agriculture and 152 countries signed on. A declaration […]

American Farm Bureau Federation’s Ag ConnectHER events spotlight prominent women across agriculture to inspire others to reach their potential and succeed in leadership. Margaret Gladden, a farmer from Indiana and a member of the AFBF Women’s Leadership Committee, says the effort brings women together across the country. “We try to do these four times, five […]

COLUMBIA – Tomahawk Processing LLC today announced that it will establish meat processing operations in Laurens County. The company’s investment of $5 million will create 26 new jobs. Tomahawk Processing will build a state-of-the-art, U.S. Department of Agriculture-inspected processing plant that will provide beef processing and packing services. It will also provide private label packaging, allowing […]