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President Donald Trump suspended tariffs he imposed this week on Canada and Mexico, telling reporters the decision was to protect American farmers, but the threat of imposing tariffs is still on the table. North Carolina Senator Ted Budd wants to remind Americans that the tariffs President Trump imposed are usually meant to reflect those our […]

Technology and innovation are two major topics in the agriculture industry these days. Commissioner Weathers is here to talk about the SC AgTech and Business Forum coming up this month. Here are the panelists, in case this information is helpful: Agricultural Policy Panel Natural Resources Panel Innovations and Value-Add Panel Agricultural Technology Panel

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. The market finished last week on a strong note and corn and wheat started off Monday with another positive close. Soybeans closed Monday lower due to harvest pressure from Brazil. Commitment of traders came out friday afternoon […]

Farmers are reminded to fill out the Water Use Survey from NCDA&CS if they have not already done so. This survey is sent to farmers who withdraw 10,000 gallons of water per day from groundwater or surface water. Information collected helps understand agricultural water usage and needs in the state. I want to remind farmers […]

With all the activity in Washington right now, passage of a new farm bill seems to have been pushed to the back burner, but not by NASDA. RJ Karney is Senior Director of Public Policy at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, and says it’s still front and center for them and for […]

There’s a general consensus that corn planted acres will see a jump this year, but to what degree and from where? Tanner Ehmke is the lead economist for grains and oil seeds at CoBank, and he says the rise could be significant. “Where we’re at right now, we’re forecasting corn to be up a little […]

Asheville, NC, March 7, 2025 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins surveyed natural disaster damage and met with U.S. Forest Service members in Western North Carolina yesterday, where recent wildfires and hurricanes have caused significant destruction. During her visit, Secretary Rollins toured the Blue Ridge Parkway to witness the devastation left by Hurricane Helene. She […]

March comes in like a lion, and it sure was a moody lion at that. Corey Davis, the Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, what a week or so that we have had. I’m going to let you recap it, because I can’t even keep track of it. You need a scorecard to keep track […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. A well used trading adage is escalator up and elevator down. In around 8 trading sessions, the market erased the gains it took more than 3 months to gain. We really did not need a reminder about […]

A monthly survey of bank CEOs in 10 Midwestern states shows a dismal outlook. The report shows the February score fell to 38 on a zero to 100 scale, where 50 is growth neutral. Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss is author of the report. “The numbers were not good, falling below growth neutral for […]