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As we head into the end of summer and beginning of fall, that means it is fair time in North Carolina. The state is home to 32 county and regional agricultural fairs from the mountains to the coast. These community events celebrate their people and their talents, and they highlight local contributors to the state’s […]

Commissioner Hugh Weathers and SFN’s Mike Davis were both on hand for the Advocates of the Year reception in West Columbia last Thursday.

The 31st annual Pro Farmer Crop Tour gets going Monday. AgriTalk host Chip Flory is again leading the western leg of the crop tour and says they’ll cover a lot of miles. “The tour is going to be leaving Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Monday morning and make our way down to Grand Island, Nebraska. […]

Corn sales to overseas buyers for this current marketing year improved in the seven days ending on August 10, but USDA data shows that soybean export sales declined during the same period last year. Exporters sold 233,500 metric tons of corn for delivery for 2022-2023, up 55 percent from the previous week and 16 percent […]

Most cow-calf operations in the U.S. remain relatively small and have fewer than 50 cows. USDA says at the other end of the spectrum, a few very large operations with more than 1,000 cows can be found. USDA data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service Ag Census indicates that between 1997 and 2017, most cow-calf […]

The U.S. Trade Representative requested a panel formation under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement over Mexico’s decision to ban imports of biotech corn used in human consumption. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall said his group appreciates U.S. Trade Rep Katherine Tai for her continued commitment to holding Mexico to its agreements under USMCA. “America’s farmers are upholding […]

R-Calf United stock Growers of America is pointing to the domestic sheep industry as a warning to what can happen to the cattle industry. R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard. And we’ve been looking at this for a decade and have been warning the cattle industry that the sheep industry is in fact, the canary in the […]

Adding small ruminants to a property or operation offers producers many benefits. Langston University Goat Extension Leader Dr. Terry Gipson says the market for goats is very enticing. Right now, the market prices for goats is very, very good. And so, when we look at an economic analysis of goat production. It is that there […]

Farmers and ranchers depend on farm bill programs for many reasons, including improving their land. Idaho Farm Bureau member Jason Fellows says programs like EQIP, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, are essential for improving sustainability. “I was able to actually do an EQIP project four years ago. But the really neat thing was my grandpa […]

U.S. Grains Council delegates recently elected Brent Boydston of Bayer Crop Science as Chairman during the 63rd annual Board of Delegates meeting. He talks about his involvement in agriculture and the USGC. “My involvement basically goes back to when I was born. Some of my first memories are riding on that tractor and in the […]