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45Z is one of the tax credit provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act meant to boost the bottom line of farmers and ranchers while helping the U.S. reduce carbon emissions. Roger Cryan, chief economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says 45Z replaces previous tax credits that were unfavorable to American producers. “We’re looking forward […]

RALEIGH –The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) expanded its severe drought classification and classified two counties as in extreme drought in the latest advisory issued Thursday.  DMAC classified parts of Columbus and Yadkin counties as in extreme drought (D3 classification) in the latest drought advisory. In addition, DMAC expanded the severe drought (D2 classification) to 26 counties. Parts of […]

The rains last weekend did bring some improvements to parts of North and South Carolina. For details, we now turn to assistant state climatologist Corey Davis from the state climate office of North Carolina, and some areas like my Franklin County in North Carolina saw some pretty heavy rains, and some other areas got even […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn and soybeans continue to trade weather. Monday’s selloff came in part from the forecasts showing big precipitation totals forecast for Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. The system that was supposed to bring the rain turned into a […]

Until recently, I had never heard the term, even though farmers had actually been doing this now for years. It’s agrivoltaics, or the practice of solar agriculture co-location as defined as ag production underneath or adjacent to solar panels. The subject received plenty of attention at a recent solar farm summit in Chicago. Bill Bodine […]

Following weeks of intense summer heat and little rainfall, flash drought has intensified in a region stretching from the Carolinas to Pennsylvania. A flash drought is described as the sudden arrival of drought conditions that are set in motion by lower-than-normal rates of precipitation, accompanied by abnormally high temperatures, winds, and solar radiation. “Severe and […]

Farmers in Russia’s breadbasket are battling temperatures over 120 degrees and trying to save a wheat crop hit hard by a heatwave, frosts, and even floods. Rostov, one of Russia’s key wheat-growing regions, accounted for 11 percent of the country’s total grain harvest last year, and ag ministry officials are monitoring it to make more […]

Any little nuisance, even a fly, can make a big impact on milk and meat production on your farm. Dr. Scott Pertzborn is a veterinarian specializing in dairy and beef cattle. “Well, it’s a big deal, especially on our dairy cow where we’re you know, we’re hoping they’re making 100 pounds or more a day, […]

The U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan, or U.S. SHIP, is a producer-driven national program serving as a unified industry playbook centered around biosecurity, traceability and sampling and testing for animal health challenges. Al Wulfekuhle with the National Pork Board, talks about the benefits of U.S. SHIP. “What U.S. SHIP does is it takes the recommendations […]

Brazil’s farmers are expected to harvest 4.561 billion bushels of corn in the 2023-2024 season, including the country’s first, second, and third crops. Farmdoc Daily says that is 12 percent less than last year’s record harvest. Brazil’s National Supply Company, Conab, says the expected reduction in total corn production is mainly attributed to smaller acreage […]