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“Obviously all of us are interested in getting a farm bill done.” But Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told reporters the other day he doesn’t think it will get done until… “…such time as all parties are looking at it from a practical point of view.” Vilsack said the House version promises all kinds of programs […]

The first hurricane of 2024 to make landfall on the US mainland, Beryl brought with it the usual impacts associated with such tropical systems as it reached the Central Texas Gulf Coast, impacts such as storm surge. “With some four to five foot storm surge totals occurring in that landfall area, northeastwards to at least […]

The latest Drought Monitor map reflects what every South Carolina farmer already knows: We’re in a drought. Here to talk about it is Commissioner Hugh Weathers. The latest US Drought Monitor map, released July 3, has 71% of the state in the Moderate Drought category. Just two weeks earlier, only a small fraction of the […]

Orders are now being accepted for native and genetically improved tree varieties through the annual N.C. Forest Service’s Seedling Sale. Interested landowners are encouraged to shop early for the best availability.

For the first time in over a decade, an international crowd gathered in Wisconsin last week to celebrate the Brown Swiss cattle breed. Josh Hushon is the assistant chair of the National Brown Swiss Convention and past president of the Wisconsin Brown Swiss Association. He says Wisconsin is the Brown Swiss Capital of the U.S. […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. We went home friday feeling pretty good about corn and beans. We managed to hold the support levels from report day and eked out a positive close heading into the weekend. Unfortunately it did not take long on […]

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) announces sending a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, calling for the immediate designation of all 19 counties in North Carolina’s First Congressional District as disaster areas due to the severe drought conditions affecting the region. “The situation has worsened since my public call last week […]

The USDA held a 49-day Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing and listened to hundreds of hours of testimony, which resulted in reform proposals released last week. Roger Cryan, chief economist with the American Farm Bureau, says the changes have some positives. “It increases the value returned to farmers for bottling milk through increases in the […]

It’s going from bad to worse in North and South Carolina as far as drought conditions go, to get the latest, we turn to North Carolina assistant state climatologist Corey Davis. Coming into this week, we already knew that every county in South Carolina and 99 out of 100 counties in North Carolina were at […]

A successful spraying season can be one of the star players of a bumper crop year. Sprayer maintenance is vital for making it as productive as possible. Mark Duffing, application product manager for Ziegler Ag Equipment, talks about some of the daily tasks farmers should do to keep their sprayers in good condition throughout the […]