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There’s been a lot of turnover at local USDA offices around rural America. Dr. Amy Hagerman, an agricultural and food policy specialist for Oklahoma State University Extension, says farmers will see some of the consequences of those changes. “So, this administration came in with a stated intention of decreasing the footprint of the federal government […]

Artificial intelligence is making its way into U.S. agriculture. Doug Johnson of Johnson Ag Outlook talks about how AI fits into production agriculture. “What I’m talking about here is we have to be careful on what we expect out of it. Right now, if you go and do AI for just searching information, it’ll give […]

Tariffs are officially in effect on goods coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico. There’s also an additional ten percent tariff on Chinese imports, bringing the total to 20 percent. Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist for StoneX, says there’s a lot of uncertainty right now, which may not be unintentional. “There is, and it […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislators appear to be closing in on legislation to provide more funds to help the mountains recover from Hurricane Helene. A measure advanced by Senate Republicans on Tuesday would spend another $533 million for Helene relief. The House passed a bill last week to spend $500 million. But the Senate measure provides even more funds to address lingering home construction projects from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, as well as relief from other disasters in 2024. House and Senate leaders say a final supplemental bill could reach Gov. Josh Stein’s desk very soon. Legislators already have appropriated $1.1 billion for Helene relief since October.

Washington, D.C., Mar. 3, 2025—The U.S. Forest Service is actively responding to multiple wildfires reported over the weekend in North Carolina and South Carolina following a Red Flag Warning issued across the region. Dry conditions and downed timber from past storms have elevated wildfire risk, and response teams are engaging in initial containment efforts at […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. The selloff in the grains started with a shift in the weather in South America a couple weeks ago. Areas that were too dry in Argentina started getting rain and the areas of Brazil that were too […]

We are officially three weeks out from the Certified SC Showcase, and Commissioner Hugh Weathers is here to talk to us about the event.

Work for the 2025 growing season is getting underway at North Carolina’s 18 Research Stations. Some stations have taken inventory of new technology and equipment, including a new livestock feeding and watering system that will help researchers track the growth of cattle and small ruminants.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Lighter winds in South Carolina and North Carolina are helping firefighters battle blazes that caused evacuations and threatened hundreds of homes over the weekend. Firefighters kept a large blaze near Myrtle Beach from destroying any homes despite social media videos of orange skies at night and flames engulfing pine trees just yards away. The danger wasn’t over Monday. South Carolina officials banned almost all outdoor fires, including burning yard debris and campfires. In western North Carolina, firefighters were setting blazes to burn fuel and contain a wildfire in Polk County.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada will start Tuesday, sparking renewed fears of a North American trade war. He announced the coming tariffs at the White House on Monday. He says the tariffs are to force the two U.S. neighbors to step up their fight against fentanyl trafficking into the U.S. Trump provided a one-month delay in February as both countries promised concessions. But Trump said Monday that there was “no room left for Mexico or for Canada” to avoid the steep new tariffs. U.S. stock markets moved sharply lower after Trump’s comments. Trump said he would also add on another 10% tariff on goods from China, on top of the initial 10% he put in place last month.