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I thought it would be fun to talk about the giant pumpkins and watermelons we have this year. It is an outstanding display, with the largest pumpkin ever weighed in competition at the N.C. State Fair. The top pumpkin was 2,124 pounds and was grown by Robert Cyrus of Wayne County, West Virginia.

Farmers are encouraged to scout their fields during harvest to help prepare for next year. LG Seeds Agronomist Al Bass says harvest is a great opportunity for farmers to make field observations and use that information to fine-tune their plans for the next growing season. “Farmers spend a lot of time in the field this time […]

The USDA released its October World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate Report that predicted lower corn and soybean production in the U.S. Todd Hultman, grain market analyst with DTN, talks about the corn numbers. “We still have 94.9 million planted acres being estimated, but the yield was reduced from 173.8 down to 173 bushels an […]

The latest World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates Report says U.S. corn production is forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, down 70 million on a cut in yield to 173 bushels per acre. The corn outlook predicts reduced supplies, down less than one percent, but ten percent above 2022. The season-average corn price received by producers […]

New monthly trade data from the Department of Agriculture shows a record monthly trade deficit for agriculture. Veronica Nigh, American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Economist, shares the numbers. “Well, the new trade data puts us out through August of 2023. And in August, we had the largest monthly trade deficit that we’ve ever had in […]

Critics say the crypto mine promise of rural prosperity is more hype than help, data show Black southerners in rural counties are less segregated than their urban counterparts and efforts begin to rid the Great Plains of invasive species.

A few weeks ago, Corey, we had Ophelia come in. And in some places, that’s the only rain that these folks have gotten. And since then it’s just been continued dryness and that’s starting to show up on the Drought Monitor It’s unfortunately pretty easy to give a rainfall report over the last week, even […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. USDA’s October supply and demand update came out yesterday at 12 noon. The October report is widely anticipated (and sometimes subject to surprises) because it includes harvest data on top of all the other estimating tools (surveys, satellite, […]

While the House attempts to replace recently removed Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who dared bring a bipartisan bill to the table that temporarily prevented a government shutdown, the recently expired farm bill sits in limbo. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says the turmoil means there are some in the House majority, with a no compromise attitude, […]

A recent headline said South Dakota officials found Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a commercial turkey flock. HPAI is typically spread by wild birds during spring and fall migrations. Michael Crusan, communications director with the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, says it can seem as though the disease never truly goes away. “It goes away […]