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Consumers may expect to pay less for a Thanksgiving turkey this November thanks to improved supplies. Bernt Nelson, American Farm Bureau Federation economist, says prices have fallen since Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza peaked last September. “Now, since then, biosecurity measures and the practices that we put in place, the programs that USDA has used have […]

Indian purchase-orders for lentils from Canada have declined over the past few weeks. This has happened since Prime Minister Trudeau made his statement of ‘credible’ reports connecting agents for India’s government with the assassination of a Canadian in a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, in June of this year.  Canada is currently India’s largest import-source […]

The Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report showed inventory was up slightly from September of last year. Altin Kalo, economist with the Steiner Consulting Group, said producers hear a lot of speculation before reports are released, but ultimately, he encourages producers to focus on the big picture of a risk management plan. “So that kind of […]

Dairy farmers are busy on the farm while dairy groups are busy working on their behalf as part of the Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing. Jeff Lyon, general manager of FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative, talks about the progress. “I testified on one part of the hearing, on manufacturing costs, which are commonly referred to the industry […]

The US Department of Agriculture has announced $23 million in awards to support dairy businesses and producers under the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives grant program. Jenny Lester Moffit, USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, made the announcement at World Dairy Expo. “There are four centers around the country, so that money will be split […]

Vulnerable rural Americans need an electrical grid upgrade to cope with climate change, West Virginians worry Mountain Valley Pipeline construction is damaging their landscape and 75 years after “Roswell,” New Mexico is still a destination for space geeks. Our country’s electrical grid needs an upgrade to cope with climate change, especially in underserved rural communities. […]

Well, if you hadn’t noticed the calendar, you can certainly tell by the temperatures we are into fall. And if this seems somewhat familiar to you, well, there’s a reason for that. I’m Mike Davis, and I’m talking with climatologist Corey Davis. This pattern that we’re seeing right now, these cooler temperatures and fall-like weather […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Markets have seemed to be treading water early in the week trading in fairly narrow trading ranges. The turmoil in the outside markets is having some effect on the grain trade but it is often offsetting in net effect. We […]

Agricultural producers’ sentiment declined for the second month in a row during September. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell nine points to a reading of 106. Producers expressed concern about both their current situation as well as future prospects for their farms. The Current Conditions and Futures Expectations Indices both declined ten points […]

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is celebrating its many successful efforts to prevent African swine fever from reaching the United States. In honor of ASF Action Week, APHIS is recognizing the continuing efforts to prevent this deadly swine disease from reaching our shores. Some of the agency’s major accomplishments in these areas include […]