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The beef sector is seeing bovine congestive heart failure more often in feedlots. Director of SimGenetic Development at the American Simmental Association Luke Bowman says it’s something the industry doesn’t discuss much. “Cattlemen in general and probably all livestock breeders select for extremes rather than optimums, so we want to maximum the absolute number of […]

Pollinators are essential to wildlife and farming and they come in many different forms. Many homeowners as well as producers are making a concerted effort to create or enhance pollinator habitats that North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission offers their services to help with planning and implementation. Wildlife Habitat Coordinator John Isenhour says there are two […]

Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have introduced the Protecting Future Farmland Act designed to support farmers’ land stewardship efforts as many choose to deploy solar energy on their land. Agricultural landowners are increasingly interested in using their land for solar energy production. About 83 percent of new solar projects are installed on […]

It’s a Sunday afternoon at the Carrboro Town Commons as farmers line the gazebo with their fresh produce and local products, creating a cornucopia on every table. A child walks up to the stall presents their newly earned Bunch Bucks, and suddenly they purchased $5 of produce all on their own. This is the Market […]

Canada has expelled a top-ranking Indian diplomat over concerns that the Indian government may have been complicit in the killing of a Canadian citizen in British Columbia. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead outside a Sikh temple in Surrey, B.C., on June 18. Nijjar, a supporter of an independent Sikh homeland, had been branded a […]

Crop insurance is an important risk management tool that keeps America’s farmers growing after disaster and helps protect our national food security. With Congress deliberating on a Farm Bill, National Crop Insurance Services visited farmers in the field to hear their stories. Farmers agree: crop insurance must be protected and strengthened. In California, National Crop […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn and beans continue to trade range bound with nothing to push them into a new range so far. Harvest continues to pick up steam. Market will also look to the USDA stocks report coming out Friday Sept […]

A recent Rabobank report says competition between major exporters has intensified in the global pork trade, meaning the competitive landscape will continue shifting in the years ahead. Low-cost producers like Brazil and the U.S. will likely have an advantage, while Europe’s position is expected to weaken following increasing market and regulatory requirements concerning animal welfare […]

American farmers and ranchers were in Washington, D.C., September 17-22, to state their opposition to the EATS Act. The Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression Act was introduced by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) and Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS). Rep. David Rouzer (R-NC) is a co-sponsor in the House. Groups like the Organization for Competitive Markets, Competitive Markets […]

The Environmental Working Group hosted a press conference with different organizations opposed to raising farmer support in the next farm bill. Josh Sewell, senior policy analyst with Taxpayers for Common Sense, says there’s no need to boost farm subsidies. “I think this is especially true as the farm sector is not in crisis. The USDA […]