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NCDA&CS recently hit a milestone with the Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program, keeping five (5) million pounds of unwanted pesticides out of the landfill and ensuring they are properly disposed of. The Pesticide Disposal Program began in 1980 and strong collection efforts this year in Columbus, Sampson, and Wake counties helped move the program over the […]

I see USDA just released the latest round of Specialty Crop Block Grant awards Let’s talk about these grants and their impact in SC. Commissioner Weathers: We will be administering $603,000 in new funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, and nursery crops. Projects strengthen South Carolina’s […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. You would not have guessed it from the close on Friday or Monday, but the USDA report Friday was very friendly for beans and also friendly for corn. USDA dropped soybean yield by a whopping 1.4 bushels. […]

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters. Trump says Zeldin, who mounted a failed bid for governor of New York in 2022, would “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards.” The announcement comes after Trump selected longtime adviser Stephen Miller to be the deputy chief of policy and named Rep. Elise Stefanik as his nominee or U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

A trifecta of natural disasters, high input costs and poor economic conditions has made the last year difficult for farmers and ranchers. Betty Resnick, an economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says there is some relief on the way but more is needed. “2023 ARC-county payments began being paid out last month. As prices […]

Canadian reaction to the news that Donald Trump will return to the White House has been mixed. Certainly, the president-elect’s protectionist stance is casting a spotlight on what effects his return will have on Canadian-American economic ties. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was quick to send a message of congratulations. Trudeau, who is facing re-election himself […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper has named a veteran North Carolina Labor Department administrator to lead the state agency until the next labor commissioner takes office. Cooper announced Friday that Kevin O’Barr will serve as commissioner until Luke Farley is sworn in early next year. O’Barr succeeds Commissioner Josh Dobson, who decided not to seek reelection this fall. Dobson announced his resignation on Wednesday, the day after Farley, a Republican, defeated Democrat Braxton Winston in the election for a four-year term. The North Carolina Constitution gives the Democratic governor the authority to fill the vacancy. A commissioner otherwise is elected to lead a department separate from a governor’s administration.

Calls on Congressional Delegation to Support $621 Million in Federal Emergency Relief for S.C. Agriculture Related Storm Damage COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Henry McMaster and Lieutenant Governor Pamela S. Evette today announced the launch of Farm and Forest Recovery Resource Days, which will provide South Carolina’s farming and forestry communities affected by Hurricane Helene with a one-stop […]

Speculation has already begun on who the next Secretary of Agriculture will be when Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. Successful Farming says Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller, former ambassador Kip Tom, and Ted McKinney of NASDA are among a handful of people viewed as potential nominees to run the Department of […]

A lot of color on the Drought Monitor map right now, to get a description of that, I turn to Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. What are you seeing right now, Corey? “Well, Mike, you know, this is the time of the year that we usually look […]