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Cattle producers have yet to pull the trigger when it comes to herd expansion, according to Kansas State University Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Glynn Tonsor, who outlines the picture from last month’s Cattle on Feed report. “Heifer inventory was up one percent versus the year before, and heifers composed 40 percent of the total […]

Narrow operating windows make maximizing productivity essential during planting and harvest, regardless of farm size. Dave Brennan, planter marketing manager for Case IH, talks about why Case IH added the smaller Early Riser planters to their portfolio. “We’ve had a premium technology offering in our planters since the launch of the 2000 series Early Riser […]

USDA released a bearish Cattle on Feed report in October, showing cattle on feed at 11.5 million head, the second-highest figure on record. Bernt Nelson, American Farm Bureau Federation Economist, explains what this means for cattle markets going forward. “We have a lot of cattle that are being placed on feed, and a very high […]

Glenn Smith is a farmer in western Iowa, which has had one of its hottest, driest growing seasons in a very long time. Mother Nature very stingy with rain in that part of the country this year. They have had some good open weather for harvesting. And Glenn and his family have been super busy […]

Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden, cabinet members, and senior administration officials are scheduled to barnstorm across the country promoting investments in climate-smart agriculture, bringing new revenue to farms, increased economic development in rural towns, and more opportunity throughout the country, according to the White House. This includes rural communities leveraging Bipartisan […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain markets started off the week trading lower. Outside markets have not offered a clear direction with a big bounce in stocks and a lower dollar being a bullish influence but crude oil was also down hard which […]

The South Carolina Ports have a major impact on the state. Commissioner Weather is here to tell us about it. A few weeks ago I was in Charleston for the annual State of the Ports update: Our state ports authority is unique in the extent to which it directly supports local business: Manufacturing is the […]

Peak-season fees for testing soil samples is set to go into effect Dec. 1, which means homeowners and growers have several weeks to collect and submit your samples for free testing.  

RALEIGH – North Carolina’s Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) has introduced its Severe Drought category (D2 classification) for parts of Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties. Severe drought is the second category of the four drought classifications based on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Twenty-three counties in western North Carolina are considered to be in the Moderate Drought […]