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This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn and soybeans posted key reversals Tuesday. That is a technical trading term that is used when a market makes new lows but then closes higher. Bulls hope that means the market has run out of willing sellers […]

Food stamp eligibility requirements leave older West Virginians in a bind; a broadband improvement program aims to help rural Illinois communities access billions; and Iowa’s expanding bald eagle population is watched over by eager volunteers.

The U.S. potato industry is working hard to expand their export markets in Mexico and Japan, but it’s not easy. Matt Lantz, Vice President of Global Access at Bryant Christie, says getting potatoes into Mexico has been a real challenge. “I would say Mexico is one of the toughest negotiations that the U.S. potato industry […]

The United Soybean Board has new leadership. Ohio farmer Steve Reinhard is the organization’s 2024 Chair. Reinhard says it’s an honor to lead the USB. “It’s great to be on the United Soybean Board and the 515,000 soybean farmers we have around the country. We have 77 volunteer board members that we serve, and it’s […]

The recent Farm Futures 2024 acreage estimates showed farmers expect to plant 85 million soybean acres this year. Jacqueline Holland, grain market analyst for Farm Futures, says usage rates are rising faster than production, which means soybean stocks will remain tight for the 2024-2025 marketing year. “They’re still going to end tight because of the […]

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small made her inaugural visit to N.C. A&T this month to see firsthand the ways the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences is using the federal agency’s funding to advance programs, research and scholarships. She also came to bring good news: USDA’s National Institute of Food and […]

Rick McElroy is a managing partner with Glenwood Financial Partners based in Raleigh. Rick, what are some things that farmers need to be concerned about that they might want to talk to someone like yourself about? Well, first of my I have found from life’s experiences and my grandfather had a farm and so far […]

As the beef industry prepares to meet in Orlando for the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show today through Friday, the policy playbook is top of mind. Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Michael Kelsey shares what the discussion will cover based on conversations with ranchers in his state. “We’re going […]

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture set the organization’s primary areas of policy focus in 2024. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney says a new farm bill is at the top of their list. “The primary piece of legislation that supports farmers and ranchers supports those who need nutrition, but it also brings along a […]

Landowners, if you have forest on your acreage and perhaps sell timber from that property or old the land for investment-only purposes, tax planning needs to be considered, especially with April 15 approaching. Greg Frey of the US Forest Service starts with the types of tax classifications for timber landowners. Hobby personal use, investment and […]