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MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Imelda has formed near the Bahamas and is forecast to become a hurricane curving away from the southeast U.S. seacoast early this week. Imelda was churning up rough seas, wind and rain on Sunday around the Bahamas and nearby islands, just over 350 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto remains a dangerous Category 4 storm farther out in the Atlantic on a forecast track that could threaten Bermuda. In the Southeast U.S., South Carolina’s governor urged residents Sunday to remain alert, while North Carolina declared a state of emergency for any impacts from Imelda even though forecasters say the storm should spin away from the East Coast in coming days.

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. It’s been another quiet week in the grain markets, with low volume and no enthusiasm. Soybeans have been trading sideways after the big sell-off Friday and Monday. Argentina announced a temporary suspension of the export tariff for […]

So, it continues to be a dry Carolinas. Over the last week or so, we have not gotten any substantive rain. Over the last week, got state assistant climatologist Corey Davis here. Corey, is the drought getting worse than we were at last week? “Well, Kyle, this is where we’ll start with the bad news […]

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (NCN News) – One year after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, recovery continues across the mountains. The storm killed 108 people, caused more than 2,000 landslides and left businesses, roads and communities in ruins. While many restaurants, farms and attractions are reopening, most small businesses still have not returned to pre-Helene revenues. State officials say bipartisan support has brought new funding and infrastructure repairs, but rebuilding remains a long-term effort.

WOODFIN, N.C. (AP) — It’s been only a year since Hurricane Helene hammered the southeast U.S. from Florida to the Carolinas. Some of the heaviest damage came from flooding in the North Carolina mountains, where some 30 inches of rain turned gentle streams into walls of water that swept away anything in their path. The worst wreckage has been cleared away, but cleanup crews are still at work plucking smaller debris from waterways throughout the region. In the understandable haste to rescue people and restore their lives to some semblance of normalcy, some fear the recovery efforts compounded Helene’s impact on the ecosystem. Contractors hired to remove vehicles, shipping containers, shattered houses and other large debris from waterways sometimes damaged sensitive habitat.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has released a report showing the significant benefits of precision agriculture in the U.S. Austin Gellings, senior director of agricultural services with AEM, talks about the findings and goals behind the report. “The goal was really to bring the ag community together to help quantify and tell the story about […]

The one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene ravaging western North Carolina is fast approaching, and farmers are still continuing the recovery process. One farm that continues to work toward recovery is Springhouse Farm in Vilas, North Carolina. The farm, owned by Amy Fiedler, has been a local source of fresh produce for their local food bank. […]

The U.S. grain and feed industry is a major driver of jobs and economic activity across rural America. That’s the message from a new study just released by the National Grain and Feed Association. NGFA President and CEO Mike Seyfert says the study quantifies the industry’s reach. “The Harvest Economy report quantifies what many of […]

2025 marks the 40th anniversary of what many consider the Agriculture Department’s flagship conservation program. The person perhaps most connected to the creation of the Conservation Reserve Program in 1985 is former Agriculture Secretary John Block. He shared some of his thoughts on CRP a decade ago during the program’s 30th anniversary. The Reagan administration […]

I planted some Russian Sage (Salvia yangii) decades ago. Alas, I can’t remember when it faded into oblivion. It is really not native to Russia and hails from Central Asia, ie, Afghanistan, Tibet. The name derives from the genus of the plant which is “perovskia” and it was named for the Russian General V.A. Perovski in the 1800’s. I don’t know why, I suppose he was some sort of wise person or “sage”.