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This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Today is Election Day. The hope from the market’s perspective in the short term is that we know who the winner is. There have been so many promises made by both sides that we do not know […]

The time to implement peak season fees for soil testing is set to begin Nov. 27. Samples submitted before that date will be processed for free. Growers and landowners still have time to get samples in before the start of peak season.

A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed for the first time in a pig in Oregon. The Swine Health Information Center Executive Director Dr. Megan Niederwerder says it was a pig co-housed with poultry, sheep, and goats in a small backyard farm. “These animals were housed together, shared water sources, shared housing, […]

State fairs are an annual high point for young people growing up in agriculture, and it provides them with a chance to compete in showing the animals they’ve grown on a statewide level. Ashley Herring is Director of Consumer Information with the North Carolina Cattlemens Association, and says for these young ranchers, showing means growing. […]

The October Rural Mainstreet Index didn’t contain a lot of good news for the farm economy. Dr. Ernie Goss of Creighton University conducts the survey and talks about the results. “Well, our survey of bank CEOs in rural areas in ten states in this mid-section of the country, the overall index, which ranges between zero […]

Sunday is the time to move clocks back in the U.S. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time, which means setting your clock back an hour. Standard time will last until March 9 when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time. That spring time change can be tough on your body but the fall change should be easier to adjust to. Most countries don’t make time changes. It’s mostly North America and Europe. In the U.S., there are two exceptions. Arizona and Hawaii stick to standard time year-round.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene. The Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission voted unanimously Friday to spend the money. It had been set aside for construction projects or paying off existing debt. Of the money, $75 million will be used to provide disaster relief loans to farmers and associated businesses in the agricultural industry. The other $25 million will be spent to clean up timber losses and other debris. A state agency that lends money to farmers will begin working on a plan to spend the $100 million on Monday.

The National Pork Producers Council confirms there are no food safety concerns about the nation’s pork supply after H5N1 was detected this week in an Oregon backyard farm. NPPC continues to work closely with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services and pork industry stakeholders on disease surveillance programs. “The confirmed case […]

I am talking with Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina, time to take a look back over October. And I think it could be summed up in a couple of words: Dry October, certainly, and a lot of places pretty warm, but what’s your perspective, Corey? “Yeah, Mike, that’s pretty much […]

When it comes to raising healthy dairy calves, protecting them from bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is essential for their growth and long-term profitability. Dr. Linda Tikofsky, a professional services veterinarian with Boehringer-Ingelheim, talks about the importance of creating a plan to protect calves from BRD. “BRD is one of the most common syndromes or diseases […]