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(Washington, D.C., September 30, 2025)– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide more than $38.3 million in Congressionally mandated recovery assistance to South Carolina agricultural producers through a block grant agreement with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) to help producers recover from Hurricane Helene. […]

The World Dairy Expo will be in Madison, Wisconsin, from September 30th to October 3rd. Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin will have a booth at this year’s show once again. CEO Chad Vincent said there are multiple important topics to discuss, including exports. Vincent said it’s not just about opening new markets, but it’s also important […]

Input costs have skyrocketed for U.S. farmers who are already looking at plans for 2026. Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, speaking at the Agri-Pulse 11th annual Ag Outlook Forum, talked about how much higher costs have risen since the first Trump administration. “As I was traveling around the country, I heard a lot about fertilizer, seed, labor, […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain markets start off the week with more of the same: very flat trade. Harvest is gaining momentum in the Midwest, as it was a wide-open weekend across the Corn Belt. After the recent showers in the […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas have closed a majority of schools following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda drops heavy rain and unleashes flooding in the northern Caribbean, with two people killed in Cuba. A tropical storm warning was in effect Monday for parts of the extreme northwestern Bahamas, including Great Abaco, Grand Bahama Island and the surrounding keys Heavy rains also were forecast along the coastline of North and South Carolina. Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto churned in open waters nearby, which forecasters said would cause Imelda to abruptly turn to the east-northeast, away from the southeastern United States coast.

RALEIGH – Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler released the following statement regarding Gov. Josh Stein’s issuance of Executive Order 26 in advance of potential tropical storms and heavy rains moving across North Carolina: “Storm activity is high with the potential to cause localized flooding depending on the ultimate track of these storms in the Atlantic. I […]

RALEIGH – As North Carolina’s fall wildfire season approaches, the N.C. Forest Service is urging the public to protect homes and neighborhoods by taking action to reduce wildfire risk and using recommended best practices to prevent wildfires. “Wildfire prevention and risk reduction are two important areas that each of us have the ability to directly impact,” […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in the Bahamas have closed a majority of schools following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda drops heavy rain and unleashes flooding in the northern Caribbean. A tropical storm warning was in effect Monday for parts of the northwestern Bahamas, including Eleuthera, the Abacos, Grand Bahama Island and the surrounding keys. Heavy rains also were forecast along the coastline of North and South Carolina. Meanwhile, Hurricane Humberto churned in open waters nearby, which forecasters said would cause Imelda to abruptly turn to the east-northeast, away from the southeastern United States coast.

Food insecurity is on the rise, and ignoring it won’t make it go away. In states like Iowa, hunger is growing in each of the 99 counties. It’s an invisible issue to many, but your neighbors could be silently struggling to find the resources to take care of their next meal. This month is Hunger […]

South Carolina State University recently announced that its 1890 Research and Extension Program will take over management of Freewoods Farm, a historic Black heritage site located in Myrtle Beach off Highway 707. The farm had been managed for decades by O’Neal Smalls, who told WPDE that despite the leadership change, the mission remains the same. […]