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Every four years the N.C. State Fair celebrates Century Farm and Bicentennial Farm Families at a reunion. This year saw the largest number of attendees gather in the program’s history. If you are coming to the State Fair, you can also help Western NC on Smithfield Foods Hunger Relief Day. I hope we can set […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. In response to an incident that was dubbed the Great Russian Grain Robbery in the early 1970s, the USDA developed reporting requirements and releases to make the exports transparent to the market. Everytime anyone in the US […]

There’s a new breed of peppers on the market. More specifically, it’s a new breed of mild Habaneros created by breeders at Oregon State University. OSU Professor Jim Myers says peppers are indeed a fruit. “Yes, they are, but they’re used, in this case, you know, quite often they’re used as a vegetable. They’re used […]

Along with a looming American presidential election, Canadians are also watching the possibility of an abrupt change in their political leadership. Justin Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister for almost ten years, is now coming under intense pressure to step aside from his own Liberal Party. Canada is scheduled to hold its federal election next year. Sensing […]

A large number of farmers and ranchers are up against a January 1, 2025, deadline to file their detailed Beneficial Ownership Information under the requirements of the Corporate Transparency Act. Samantha Ayoub, an associate economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the Act applies to many types of small businesses. “The Corporate Transparency Act […]

USDA says turkey eggs in incubators in the United States as of October 1, 2024, were down nine percent from October 1 of last year. Eggs in incubators were down two percent from the September 1, 2024, total of 25 million eggs. Turkey poults hatched during September 2024 in the U.S. totaled 20.4 million, down […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. I have mentioned previously I was surprised at how well soybeans had held on despite the forecast for rain in Brazil which should get the crop planted and up. I guess I spoke too soon as it […]

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional assistance to help producers impacted by Hurricane Helene in their recovery process in counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection Wind Index (HIP-WI). As a result, Approved Insurance Providers have 30 days to issue payments to producers, but those providers typically issue payments much sooner. […]

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 17, 2024) — Faculty members at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and North Carolina State University will use a $1 million federal grant to investigate a promising new method to improve soil health and organic crop yields and mitigate the effects of climate change. Biswanath Dari, Ph.D., an assistant […]

Two recent economic studies paint trade tariffs in a very harsh light. Several ag leaders spoke Wednesday about the results. Gary Wertish is president of the Minnesota Farmers Union. He cited one report by the World Agricultural Economic and Environmental Services. “Under a 60% tariff scenario, the price for US soybeans falls nearly $1 per […]