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Outdoor recreationists and tourists to our nation’s forests may have noticed some improvements to infrastructure if they have visited over the past five years. That, according to Betty Jewett of the U.S. Forest Service, reflects the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020. “Forest Service and four Departments of the Interior agencies, and so that is […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain markets continue to trade on low volume and no enthusiasm. Harvest is picking up steam in the Midwest, and while there are some good yields out there, there is also a lot of disease pressure and […]

Rural mental health, a subject that has gained more attention and less stigma over the past few years, “There is a lot to be encouraged about. Our overarching goal is to break the stigma that has long existed around mental wellness. We really have devoted a lot of time and energy and resources to building […]

An appropriate time annually for National Farm Safety and Health Week. Dan Neenan of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety says: “We always have it the third full week in September. [It] brings [it] top of mind, not only to the farmers, but also to the motoring public, making people think about putting safety […]

I must say that I have rarely written an article about a plant I like but I don’t recommend for WPTF Weekend Gardener listeners. Sweet Autumn Clematis(Clematis teriflira) or Japanese Clematis is an exception. Sweet Autumn Clematis is actually in the Buttercup family. It does not act like one however. It is a master at spreading and surviving once its roots are established. It is very invasive and NC State doesn’t recommend that you plant this vine. The North Carolina Invasive Plant Council feels the same way. I don’t even know where you can buy this plant now. It is purported to be poisonous too. That being said, when I see it blooming in my yard and especially along the roadside in late August into September, I know fall is on the way and I love fall and winter.

It’s starting to look a little drier around the Carolinas here; we’ve not had any significant rain over the last week or two. We’ve got state assistant climatologist Corey Davis here. Corey, I’ve been hearing that drought is back on the map. What is the issue with that, and also, what’s the impact of it? […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain and oilseeds are having a disappointing week on very low volume. Trump is scheduled to have a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. Early in the week, there were rumors that he would announce […]

When you crush a 60-pound bushel of soybeans, the standard calculation assumes you get 11 pounds of soybean oil, 44 pounds of soybean meal, 4 pounds of hulls, and 1 pound of waste. But when Illinois’ Joe Janzen looked at the data, he found a slightly different story. Those proportions aren’t as fixed as one […]

Maybe you were one of those kids—you know, the type that just would not eat certain kinds of vegetables. Maybe all vegetables at the dinner table. Creative methods, perhaps, were required to have you consume your beets or peas or whatever vegetable was on your plate. Coercion tactics like that, for example. Well, when it […]

Were there surprises associated with the USDA September corn crop production forecast? According to Chief Economist Seth Meyer: “I think the big surprise was things which may be built on acreage changes from August.” This month’s crop production reports were the first of this year based on objective yield surveys by National Agricultural Statistics Service […]