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A federal judge blocked the U.S. Labor Department from enforcing a rule in 17 states that would prevent agricultural employers from retaliating against migrant workers with H-2A visas for joining labor unions. Employers also couldn’t retaliate for workers organizing against wage theft, trafficking, and other abuses. Courthouse News says the judge sided with states in […]

If you work in the egg industry, either in production or marketing, you know that the egg market can be a little bit volatile at times. But here recently, a “little bit” would be a little bit of an understatement. This from Agriculture Department Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam because eggs, or egg prices anyway, are […]

An insecticide draft strategy released by the Environmental Protection Agency aimed to work with the Endangered Species Act may be too vague for US farmers. Iowa State University Extension Entomologist Erin Hodgson says the strategy and its open comment period has the goal of providing a guideline to minimize exposure while also acknowledging the needs […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Friday after the close ProFarmer released their national yield estimates for both corn and soybeans. They also released their state yields for each state of the tour. The state numbers released throughout the week are not statewide […]

Well, this is the time of year we start getting some hard data about how the year is shaping up for the 2024 harvest. How’s it looking, Commissioner? We got the first of the monthly yield forecasts from USDA NASS recently, and it has some interesting information. These yield estimates were based on data collected […]

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has $135,000 in cost-share funding to reimburse growers for up to 75% of the certification costs per category. The deadline to apply is Oct. 31. Growers are encouraged to apply early.

Record yields on both row crops. That’s the final estimate from Pro Farmer’s Annual Crop Tour. 181.1 bushels per acre on corn and 54.9 B-P-A on soybeans. Eastern Tour Leg Leader Brian Grete says, as always, it’s a snapshot in time. However, he does like what he saw out in the fields with around 30 days left in […]

The USDA announced the counties that have triggered for payment under the Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index endorsement for Hurricane Debby. Approved insurance providers have 30 days to issue producer payments. Under HIP-WI, producers will receive over $200 million in indemnities for hurricane-related losses from Hurricane Debby. “The hurricane caused devastating damage across the southeast and […]

Many growers have seen a shift from drought conditions to periods of heavy rain and flooding. That shift could lead to increased disease pressure. Blake Miller, an agronomic service representative with Syngenta, talks about how growers can preserve their maximum yield potential despite the challenges. Miller talks about the weather shift in his area. “The […]

There are plenty of people who don’t like any form of animal agriculture. Joel Leftwich, chief strategy officer for the Kansas Farm Bureau, says it’s time for animal agriculture to start pushing back. “The voices out there who are opposed to animal agriculture are strong, are well funded, and are finding new ways to challenge […]