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The American Farm Bureau’s Farm State of Mind Campaign began in 2017 with the simple goal of letting farmers know it’s okay to reach out for help. Bailey Corwine, campaign co-leader, talks about Farm State of Mind. “We were originally focusing on the opioid epidemic in rural America. We know that it hit our rural […]

There’s no question that high fertilizer prices have been difficult to deal with for months, but what’s ahead? Josh Linville, vice president of fertilizer at StoneX, talks about nitrogen. “So far, everything looks like it’s a big run here this Fall for anhydrous. Everybody who has had a chance to go out there, for the […]

State officials are warning people not to participate in any horse shows or sales in light of a recent outbreak of equine herpes. As Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler points out, the current outbreak is now impacting several states. “It actually started from a big show in Waco, Texas, and a big show in Guthrie, […]

Farm broadcasters from across the country gathered in Kansas City for Trade Talk—an event that looks a lot like a trade show, except everyone’s trying to bend the ear of a broadcaster.  Leaders from major agricultural groups spent the day giving rapid-fire interviews, including ethanol advocate Brian Jennings. The CEO of the American Coalition for Ethanol […]

U.S. lawmakers are urging the Trump Administration to wade into next year’s USMCA renegotiation with “civility,” given the angst in Canada and Mexico over the president’s tariffs. Next year’s U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement review was once expected to be routine, but, given President Trump’s tariffs, it could become a high-stakes negotiation. Ag-state lawmakers, smartly aware of that, […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Thanksgiving week brings thin volume, and market moves can sometimes be exaggerated in either direction. Most years, the majority of the week trades like watching paint dry and is punctuated with a few hours of wild moves […]

With the government slowly reopening, the weekly government reports — including the export sales — are covering the data that was missed during the shutdown. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride said it will take a while for the government to catch up with. “Yeah, we’re going to be playing catch up for for a little […]

Improving Pig Survivability is an ongoing project encompassing research, education, and extension efforts aimed at reducing overall mortality in the U.S. commercial swine industry. Dr. Joel DeRouchey, professor of swine nutrition at Kansas State University, says the project is funded by the National Pork Board and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). “We […]

Many families indulged in the sizzle, sear, shred, or slice of pork as they finalized their menus for the Thanksgiving celebration. Whitney Hemmer, a registered dietitian with Fareway Meat and Grocery, says pork opens the door to a variety of delicious options for the holiday meal. “So affordable right now, and a lot more options […]

I have always believed that God is in everything. There can be nothing on Earth to which this idea applies more than a garden. Don’t forget — one of God’s first creations was the Garden of Eden. George Bernard Shaw once wrote, “The best place to find God is in a garden.” For me, gardening has become a spiritual quest. I would like to say I have been a gardener all my life, but truthfully, I hated pulling weeds as a boy and never pursued working in God’s earth until I was unexpectedly thrown into hosting a radio gardening show more than four decades ago.