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Twice yearly, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri releases a highly anticipated baseline update for US agricultural markets. The most recent reflects information available in mid-August. Dr. Pat Westhoff is the institute director, and says large global stocks are keeping prices on grains low across the board. “Yeah, we’ve […]

Farmers and ranchers still must be on the lookout for signs of highly pathogenic avian influenza as the disease continues to spread among poultry flocks as well as cattle. USDA Deputy Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Dr. Eric Deeble has been overseeing much of the work in Washington, DC since the most current outbreak […]

Were you one of the roughly 150 million Americans who were under severe heat alerts last week? And yes, fall was approaching, but over the South and much of the nation’s midsection last week, summer did not want to let go, and it brought record heat to a lot of places. “One of the challenges […]

Keeping moisture in the ground is vital to success in producing crops across rural America. Jimmy Emmons of the Dewey County Conservation District in Oklahoma says catching as much moisture in the soil as possible starts with good management. “It’s all about soil management, cover cropping, to build that aggregation in the soil so that […]

There’s no doubt that this year’s corn crop will be big. But will it be as big as USDA’s prediction of 15.147 billion bushels? Stephen Nicholson, the global sector strategist for grain and oilseeds with Rabobank, says he’ll be watching information from a couple of specific corn-growing areas. “There’s no doubt that this is a […]

In September and October, there are 26 county and regional agricultural fairs are being held across the state in addition to the N.C. Mountain State Fair and the N.C. State Fair. These events offer residents a great opportunity to showcase their talents and learn more about the state’s No. 1 industry – agriculture.

There’s an under-used tax credit in South Carolina that might benefit your company. Tell us about it, Commissioner. Yes, every fall, we try to get the word out about this tax credit, which is a real tool in our toolbox for growing agriculture in South Carolina. South Carolina offers an income tax credit or withholding […]

Farmers in the Carolinas continue to battle the effects of extreme weather, starting with a flash drought in June to heavy rains in July, followed by tropical storm Debbie in August. USDA Undersecretary Robert Bonnie toured eastern North Carolina last week and saw the crop damage firsthand. “We saw that North Carolina farmers have been […]

Some cattle industry analysts may have been a little bit surprised at this number in last week’s USDA cattle on feed report. “During July, producers placed about 1.7 million head of cattle on feed, which was about 6% above year earlier.” USDA livestock analyst Shale Shagam. That number larger than had been expected. It leaves […]

It’s no secret that prices have softened in the grain markets during the last several weeks. Greg Ruehle, executive director of the National Sorghum Producers, says the lower grain prices include sorghum. “Prices for all of the grain commodities have softened these last six or seven weeks, and sorghum hasn’t been immune to that. We […]