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If you haven’t done so already, time is running out to pick that perfect Christmas tree. Barbara H Smith is a horticulture specialist with Clemson University Extension, and she says the tradition of decorating the modern tree goes back almost 200 years. “The Christmas tree, as we know it, was first introduced by Prince Albert, […]

The relationship between weeds and yields is a clear one. Aaron Kromann, an agronomy service representative for Syngenta, says achieving early-season control is important for managing yield-robbing weeds in soybean fields. “As the soybean comes out of the ground, there are many stresses that are placed on the crop. These can be environmental: too hot, […]

Typically, the December World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates report is a yawner with little movement expected. But that was not the case on Tuesday. Mike Zuzolo is president and founder of Global Commodity Analytics and Consulting in Atchison, Kansas, and he explains observers this time were watching for reaction to the tariff talk by […]

The National Pork Board’s Swine Extension and Outreach Professionals Group is made up of university professors and-or extension professionals at U.S. colleges and universities. Sarah Schieck-Boelke is a swine extension educator at the University of Minnesota and says this group is at the forefront of getting needed information to producers. “Most of them offer either […]

The commodity markets are in a sustained run of lower prices. Joe Janzen, an ag economist at the University of Illinois, talks about what it might take for the markets to push higher. “Maybe not news, but it’s a fact that we are in a period of long-run lower prices where we’ve settled in a […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain and oilseed markets found some strength on Friday and some follow through on Monday during the day session. Beans could not hold the strength and closed lower while corn and wheat closed up but still off […]

It’s just about time for SCATE renewals in South Carolina!  Here to tell us more about the SCATE rolling renewal is South Carolina Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers. Commissioner: As you may know, the South Carolina Agricultural Tax Exemption, or SCATE, card is a handy card for farmers to use for agricultural sales tax exemptions on […]

The N.C. FFA Association was recently recognized with the Larry Wooten Rural Leadership Award for its longtime commitment to young people. A special recognition was given to Bruce L. Miller for his 30-plus years of service with N.C. FFA as an agriculture teacher with the Rowan County School system, and the Southern Alamance High School […]

The Food and Drug Administration performs the critical task of providing consumers with clear nutritional information by enforcing labeling standards. Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin says she’s worked for years with farmers and dairy processors to eliminate the misuse of dairy terms in labeling imitation dairy products. She says the FDA isn’t clearing up the problem…tape […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is naming former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be his ambassador to China. Trump says that as a former CEO, Perdue will bring “valuable expertise” to the U.S. relationship with China. Perdue pushed Trump’s debunked lies about electoral fraud during his failed bid for Georgia governor. Economic tensions are sure to be a big part of the U.S.-China picture for the new administration. Trump has threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.