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Hard cash for small farmers and ranchers should result from a labeling change on meat and poultry products; pandemic-related rural job loss bounced back, but progress has stalled; and rural housing is scarce for younger generations as older homeowners stay put.

After months of work by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the USDA, Columbia reopened its market to U.S. poultry and egg producers. The Colombian government had stopped issuing import permits for U.S. poultry on August 7, 2023. The government cited concerns over the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The restored market […]

A multi-state coalition of biofuel and farm advocates asked the Treasury Department to swiftly resolve any questions standing in the way of scaling up U.S. production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Biofuel supporters urged the administration to quickly adopt the U.S. Department of Energy’s GREET model for calculating SAF tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act. […]

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (March 22, 2024) — In a joint collaboration emphasizing communitysupport and sustainable agriculture, the Deltapine® Field to Closet initiative and Covered in Cottondonated 200 blankets to the CHRISTUS Children’s hospital in San Antonio. The donation tookplace on Wednesday and highlights the organizations’ shared dedication to using their resourcesand networks to support communities […]

The State Climate Office of North Carolina has posted their winter recap blog just a few days ago and to give us some more in depth views of what this winter has been like the winter that is now in our rearview mirror. I am talking with Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, […]

Many, including those in Washington state, seem to misunderstand what the H-2A guestworker visa program is and how it works. Pam Lewison, the Washington Policy Center’s Ag Director, says many believe H-2A workers take jobs that would otherwise be filled by locals, but the way H-2A works. “You have to advertise for a minimum of […]

Corn and soybean prospects in Brazil keep falling. Dr. Michael Cordonnier of Soybean and Corn Advisor talks about some of the most recent predictions. “Conab came out and lowered the soybean estimate for Brazil two-and-a-half million tons to 146.8, and for corn, they lowered it .9 million tons to 112.7. Now, the soybeans in Brazil […]

Here to tell us more about how the SC Department of Agriculture is marking National Ag Day is SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers. Commissioner Weathers: Yes, National Ag Day is March 19. This is when we take the time to recognize, appreciate and thank our ag workers, farmers, and ag industries. March is an appropriate […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain markets started the week off with Monday’s trade ending seeing wheat up double digits, corn close to unchanged and beans down around 10 cents. Soybeans started the session stronger with follow through buying from Friday’s NOPA domestic […]

Mark your calendars for the 16th Got to Be NC Festival May 17-19 and come join the fun. There are vendor opportunities and opportunities for tractor clubs and tractor enthusiasts and collectors to display and ride their tractors in a daily parade. Every short spurt of warm weather reminds me that it will soon be […]