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With farmers up against tight margins and continuing to wait on a new Farm Bill, the Farm Assistance and Revenue Mitigation Act (FARM Act) has been introduced to Congress to help offset some of that financial pressure. Farm CPA Paul Neiffer on the Top Producer podcast says the $20 billion sought for farmers could be […]

USDA recently confirmed the first case of H5N1 bird flu in a pig. Dr. Megan Niederwerder, executive director of the Swine Health Information Center, says after the virus jumped from poultry to the beef herd, there was a possibility of it moving into pork as well. “We certainly knew it was a risk. I think […]

With agricultural labor challenges across the entire sector, some farmers and ranchers are turning to a unique type of visa to alleviate the burden. Samantha Ayoub, an associate economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the TN visa program is meant to help farmers find technically skilled workers. “TN visas are part of the […]

Veterans Day is coming up on Monday, November 11. How important are military veterans to South Carolina agriculture? Here in South Carolina, around 12 percent of producers are serving or have served in the military. We’re tied with Florida for 1st in the nation. Nationwide, there are around 306,000 producers with previous or current military […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Today is Election Day. The hope from the market’s perspective in the short term is that we know who the winner is. There have been so many promises made by both sides that we do not know […]

The time to implement peak season fees for soil testing is set to begin Nov. 27. Samples submitted before that date will be processed for free. Growers and landowners still have time to get samples in before the start of peak season.

A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed for the first time in a pig in Oregon. The Swine Health Information Center Executive Director Dr. Megan Niederwerder says it was a pig co-housed with poultry, sheep, and goats in a small backyard farm. “These animals were housed together, shared water sources, shared housing, […]

State fairs are an annual high point for young people growing up in agriculture, and it provides them with a chance to compete in showing the animals they’ve grown on a statewide level. Ashley Herring is Director of Consumer Information with the North Carolina Cattlemens Association, and says for these young ranchers, showing means growing. […]

The October Rural Mainstreet Index didn’t contain a lot of good news for the farm economy. Dr. Ernie Goss of Creighton University conducts the survey and talks about the results. “Well, our survey of bank CEOs in rural areas in ten states in this mid-section of the country, the overall index, which ranges between zero […]

Sunday is the time to move clocks back in the U.S. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time, which means setting your clock back an hour. Standard time will last until March 9 when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time. That spring time change can be tough on your body but the fall change should be easier to adjust to. Most countries don’t make time changes. It’s mostly North America and Europe. In the U.S., there are two exceptions. Arizona and Hawaii stick to standard time year-round.