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Rural versus urban stereotypes about religion don’t wash, according to a new study, President Biden barnstorms across rural America and Vermont takes a novel approach to dispense opioid overdose medicine through vending machines.

RALEIGH – Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits for Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain and Transylvania counties effective 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 5, until further notice. “Several counties in Western […]

Being a new farmer, trying to start out, that’s scary, from the investment market volatility, land prices, even trying to live up to what others are doing. The question becomes, who do I talk to first? Program Supervisor at the Wisconsin Farm Center Dan Bauer tells SFN the newly released Wisconsin beginning farmer resource guide […]

With harvest wrapping up farmers are looking at next year as attention turns to that upcoming crop. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says inflation is eating into the bottom line of farmers adding to that our record price increases in fertilizer. Grassley hopes to change that. He’s written to the Department of Commerce for years asking […]

The global pork trade saw productivity gains offset herd reduction efforts while margins remained under pressure. Those are some of the findings in the Rabobank Pork Quarterly Q4 Update. Christine McCracken, senior animal protein analyst, talks about some of the highlights in the report. “We talk about the growing global uncertainty and in pork markets […]

Connecting veterans with careers within the US Department of Agriculture. That is one of the many duties for Monshi Ramdass, USDA’s Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison. Part of the Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement under the Secretary’s Office, I help veterans and military spouses explore ways to live successful careers in agriculture by helping veterans […]

October 25 was no ordinary sale day at the Tri-County Stockyards. While cattle came through the ring and buyers placed their bids like any other Wednesday, the block was manned by 35 different auctioneers vying for top honors. The competitors from all over the U.S. battled it out for buckles, bragging rights. and the opportunity […]

Cattle producers have a new, cost-effective option when choosing a dewormer. Norbrook is introducing Tauramox, the first generic Cydectin, a moxidectin injectable dewormer created for the treatment of infections and infestations due to internal and external parasites in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle. Dr. Eric Moore, Norbrook director of technical services, explains. “This is the […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC-07) and Congressman Don Davis (D-NC-01), members of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, sent a letter to President Joe Biden expressing concern about the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed rule to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and its impact on working families and farmers in North Carolina. “This is a […]

A federal appeals court in St. Louis has stuck down EPA’s rule that effectively bans chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely used in agriculture. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a years-long battle involving environmental and agribusiness groups that the EPA failed to follow sound science and the law when it revoked chlorpyrifos tolerances in […]