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The January WASDE report showed a record level of U.S. corn production in 2023. Mike Zuzolo, president of Global Commodity Analytics, says he expected the corn number to be higher than initially predicted. However, the boost in international corn production was surprising. “The global corn number was something that I was expecting to drop pretty […]

An interesting twist could see a solar energy project replace a former Kentucky strip mine; a rural Colorado community won a battle to keep its abortion center; and in that state’s skiing region, a new art show is highlighting rural queer voices.

As most every farmer knows, trade remains vital to US agriculture. Undersecretary of Agriculture Robert Bonnie, telling an audience the other day that his use of that word “vital” is probably an understatement because About 20% of all US agricultural production is exported to world markets. And that’s one reason the US Department of Agriculture […]

It’s the largest farm show in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, and it returns to the NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh Wednesday, January 31 through Friday, February 2, David Zimmerman is manager of the Southern Farm Show, another big show planned for this year, coming up at the end of January 1 to February. […]

The January WASDE report showed a surprising jump in corn and soybean production. Betty Resnick, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, talks about what the report revealed about supply and demand for agricultural commodities. “Corn yields were raised to a new US yield record at 177.3 bushels per acre, which is really remarkable […]

As the results are in from the National Corn Growers Association 2023 Corn Yield Contest, and once again Isaac Boerema of Pantego, NC is the North Carolina winner in the no-till no-irrigation category. Yeah, I think it’s typical black land, the mud-based soil, so we’ve got to we have some advantages in terms of the […]

Rural residents join Republicans, renters, women, and single people in feeling they’re in a funk financially according to the Axios Vibe survey by The Harris Poll. Inflation has dipped in recent months, but the subject remains top of mind for many Americans. Six in 10 survey respondents say they’re now “triggered” by trips to the […]

The National Pork Producers Council submitted comments critical of the Food and Drug Administration’s draft guidance on the duration of use of certain antibiotics in food animals. NPPC says the proposal would “deny the ability for a veterinarian to prescribe antimicrobials appropriately, burden pharmaceutical companies, and may jeopardize antibiotic access.” In the comments, NPPC emphasized […]

2024 is the second year for Crop Nutrition Week, being celebrated February 5-9. Stephanie Zelinko, national agronomist for AgroLiquid, talks about what’s new this year. “Crop Nutrition Week, we are in year two. It’s a relatively new event that we have, and it’s a virtual event that’s going to connect our growers in the industry […]

A controversial legal doctrine with wide-ranging impacts may come to an end soon. Travis Cushman, deputy general counsel for litigation and public policy with the American Farm Bureau, explains the premise of the Chevron Deference doctrine. “What it does is it instructs courts to defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of a legal statute. Unfortunately, […]