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Unmanned Aircraft Systems, or drones, pose a significant risk to critical infrastructure and U.S. national security, specifically from those made in China according to a January threat assessment by the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “Basically Chinese company data belong to the Chinese government, is what in essence the laws in China say.”  […]

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University student Alaina Brock has been chosen as a Future Leader in Agriculture by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Brock, a senior majoring in food and nutritional sciences in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, is one of only 20 undergraduate and graduate students […]

The North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association Conference concludes today (Wednesday) in Wilmington, North Carolina, and the red raspberry industry has a new resource for information. Allison Beadle, CEO of Wild Hive, the Washington Red Raspberry Commission’s marketing team, says out with the old and in with the newer and more complete website. “The red-raspberry-dot-org […]

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8 million head on February 1, 2024. Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel believes the February USDA Cattle on Feed Report is an indicator of smaller feedlot inventories […]

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture recently led a trade mission to Cuba with the hopes of eventually improving trade between the two neighbors. NASDA CEO Ted McKinney talked about why they took a trade trip to the island nation. “This time, we had seven of our members, always we take a special […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Energy Department have launched a new initiative to help farmers cut costs and increase income using underutilized renewable technologies. Through the Rural and Agricultural Income & Savings from Renewable Energy initiative, USDA is setting an initial goal of helping 400 individual farmers deploy smaller-scale wind projects using USDA’s […]

USDA ended last week with the monthly Cattle on Feed Report showing slightly higher inventories on February 1. Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8 million. The inventory was slightly above 2023, with placements in feedlots at 1.79 […]

SC Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers has just returned from a trade mission to Cuba. Commissioner, tell us about this trip. Yes, Mike, I’m back from a trip to Cuba with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. Cuba is opening up more to international trade and relationships, and agriculture will be a big […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. March corn broke through the $4 level on Friday. This was the first time we have been below $4 since 2020. Soybeans also traded to levels not seen since 2020. There is not much new fundamental news and […]

The work of the N.C. Department of Agriculture touches the lives of residents of the state every day whether they know that or not. Weights and Measures Week celebrated March 1-7 highlights the work our Standards Division does to protect consumers. They inspect gas pumps, scales used in commerce and other measurement devices to ensure […]