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Rain, plenty of it and we got it where we needed it. I Mike Davis talking with Corey Davis from the state climate office of North Carolina. And oh boy, earlier this week, we really saw El Nino at its finest didn’t we? We really got a major system that came through and I understand […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Grain and oilseed markets continue to chop ahead of USDA’s data dump this afternoon, Jan 12th, at noon. Beans have been weak for most of the week. Corn and wheat have managed to scratch out some positive closes […]

A retail phenomenon in Texas is helping rural families thrive; Montana’s tribal members get legal help from fellow community members; and rural healthcare needs new workers, but legislation to help has stalled.

The commodity markets are paying attention to a couple of key factors influencing price movement. Joe Vaclavik, founder and president of Standard Grain, says there are two things traders are watching. “I think it’s Brazil weather and maybe a lack of demand would be the two things. Soybean export inspections were the lowest seasonally in […]

Well, here’s a problem we don’t have in the South. A lack of snow cover has Wisconsin dairy producers concerned about the health of their alfalfa. Jerry Clark with Wisconsin Extension says with no snow, a cold snap could wipe out the alfalfa crop. That’s the biggest issue right now I think is the weather. […]

On December 1, 2023, Medicaid expansion went into effect in North Carolina, effectively closing the health insurance coverage gap for people in the middle incomes who make too much for Medicaid, but too little to qualify for a subsidy on the Affordable Care marketplace. There are 600,000 people in North Carolina in that coverage gap. […]

Preparing for the calving season is a critical aspect of beef cattle management. Dr. Brett Terhaar, beef technical consultant for Elanco Animal Health, says you can never prepare too much or too early for calving. “If we need to change direction, especially on nutrition, we need to think about that 60 to 90 days ahead […]

Well, we got through the New Year’s Eve of revelry. And now back to business again. Many of us like to start the business of the new year though with an annual physical checkup. So if we were to consider the nation’s farm economy as a medical patient overall, what would the doctor say about […]

The Corporate Transparency Act kicks in this year and creates a reporting requirement that many farmers may not know about. Michael Pittman, Executive Director of the National Agricultural Law Center, talks about the new law on the books. “One I would add would be the Corporate Transparency Act. That is going to be a huge […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. The second week of 2024 is not starting off any more friendly for the grain bulls as the first week. Soybeans started off the week down double digits, corn down a nickel and wheat down almost 20 cents. […]