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RALEIGH – North Carolina’s Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) has introduced its Severe Drought category (D2 classification) for parts of Cleveland, Polk, Rutherford and Transylvania counties. Severe drought is the second category of the four drought classifications based on the U.S. Drought Monitor. Twenty-three counties in western North Carolina are considered to be in the Moderate Drought […]

Nature’s obviously continuing to play a very heavy impact on producer decisions. USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam’s comments. After studying USDA is new and surprising cattle on feed report which showed more cattle that expected being placed into feedlots during September. Fewer marketing’s of fed cattle winding up with a surprisingly large feedlot inventory October […]

During a recent Fall Harvest Outlook webinar hosted by Rabobank, the topic turned to worldwide grain stocks. Stephen Nicholson, global sector strategist for grain and oilseeds with Rabobank, says corn and soybean stocks are beginning to rebuild around the world. “When you look around the globe and look at the major exporters, and you can […]

The Organic Dairy Assistance, Investment, and Reporting Yields, or O DAIRY Act of 2023, seeks to help organic dairy farmers overcome economic headwinds. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, introduced the bill this week. “It recognizes the fact that our dairy farms, and particularly our organic dairy farms, face some pretty strong headwinds these days, […]

Farm groups like Competitive Markets Action, the Organization for Competitive Markets, R-CALF USA, and others applauded seven new sponsors of the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act. The groups say the OFF Act would restore accountability and transparency to agricultural checkoff programs. In total, the OFF Act now has more bipartisan support than in any […]

Well the forecast really has not changed a lot in several weeks and that means we’re getting drier and drier in the Carolinas. This is really starting to show up on the Drought Monitor. Climatologist Corey Davis, what do you see? That’s right, Mike. If you just look back over the last three to four […]

Grain markets remain very rangebound. There is a lot in the news right now, but not a lot for the grains to pay attention to. We are getting through US harvest without any major shocks. Yields probably get trimmed a little more but nothing drastic. Farmers are selling very little so we do not have […]

A new economic plan aims to bridge the gap between rural and progressive communities, a small Illinois town made history by electing a transgender woman to city council and a broadband merger in southern states has some worried customer service will decline.

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall welcomed the election of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as Speaker of the House. “Speaker Johnson has a strong history of supporting America’s farmers and ranchers, which has earned him the ‘Friend of Farm Bureau’ award multiple times,” saud Duvall. Johnson represents Louisiana’s 4th Congressional district, encompassing much of […]