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Farmland prices keep climbing, according to USDA’s Land Values Report. Danny Munch, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, talks about what farmers are facing…tape “The Department of Agriculture’s Land Values Report shows that agricultural real estate values are up five percent, or an average of $200 an acre, to a record of $4,170 […]

The 2024 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting took place in San Diego, California. Colin Woodall, CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, noticed some fresh faces this year in San Diego. “One of the things that I’ve noticed here in San Diego as part of the summer business meetings, is we do have a lot […]

Giving us an update on Tropical Storm Debby, I’m turning to climatologist Corey Davis with the State Climate Office of North Carolina, Corey we’ve already seen to the south of us some really, really heavy rains are. Is that what we can expect here in the Carolinas as well? “Well, unfortunately, Mike, you’re right. We’ve […]

Now that some areas are past the drought stage, some are too wet, and there are going to be more issues in the future from the flooding that sure to occur from Tropical Storm Debby. Logan Dinkla is an agronomic service representative with Syngenta. He tells SFN farmers will face higher pressure from diseases. “Whether […]

“These checks are in the mail and hopefully on their way to providing health and assistance.” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, he’s talking about over $2 billion worth of checks that are going out to over 43,000 farmers. These are producers who, prior to January of 2021, were discriminated against in dealings with the US Department […]

The Congressional Budget Office released an official cost estimate of the House Ag Committee’s farm bill and said it’s $33 billion over budget and fails to pay for a large increase in crop subsidies. The House bill will increase commodity supports by $45 billion over ten years, cut SNAP funding by $29 billion, and greatly […]

A large majority of the activist groups trying to control agriculture, land and water use, and eliminate human-animal interaction have never set foot on a farm. That’s where Protect the Harvest comes in. The organization was established in 2011 when the Humane Society of the United States tried to pass Proposition B, called the “Puppy […]

Hurricane Debby is heading for SC. What’s the report on the ground, Commissioner? Yes, farmers are keeping an eye on weather reports as Debby approaches. By the time this episode airs, it should be affecting our state. What makes this storm unusual is the large amount of rain it’s forecast to bring, particularly to the […]

The NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) has issued a warning against buying and consuming Diamond Shruumz-brand chocolate bars, cones and gummies after the products have been associated with 78 people in 28 states becoming ill, with 65 of those seeking medical care and 40 being hospitalized. FDA has recalled all brands of […]

by Jane Winik Sartwell, Carolina Public PressAugust 2, 2024 North Carolina agriculture is bouncing back thanks to recent rain after a drought devastated crops earlier this summer, though one county — Yadkin County, in the northwest Piedmont — remains in a severe drought.  Drought conditions lifted just as suddenly as they started, with many counties, […]