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Dairy farmers are busy on the farm while dairy groups are busy working on their behalf as part of the Federal Milk Marketing Order hearing. Jeff Lyon, general manager of FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative, talks about the progress. “I testified on one part of the hearing, on manufacturing costs, which are commonly referred to the industry […]

The US Department of Agriculture has announced $23 million in awards to support dairy businesses and producers under the Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives grant program. Jenny Lester Moffit, USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, made the announcement at World Dairy Expo. “There are four centers around the country, so that money will be split […]

Vulnerable rural Americans need an electrical grid upgrade to cope with climate change, West Virginians worry Mountain Valley Pipeline construction is damaging their landscape and 75 years after “Roswell,” New Mexico is still a destination for space geeks. Our country’s electrical grid needs an upgrade to cope with climate change, especially in underserved rural communities. […]

Well, if you hadn’t noticed the calendar, you can certainly tell by the temperatures we are into fall. And if this seems somewhat familiar to you, well, there’s a reason for that. I’m Mike Davis, and I’m talking with climatologist Corey Davis. This pattern that we’re seeing right now, these cooler temperatures and fall-like weather […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Markets have seemed to be treading water early in the week trading in fairly narrow trading ranges. The turmoil in the outside markets is having some effect on the grain trade but it is often offsetting in net effect. We […]

Agricultural producers’ sentiment declined for the second month in a row during September. The Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell nine points to a reading of 106. Producers expressed concern about both their current situation as well as future prospects for their farms. The Current Conditions and Futures Expectations Indices both declined ten points […]

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is celebrating its many successful efforts to prevent African swine fever from reaching the United States. In honor of ASF Action Week, APHIS is recognizing the continuing efforts to prevent this deadly swine disease from reaching our shores. Some of the agency’s major accomplishments in these areas include […]

With the flu season just around the corner, producers are taking extra steps to keep pigs and people healthy and doing so comes down to prevention. Dr. Heather Fowler, director of producer and public health for the National Pork Board, said producers can implant guidelines shared through the National Pork Board. “Pork Quality Assurance Plus […]

Farmland sales have remained strong through 2023 but typically slow during harvest season when farmers are busy elsewhere. But Paul Shadegg, senior vice president of real estate operations with Farmers National Company, says sales aren’t slowing as much as in the past year. “With those pressures of increased interest rates and the input costs operators […]

As Red Crown Rot begins showing up in soybean fields in parts of the Midwest and Kentucky, it can get mistaken for other diseases, including sudden death syndrome (SDS). Phil Krieg, an agronomic service representative with Syngenta, talks about what to watch out for. “Red Crown Rot is a relatively new disease that we’re seeing […]