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The August update to USDA’s trade outlook increased imports and exports for fiscal year 2024. Betty Resnick, an economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation, talks about what the numbers show. “Increasing the overall forecasted exports to $173.5 billion and reduce the trade deficit by $1.5 billion to $30 and a half billion. Now this […]

As Americans head to their backyard grills to celebrate the end of summer, Bernt Nelson, an economist for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says consumers may see some much-needed slight savings as retail prices decrease from unprecedented highs. “Beef prices set records in the month of July. If we take a look at USDA ERS’s […]

High path avian influenza (HPAI or H5N1) continues to be a threat to birds and now cattle and even humans, in rare instances. At a forum in Raleigh, North Carolina this week, which included Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf, North Carolina Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler emphasized the importance of diligence and cooperation among […]

A federal judge blocked the U.S. Labor Department from enforcing a rule in 17 states that would prevent agricultural employers from retaliating against migrant workers with H-2A visas for joining labor unions. Employers also couldn’t retaliate for workers organizing against wage theft, trafficking, and other abuses. Courthouse News says the judge sided with states in […]

If you work in the egg industry, either in production or marketing, you know that the egg market can be a little bit volatile at times. But here recently, a “little bit” would be a little bit of an understatement. This from Agriculture Department Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam because eggs, or egg prices anyway, are […]

An insecticide draft strategy released by the Environmental Protection Agency aimed to work with the Endangered Species Act may be too vague for US farmers. Iowa State University Extension Entomologist Erin Hodgson says the strategy and its open comment period has the goal of providing a guideline to minimize exposure while also acknowledging the needs […]

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Friday after the close ProFarmer released their national yield estimates for both corn and soybeans. They also released their state yields for each state of the tour. The state numbers released throughout the week are not statewide […]

Well, this is the time of year we start getting some hard data about how the year is shaping up for the 2024 harvest. How’s it looking, Commissioner? We got the first of the monthly yield forecasts from USDA NASS recently, and it has some interesting information. These yield estimates were based on data collected […]

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has $135,000 in cost-share funding to reimburse growers for up to 75% of the certification costs per category. The deadline to apply is Oct. 31. Growers are encouraged to apply early.

Record yields on both row crops. That’s the final estimate from Pro Farmer’s Annual Crop Tour. 181.1 bushels per acre on corn and 54.9 B-P-A on soybeans. Eastern Tour Leg Leader Brian Grete says, as always, it’s a snapshot in time. However, he does like what he saw out in the fields with around 30 days left in […]