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Nationally and along the East Coast, we are seeing the re-emergence of avian influenza in the wild bird population. Because of the threat this presents to our poultry industry, we urge producers to maintain heightened biosecurity protocols to protect their birds from contact with potentially infected wild birds.

The ethanol industry is growing and innovating, with new opportunities ahead. Emily Skor, CEO of Growth Energy, says the ethanol industry is looking at sustainable aviation fuel as one of the biggest new opportunities for the bioeconomy. “It’s amazing how much the conversation is focused on our ability to compete in a low-carbon economy, and […]

With harvest season complete, it’s officially meeting season now in the Carolinas. I’m Mike Davis and coming up on Tuesday the first big meeting of the year will take place at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, North Carolina. It’s the Farming the Future Conference sponsored by Coastal Agrobusiness. Jim Pearce is vice president of […]

A key update from our friends in the pork industry on preparedness for and prevention of African Swine Fever. In order to fully appreciate and evaluate where we currently stand, we have to know where we’ve been and we get that perspective from Doctor Paul Sundberg, the retiring Director of the Swine Health Information Center. […]

The USDA’s Economic Research Service released its 2023 Farm Income Report, which showed a significant drop in income compared to last year. Carrie Litowski, senior economist with the ERS, says the 2023 numbers are lower than the record high last year. “In 2022, net cash farm income increased 25 percent, or $42 billion, from 2021, […]

The court says this summer’s biofuel exemption denials were not legal. That sort of thing was expected but we were worried about it. That’s Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive director Monte Shaw. He says the previous administration allowed exemptions but then this last summer… When the Biden administration came in and they basically looked at […]

While harvest is behind us in rural America, spring planting is ahead in 2024. Diesel fuel supplies have been tight for farmers. Erin Wroge, Refined Fuels Project Manager for the Alcivia Cooperative, a division of CHS in Wisconsin, says it looks like supplies are going to remain shorter than farmers would like. “As we’ve experienced […]

It was too early to tell last week when we talked with climatologist Corey Davis how much improvement we would see to the drought conditions across North and South Carolina from the rains we got. He’s got a better look at it now. And that’s what I’m going to ask you first, Corey. Some pretty […]

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn and wheat were finally able to build some momentum on Thursday. December corn finally broke its streak of 5 lower closes in a row closing up 12 cents. Corn got a big boost from export sales that […]

Congress has iced the Farm Bill, but farmer advocates argue some portions are urgent; the Hoosier State is reaping big rewards from wind and solar; and opponents react to a road through Alaska’s Brooks Range, long a dream destination for hunters and anglers.