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Report: Rising Farmland Prices in 2022

August 15, 2022
by Mike Davis

The USDA’s annual Land Values Report shows that farmland values pushed higher this year. Tony Dorn is Chief of the Environmental, Economics, and Demographics Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. He says farmland values jumped more than 12 percent …

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Beyond Meat’s Bubble Starting to Burst

August 8, 2022
by Mike Davis

Plant-based meat company Beyond Meat is generating a lot of bad news recently. Food Fix says the company’s stock fell late last week on news it was lowering its revenue forecast for the year. That announcement came one day after …

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An Old Crop is Making New History

October 21, 2021
by Mike Davis

Hemp is an old crop with a lot of old history, but it’s writing some new history right now. Gary Crawford has more on this edition of Agriculture USA.

Farm Sector Profits Forecasted to Increase in 2021

September 3, 2021
by Southern Farm Network

A new reports forecasts farm income this year to be the highest since 2013. A Department of Agriculture report projects farm income for 2021 to increase by $18.5 billion, or 19.5 percent. At $113.0 billion, net farm income would be …

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SC Commissioner Weathers: National Farmers Market Week

August 3, 2021
by Southern Farm Network

August 1st through the 7th is National Farmers Market Week. SC Ag Commissioner Hugh Weathers is here to tell us more about how South Carolina’s Farmers Markets are being recognized. This is 22nd year of this annual celebration that aims …

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A Pandemic Assistance Program for the Timber Industry

August 2, 2021
by Southern Farm Network

The nation’s timber industry now has its own USDA pandemic assistance program. Gary Crawford has more.

Livestock Indemnity Program Now Available for Pandemic-Impacted Producers

July 23, 2021
by Southern Farm Network

There is help for livestock producers who saw their livelihoods impacted by the pandemic supply chain shutdowns last year. Rod Bain reports.

NC Commissioner Troxler: New Disaster Assistance for Poultry, Livestock, Plasticulture, and Forestry Producers

July 13, 2021
by Southern Farm Network

The NCDA&CS received $79.6 million from USDA to assist poultry, livestock and plasticulture producers and woodland owners in 90 counties who suffered losses in 2018-2019 from Hurricanes Florence, Michael and Dorian. The application deadline is Oct. 1. The assistance will …

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SC Commissioner Weathers: ACRE Recipients

July 13, 2021
by Southern Farm Network

SCDA founded the Agribusiness Center for Research and Entrepreneurship (ACRE) in 2018, to help identify and nurture new ideas and agribusinesses in South Carolina. Here to tell us more about the most recent batch of ACRE award recipients is SC …

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Investing in the Nation’s Emergency Food System

June 15, 2021
by Southern Farm Network

The Agriculture Department is placing a significant investment in our nation’s emergency food system to build up its response and its resiliency. Rod Bain reports.