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NC Commissioner Troxler: ‘Agricultural Review’ Marks 100 Years

NC Commissioner Troxler: ‘Agricultural Review’ Marks 100 Years

Mike DavisJan 21, 2025

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Agricultural Review newspaper marks its 100th volume in 2025 – a great…

Myth-Busting Social Security

Myth-Busting Social Security

Mike DavisJan 20, 2025

Is Social Security going broke? That’s one of several myths out there about Social Security. Sean Voskuhl, AARP State Director…

Heavy snow and frigid Arctic blast put 70 million across the U.S. under winter storm warnings

Heavy snow and frigid Arctic blast put 70 million across the U.S. under winter storm warnings

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Tens of millions of residents along the East Coast are bracing for several…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday January 17

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday January 17

Mike DavisJan 17, 2025

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Corn and…

More Snow Coming??

More Snow Coming??

Mike DavisJan 17, 2025

The big weather item on most people’s minds is still the snow that we had last weekend, and it had…

Highlights from USDA January Reports

Highlights from USDA January Reports

Rod BainJan 16, 2025

In January, usually the busiest of months on the USDA report calendar as associated with the first crop production report…

Rule Change Levels the Playing Field for Poultry Producers

Rule Change Levels the Playing Field for Poultry Producers

Mike DavisJan 16, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a third installment in regulatory reforms to the Packers and Stockyards Act. Ag Secretary…

Foreign-Owned Ag Land Increases 1.6 million Acres in One Year

Foreign-Owned Ag Land Increases 1.6 million Acres in One Year

Chad SmithJan 16, 2025

Foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land remains a widely debated topic. Two additional years of data from 2022 and 2023…

January WASDE is a Market Mover

January WASDE is a Market Mover

Riley SmithJan 15, 2025

Many estimates for the January WASDE said that it would likely be a rather uneventful report, but the USDA loves…