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Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday October 13

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday October 13

Mike DavisOct 13, 2023

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. USDA’s October supply…

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National Potato Council CEO: No Winners in House Speaker Chaos

Mike DavisOct 11, 2023

While the House attempts to replace recently removed Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who dared bring a bipartisan bill to the table that…

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The Best Offense Against HPAI is Biosecurity

Mike DavisOct 11, 2023

A recent headline said South Dakota officials found Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a commercial turkey flock. HPAI is typically…

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Record Value for Mexico Fueling Pork Exports

Mike DavisOct 11, 2023

August pork exports totaled 226,519 metric tons. Led by Mexico and their record pace of imports, Kelli Wicks, manager of…

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Smithfield Foods to Close Charlotte Plant

Mike DavisOct 11, 2023

Smithfield Foods says will close its Charlotte, North Carolina, pork-processing plant and transfer production to its Tar Heel, North Carolina,…

N.C. A&T Welcomes Hymon-Parker as Ag College Interim Dean

N.C. A&T Welcomes Hymon-Parker as Ag College Interim Dean

Mike DavisOct 11, 2023

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Oct. 11, 2023) – Professor Emerita Shirley Hymon-Parker, Ph.D. will lead the College of Agriculture and Environmental…

NASDA’s McKinney on Congressional Chaos, Impact on Next Farm Bill

NASDA’s McKinney on Congressional Chaos, Impact on Next Farm Bill

Mike DavisOct 11, 2023

With Kevin McCarthy ousted last week as Speaker of the House and representatives returning from their brief recess, the chaos…

EATS Act Facing Opposition in House

EATS Act Facing Opposition in House

Mike DavisOct 10, 2023

Sixteen members of the House of Representatives pushed back against the Ending Agriculture Trade Suppression (EATS) Act in a letter…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday October 10

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday October 10

Mike DavisOct 10, 2023

This is the Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. Markets continue to trade a…