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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…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Project Victory Gardens

SC Commissioner Weathers: Project Victory Gardens

Mike DavisOct 10, 2023

Project Victory Gardens is a nonprofit that provides agricultural education programs to cultivate resiliency among our nation’s veterans. We have…

Report: Farmers are the Ultimate Environmentalists

Report: Farmers are the Ultimate Environmentalists

Mike DavisOct 10, 2023

Farmland Partners, a commercial real estate company that owns and manages farmland in 20 states, released a report on its…

Dairy Market Update from World Dairy Expo

Dairy Market Update from World Dairy Expo

Mike DavisOct 10, 2023

Dairy markets are searching for momentum. Jenny Wackershauser of ever.ag, speaking at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, explains. “We are…