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Extreme, Severe Drought Expands in parts of North Carolina

Extreme, Severe Drought Expands in parts of North Carolina

RALEIGH –The North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) expanded its severe drought classification and classified two counties as in extreme drought in the latest advisory…

The Rains Helped Where They Fell; More on the Way

The Rains Helped Where They Fell; More on the Way

Mike DavisJul 19, 2024

The rains last weekend did bring some improvements to parts of North and South Carolina. For details, we now turn…

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Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday July 19

Brooks SchafferJul 19, 2024

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

Agrivoltaics: You May Already be Doing It

Agrivoltaics: You May Already be Doing It

Mike DavisJul 19, 2024

Until recently, I had never heard the term, even though farmers had actually been doing this now for years. It’s…

Flash Drought Intensifies in Mid-Atlantic

Flash Drought Intensifies in Mid-Atlantic

NAFB News ServiceJul 18, 2024

Following weeks of intense summer heat and little rainfall, flash drought has intensified in a region stretching from the Carolinas…

Russian Wheat Harvest Forecast Drops

Russian Wheat Harvest Forecast Drops

NAFB News ServiceJul 18, 2024

Farmers in Russia’s breadbasket are battling temperatures over 120 degrees and trying to save a wheat crop hit hard by…

Fighting Flies On The Farm

Fighting Flies On The Farm

Mike DavisJul 18, 2024

Any little nuisance, even a fly, can make a big impact on milk and meat production on your farm. Dr.…

Pork Farmers Encouraged to be US SHIP Certified

Pork Farmers Encouraged to be US SHIP Certified

Mike DavisJul 18, 2024

The U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan, or U.S. SHIP, is a producer-driven national program serving as a unified industry playbook…

Brazil’s Corn Harvest Drops but Still Second-Largest Ever

Brazil’s Corn Harvest Drops but Still Second-Largest Ever

NAFB News ServiceJul 17, 2024

Brazil’s farmers are expected to harvest 4.561 billion bushels of corn in the 2023-2024 season, including the country’s first, second,…