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WASDE Lowers Corn, Soybean Production Numbers

WASDE Lowers Corn, Soybean Production Numbers

Mike DavisOct 14, 2023

The latest World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates Report says U.S. corn production is forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, down…

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Latest Ag Trade Update Shows Growing Deficit

Mike DavisOct 14, 2023

New monthly trade data from the Department of Agriculture shows a record monthly trade deficit for agriculture. Veronica Nigh, American…

The Yonder Report

The Yonder Report

Mike DavisOct 13, 2023

Critics say the crypto mine promise of rural prosperity is more hype than help, data show Black southerners in rural…

Fall Colors on the Way

Fall Colors on the Way

Mike DavisOct 13, 2023

A few weeks ago, Corey, we had Ophelia come in. And in some places, that’s the only rain that these…

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,…