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Farm Bureau: TN Visa Program a Key Part of Ag Labor Force

Farm Bureau: TN Visa Program a Key Part of Ag Labor Force

Chad SmithNov 5, 2024

With agricultural labor challenges across the entire sector, some farmers and ranchers are turning to a unique type of visa…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Veterans a Big Part of South Carolina Agriculture

SC Commissioner Weathers: Veterans a Big Part of South Carolina Agriculture

Mike DavisNov 5, 2024

Veterans Day is coming up on Monday, November 11. How important are military veterans to South Carolina agriculture? Here in…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday November 5

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday November 5

Brooks SchafferNov 5, 2024

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

NC Commissioner Troxler: Submit Soil Samples Now to Avoid Peak-Season Fees

NC Commissioner Troxler: Submit Soil Samples Now to Avoid Peak-Season Fees

Mike DavisNov 5, 2024

The time to implement peak season fees for soil testing is set to begin Nov. 27. Samples submitted before that…

First Bird Flu Case Found in Oregon Pig

First Bird Flu Case Found in Oregon Pig

Mike DavisNov 4, 2024

A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) was confirmed for the first time in a pig in Oregon. The…

Animal Showing Means Growing

Animal Showing Means Growing

Mike DavisNov 4, 2024

State fairs are an annual high point for young people growing up in agriculture, and it provides them with a…

October’s Rural Mainstreet Index Short on Good News

October’s Rural Mainstreet Index Short on Good News

Mike DavisNov 4, 2024

The October Rural Mainstreet Index didn’t contain a lot of good news for the farm economy. Dr. Ernie Goss of…

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Time to ‘fall back’ an hour

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Time to ‘fall back’ an hour

By The Associated Press The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be…

Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry

Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry

By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to…