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Farm Tour: Yields Appear Lower than Last Year

Farm Tour: Yields Appear Lower than Last Year

Andy PetersenAug 20, 2024

The results from the first day of Pro-Farmer’s annual Midwest Crop Tour are lower than last year.  About a thousand…

Harrell is Back-to-Back Soy Yield Champ with New World Record

Harrell is Back-to-Back Soy Yield Champ with New World Record

NAFB News ServiceAug 20, 2024

Southwest Georgia farmer Alex Harrell has surpassed his own world record soybean harvest set in 2023. Now, he’s a back-to-back…

Ford’s Gourmet Foods of Raleigh Receives NAAMO Marketer of the Year Award

Ford’s Gourmet Foods of Raleigh Receives NAAMO Marketer of the Year Award

NCDA and CSAug 20, 2024

RALEIGH – Ford’s Gourmet Foods, the master distributor for North Carolina-produced brands including Wine Nuts, Fire Dancer Jalapeno Peanuts, Earth…

Census: One-Fifth of Farmers Still Don’t Have Internet

Census: One-Fifth of Farmers Still Don’t Have Internet

NAFB News ServiceAug 20, 2024

There are still a surprising number of producers, at 21.3 percent, who don’t have access to the internet, according to…

NCDA&CS Offers Organic Certification Cost-Share Assistance

NCDA&CS Offers Organic Certification Cost-Share Assistance

NCDA and CSAug 20, 2024

RALEIGH – Organic growers in North Carolina can apply for partial reimbursement of the cost of becoming certified or for…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday August 20

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday August 20

Mike DavisAug 20, 2024

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

SC Commissioner Weathers: Knockout Butchery Breaks Ground

SC Commissioner Weathers: Knockout Butchery Breaks Ground

Mike DavisAug 20, 2024

I joined farmers Travis and Misty Howard in breaking ground on a new beef processing facility near Roebuck, South Carolina,…

NC Commissioner Troxler: State Fair Looking for Farm Families to Honor

NC Commissioner Troxler: State Fair Looking for Farm Families to Honor

Mike DavisAug 20, 2024

The N.C. State Fair recognizes 11 Farm Families each year as its Farm Family of the Day presented by the…

Clemson Officials Find, Destroy Yellow-Legged Hornet Nests in Beaufort County

Clemson Officials Find, Destroy Yellow-Legged Hornet Nests in Beaufort County

Clemson NewsAug 19, 2024

Officials with the Clemson University Department of Plant Industry (DPI) destroyed multiple secondary nests of yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina) in South Carolina near…