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Farm Bankruptcies Increased 55% in 2024

Farm Bankruptcies Increased 55% in 2024

NAFB News ServiceFeb 27, 2025

An indicator of farm financial health across the country, Chapter 12 bankruptcy provides farmers and ranchers with increased flexibility for paying off…

Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan unveiled

Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan unveiled

By JOSH FUNK and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could…

Farm Incomes, Expenditures Down in Fourth Quarter

Farm Incomes, Expenditures Down in Fourth Quarter

Mike DavisFeb 26, 2025

Farm incomes decreased broadly across the Ninth District and likewise, across all of America, that according to lenders responding to…

Another $500M for Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina passes key hurdle

Another $500M for Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina passes key hurdle

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Another $500 million would be spent toward Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday February 25

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday February 25

Brooks SchafferFeb 25, 2025

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

SC Commissioner Weathers: SCCSA Applications are Open

SC Commissioner Weathers: SCCSA Applications are Open

Mike DavisFeb 25, 2025

Applications are now open for the 2025 South Carolina Commissioner’s School for Agriculture.  Commissioner Weathers joins me to talk about…

NC Commissioner Troxler: Time to Test Float Bed Water

NC Commissioner Troxler: Time to Test Float Bed Water

Mike DavisFeb 25, 2025

Tobacco farmers are busy preparing for the 2025 season and as they begin readying transplants for production, it is also…

Rural Connectivity Progressing in NC

Rural Connectivity Progressing in NC

Mike DavisFeb 24, 2025

Better connecting rural regions. Patrick Woodie is President and CEO of the North Carolina Rural Center. He says progress is…

AFBF Editorial on Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins

AFBF Editorial on Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins

“America’s farmers and ranchers are no strangers to uncertainty, but the challenges they face today call for immediate attention and…