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NC Commissioner Troxler: HPAI in Dairy Herd UPDATE

Mike DavisApr 16, 2024

The recent detection of high path avian influenza in a dairy herd in North Carolina serves as a reminder that…

Rouzer, Valadao, Costa, Slotkin Launch Bipartisan Specialty Crops Caucus

Rouzer, Valadao, Costa, Slotkin Launch Bipartisan Specialty Crops Caucus

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC), Congressman David Valadao (R-CA), Congressman Jim Costa (D-CA), and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced the…

Report: Brazil Could Expand Cropland by 35 Percent

Report: Brazil Could Expand Cropland by 35 Percent

NAFB News ServiceApr 15, 2024

Brazil is a major soybean, corn, and cotton grower but could expand its crop area by more than a third.…

South Carolina Program Offers Business Assistance for Agribusiness, Too

South Carolina Program Offers Business Assistance for Agribusiness, Too

Mike DavisApr 15, 2024

It’s no secret that farming is a business, and business people often need partners. Jim Johnson is a senior business…

Credibility is Key with Climate Smart Commodities

Credibility is Key with Climate Smart Commodities

David GeigerApr 15, 2024

Getting farmers to produce climate smart commodities means economic incentives are needed. The USDA has created the Partnerships for Climate-Smart…

NCBA: Discontinued July Cattle Report Will Negatively Impact the Industry

NCBA: Discontinued July Cattle Report Will Negatively Impact the Industry

Mike DavisApr 15, 2024

The National Agricultural Statistics Service recently announced it will no long issue the July Cattle Report. The agency is also…

Betting on a Wet April, and Other Weather Wagers

Betting on a Wet April, and Other Weather Wagers

Mike DavisApr 12, 2024

With the passage of sports betting as legal in the state of North Carolina, that has brought about some interesting…

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday April 12

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Friday April 12

Brooks SchafferApr 12, 2024

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

USDA Starts Consideration of Dairy Modernization Requests

USDA Starts Consideration of Dairy Modernization Requests

David GeigerApr 12, 2024

The U.S. Agriculture Department will now consider updates to the Federal Milk Marketing Order. The deadline for modernization briefs was…