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Statement from Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2024 Farm Sector Income Forecast

Statement from Ag. Secretary Tom Vilsack on the 2024 Farm Sector Income Forecast

USDAFeb 7, 2024

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service released its annual Farm Sector Income Forecast report for 2024.…

Winter West Nile Case Shows It’s Never Too Early to Vaccinate

Winter West Nile Case Shows It’s Never Too Early to Vaccinate

Jonathan VeitFeb 7, 2024

The early arrival of West Nile Virus (WNV) to South Carolina resulted in the Jan. 22 euthanasia of a horse…

Market Prices, Input Costs Pushing Expectations Lower

Market Prices, Input Costs Pushing Expectations Lower

Farmer sentiment took a downturn at the start of 2024 as the January Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index…

Leaving Your Farm Legacy Requires Planning

Leaving Your Farm Legacy Requires Planning

Mike DavisFeb 7, 2024

Planning for your legacy can be a difficult mental exercise especially for a farmer or rancher, but it’s absolutely necessary.…

Crop Insurers Meeting in Arizona This Week

Crop Insurers Meeting in Arizona This Week

Micheal ClementsFeb 7, 2024

Crop insurers gathered this week for the industry’s annual convention in Arizona, where they committed to building on the success…

Cattle Herd Expansion Still Delayed

Cattle Herd Expansion Still Delayed

Mike DavisFeb 7, 2024

The popular CattleFax Outlook Seminar, held as part of the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Orlando,…

Ag Leader Northey Dies at 64

Ag Leader Northey Dies at 64

Bill Northey, a long-time agriculture industry figure and former USDA official in the Trump administration, has died. The 64-year-old was…

NC Commissioner Troxler: The State of NC Agriculture

NC Commissioner Troxler: The State of NC Agriculture

Mike DavisFeb 6, 2024

Ag Development Forum, NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, February 1, 2024 Challenges facing agriculture and agribusiness Q1. North Carolina has become…

SC Commissioner Weathers: ACRE Advanced 2024

SC Commissioner Weathers: ACRE Advanced 2024

Mike DavisFeb 6, 2024

Applications are open for the ACRE Advanced program. Tell us about it, Commissioner. Yes, Mike. SCDA founded the Agribusiness Center…