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Ag Startup to Convert Watermelon Waste into Bioplastics

Ag Startup to Convert Watermelon Waste into Bioplastics

CJ MillerDec 20, 2023

Did you know you could turn watermelon waste and turn it into plastics? That’s what a newly formed company in…

Proposed Regulations from Washington Could Harm Rural Broadband Expansion

Proposed Regulations from Washington Could Harm Rural Broadband Expansion

Chad SmithDec 20, 2023

Billions in federal, state, and local broadband funding efforts are getting deployed to help close the nation’s digital divide. Rick…

Report Show Ag Exports Declining

Report Show Ag Exports Declining

Gary CrawfordDec 19, 2023

Last year we saw US agricultural export and import values growing with imports in 2022, growing faster than exports, but…

October Pork Exports Show Gains

October Pork Exports Show Gains

Mike DavisDec 19, 2023

U.S. Pork saw another great month in exports, according to the latest data for the month of October from the…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Christmas

SC Commissioner Weathers: Christmas

Mike DavisDec 19, 2023

Next week, many of us will gather with our loved ones to celebrate Christmas. Commissioner Hugh Weathers joins me now.…

NC Commissioner Troxler: Southern Farm Show (Jan. 31-Feb. 2) and Ag Development Forum

NC Commissioner Troxler: Southern Farm Show (Jan. 31-Feb. 2) and Ag Development Forum

Mike DavisDec 19, 2023

The Southern Farm Show is the largest in the Carolinas and Virginia and features over 400 vendors showcasing tractors, work…

December 2023 Livestock Outlook Remains Unchanged

December 2023 Livestock Outlook Remains Unchanged

NAFB News ServiceDec 18, 2023

USDA’s December Livestock Outlook says higher cow slaughter and heavier-than-assumed carcass weights will offset lower fed cattle slaughter in the…

Good News for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Industry

Good News for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Industry

NAFB News ServiceDec 18, 2023

The U.S. Treasury Department says it will use a modified version of the GREET model as a measurement to determine…

USDA: Farming Still a Family Affair

USDA: Farming Still a Family Affair

Mike DavisDec 18, 2023

U.S. farming is still primarily a family business. The USDA’s Economic Research Service released a report titled “America’s Farms and…