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With the recent program updates to ARC and PLC, some producers may want to find out more information. Undersecretary Richard Fordyce tells us where to go to learn more. “What I would do is just direct people to the Farm Service Agency. You can go, there’s a number of websites. If you wanted to Google ARC and PLC sign-up dates …
The European Union has long been a major buyer of peanuts from the United States, but we’ve got a problem right now with the testing. Despite our efforts, the data shows that the percentage of loads that have been rejected by the EU ports that fail to meet the aflatoxin requirements has decreased. That means the peanuts are cleaner from …
International Demand Helps Shape Colonial Farming Before 1720, agriculture in the mid-Atlantic colonies was largely based on small-scale farming operations. Many colonists relied on farming not only to feed their families and communities but also to generate products that could be exchanged for manufactured goods from overseas. Corn and flour became important commodities in the region’s trade with the West …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressed her support and congratulations to Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg for his appointment as Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. She also congratulated Greg Ibach, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the next Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Secretary Rollins …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that USDA will provide more than $531 million in congressionally mandated recovery assistance to Georgia agricultural producers through a block grant agreement with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. It’ll help producers recover from Hurricane Helene. According to Rollins, she said President Trump has our farmers backs and will ensure you have the …
With nine months of trade now in the books, we review our list of 48 commodities and how their performance rates since New Year’s. Conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine, of course, have had energy way out in front all year long. As of today, heating oil, gasoline, and crude oil remain numbers one, two, and three on the list. Heating …
German and European Immigrants Shaped American Farming Ethnic groups played an important role in the development of early American agriculture, bringing different farming practices, traditions, skills, and experiences to the growing agricultural economy. German immigrants, for example, introduced agricultural practices and traditions that differed from those of English, Scottish, and Irish farmers. Their contributions became part of the diverse agricultural …
With the new updates and acreage additions to the ARC and PLC programs, some livestock producers may wonder what this means for them. Southeast AgNet sat down with Undersecretary Richard Fordyce to hear more. “There’s a lot actually going on with ARC and PLC right now. We’re going to actually be issuing payments for the 2025 crop. We’ll do that …
Checking on the market for peanuts. The international market right now is faced with a dwindling supply from all origins with the only help coming possibly from the U.S. and a few from China. Nonetheless, China continues to face struggle with its exchange rate and its high freight rates. The U.S. should be able to help some with that, at …
Railroads Opened New Paths for American Agriculture Railroads played a major role in transforming American agriculture and rural America as the nation expanded westward and communities became increasingly connected. What began as a developing transportation concept eventually became a critical part of the agricultural economy, providing farmers with new ways to move crops, livestock and other goods to growing markets. …
