Hurricane

Hurricane and Tropical Storm Insurance Webinar

Dan Agri-Business, Events, Hurricane, Weather

Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index (HIP-WI) and the Tropical Storm Option are crop insurance tools used to help deliver prompt assistance to producers in hurricane-prone areas. These coverage options add to a farmer’s underlying policy with no additional paperwork or loss adjustment needed. HIP-WI and the TSO options generally pay within weeks following a hurricane or tropical storm.  Producers can attend …

Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby Shines a Light on the Equine Industry

Dan Agri-Business, Equine, Events, Livestock

The annual Kentucky Derby will take place this Saturday. As Mark Oppold reports, this event helps shine a light on the equine industry in our country and its importance to agriculture. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

trade

Trade Update with China

Dan Agri-Business, Commodities, Economy, Labor and Immigration, Trade

We are hearing a lot of stories about the trade war currently underway with China. Mark Oppold has a look at what is being discussed by some about the situation. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

soybean processing plant

Archer Daniels Midland Closing SC Soybean Processing Plant

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Soybeans

Archer Daniels Midland said it will permanently close its soybean processing plant in Kershaw, South Carolina, later this spring as part of its cost-cutting plan announced earlier this year, according to Reuters.  The Kershaw plant is the smallest of more than a dozen dedicated soy processing facilities operated by ADM in the U.S., with the capacity to crush 50K bushels …

Farm Credit of Northwest Florida Welcomes New CEO

Dale Sandlin Agri-Business, Funding

Farm Credit of Northwest Florida has a new CEO. Stacy Sikes, a native of Cobbtown, Georgia, brings with him a long history within the Farm Credit System, working as the Director of Farm Credit Express within Horizon Farm Credit and as a loan officer and area vice president for Ag South Farm Credit. We had the opportunity to sit down …

Farm bankruptcies

Farm Bankruptcies Climbing in 2025

Dan Agri-Business, Economy

Farm bankruptcies grew 55 percent from 2023 to 2024 and are trending even higher in 2025. Farmers are continuing to struggle with low prices for their agricultural commodities and the high costs of inputs needed to grow those crops. Bloomberg says unpredictable tariffs, immigration overhauls, federal programs being cut, and frozen USDA funding are now part of the challenges farmers …

snap

USDA Issues Statement Concerning SNAP

Dan Agri-Business, Funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently issued a statement concerning the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP. Tyron Spearman has more details. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

white house

White House Budget Plan Proposes Local FSA, NRCS Office Closures

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Funding, USDA-FSA, USDA-NRCS

The Trump administration is planning to severely scale back or outright eliminate funding for many programs across the Agriculture Department, according to White House documents obtained, as it slashes workers and closes offices at the local level. The ‘passback’ document from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposing fiscal 2026 funding levels would gut research and conservation efforts, trim …

aviation

Ag Aviation Industry Urges All Drone Operators to Operate Safely

Dan Agri-Business, Technology

With many in agriculture entering the 2025 growing season, the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is asking all uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) operators (or drones) to be mindful of low-altitude crewed (or manned) agricultural aircraft operations. Agricultural aviators treat 127 million acres of cropland in the U.S. each year in addition to millions of acres of pastureland, rangeland and forestry that help …