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Farmers Set to Lose Billions Without Tax Cut Extension

3 days ago | sfntoday.com | Mike Davis

If Congress doesn’t extend current tax provisions, America’s farmers and ranchers will be forced to pay up to $9 billion more in federal taxes every year. Tax relief enacted by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is set to expire at the end of this year, which would lead to tax increases for almost two-thirds of families, including those in rural America.
Rural Mainstreet Index Stays Below Growth Neutral

6 days ago | sfntoday.com | Mike Davis

The May Rural Mainstreet Index fell below the growth-neutral reading of 50.0 for the 19th time in the past 20 months. The ten-state region covered by the Index came in at 44 during May, up from 40 in April. The index ranges between 0 and 100, with 50 representing growth neutral. “According to the bank CEOs in our survey, the economic outlook for 2025 farm income remains weak,” said Ernie Goss of Creighton University.
AFBF: FMMO Changes Now in Effect

6 days ago | sfntoday.com | Mike Davis

After several years of USDA hearings with the dairy industry, changes to the Federal Milk Marketing Orders took effect over the weekend. Danny Munch, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the FMMO structure is intended to protect farmers. “The primary purpose of the federal order system is to set minimum prices milk handlers have to pay dairy farmers for the milk they purchase. This was really meant to avoid any abuse and pricing negotiations with farmers.
Google and Arable Expand Innovative Water Stewardship Collaboration to the Carolinas

1 week ago | sfntoday.com | Mike Davis

SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 29, 2025 / Google and Arable are expanding their collaboration in water replenishment efforts by bringing Arable’s in-field irrigation technology to hundreds of fields across North and South Carolina. The project will support the Edisto-Santee River Basin in South Carolina and the Catawba and Pee Dee Basins in North Carolina.
Brooks Schaffer Market Report for May 29

1 week ago | sfntoday.com | Mike Davis

This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at or 843-540-4540. Volume has been very lackluster on this holiday shortened week. All weekly reports were delayed by a day this week so we got our first look at condition ratings for corn on Tuesday afternoon. Corn was rated at 68% good excellent vs 73% expected.
NRCS Ramping Up for Next 90 Years

1 week ago | sfntoday.com | Mike Davis

The Natural Resources Conservation Service recently celebrated 90 years of protecting soil health and serving farmers to do so. Aubrey Bettencourt is the NRCS Chief and says connecting with farmers is something they talk about a lot. “We’ve got to meet our farmers where they are and, more importantly, meet them where they’re going.
How Does DOGE Affect Agriculture?

1 week ago | sfntoday.com | Mike Davis

The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, gets a lot of criticism in the news, but what are they really doing and how might it impact agriculture? Washington Representative Dan Newhouse says it’s worth watching, but he thinks it’s doing some needed things. “I just talked to Secretary Bergum from the Department of the Interior.
Mental Health Month: Stress Makes Running a Farm Much More Difficult

1 week ago | sfntoday.com | Mike Davis

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Farmers and ranchers are dealing with a lot of stress due to many factors. Dr. Larry Tranel, a dairy field specialist at Iowa State University Extension, says a lot of stress makes a challenging occupation even harder. “If I’m working with a farmer, I guess one of the biggest things is it helps to realize that if they’re under a lot of stress, their ability to organize and calculate, to think, to make decisions, to plan, is reduced.
Blach: National Cattle Herd Is Slowly Rebuilding

1 week ago | sfntoday.com | Mike Davis

The U.S. Meat Export Federation Spring Conference took place last week in Fort Worth, Texas. Keynote speaker Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, said the cattle herd rebuilding may finally be gaining traction. “We’re still in tight fed cattle supplies. We’ve got more hooks than we have cattle to fill those hooks, and we see that not only at the fed cattle level but also at the non-fed level as well. So, non-fed slaughter, non-fed cow, and bull slaughter have declined significantly, as you would expect.
NC Commissioner Troxler: Farmers Markets are Bustling

1 week ago | sfntoday.com | Mike Davis

As the weather begins to heat up, more and more fresh fruits and vegetables can be found at farmers markets across the state, including plants for your garden. Activity at farmers markets across the state is getting busier and busier with more fresh fruits, vegetables, food products and plants arriving every day. That means itâ€™s a great time to visit a farmers market and discover what local goodness is all about.