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https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/07/18/no-crackdown-on-pesticide-use/

No Crackdown on Pesticide Use - Southern Farm Network The Trump administration says there will not be a crackdown on pesticide use in the U.S. Politico reports that’s despite a report from the Make America Healthy Again Committee that called crop protection products dangerous to people’s health. During a recent policy roundtable in Washington, D.C.

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/07/15/rollins-terminates-covid-era-program/

Rollins Terminates COVID-era Program - Southern Farm Network (Washington, D.C., July 15, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the termination of the Regional Food Business Centers (RFBC) program. This pandemic-era, Biden program was created using one-time, temporary funding from Congress. The Department is terminating this...

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/07/15/nc-commissioner-troxler-summer-fun-events-at-visitncfarms-com/

NC Commissioner Troxler: Summer Fun Events at VisitNCFarms.com! - Southern Farm Network Agritourism options continue to grow in North Carolina, which is great for anyone looking for fun summer activities or even kids’ camps. VisitNCFarms.com features an online calendar of events to stay up on what is happening on farms across the state. Back in the Spring, we talked about all the a

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/07/15/brooks-schaffer-market-report-for-tuesday-july-15/

Brooks Schaffer Market Report for Tuesday July 15 - Southern Farm Network This is the SFN Market Report with Brooks Schaffer of Palmetto Grain. Reach him at [email protected] or 843-540-4540. This started off much better than last week for corn. After making new lows on the September and December contract overnight, the market was able to find strength to close

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/07/15/sc-commissioner-weathers-2025-watermelon-season/

SC Commissioner Weathers: 2025 Watermelon Season! - Southern Farm Network We’re in the heart of watermelon season in South Carolina. It’s a very strong watermelon season in South Carolina due to fairly consistent rainfall and temperatures. The melons have great flavor this year and volume is good. Unfortunately, Florida’s and Georgia’s seasons got pushed back a b

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/07/15/rollins-applauds-voluntary-removal-of-artificial-dyes-from-ice-cream/

Rollins Applauds Voluntary Removal of Artificial Dyes from Ice Cream - Southern Farm Network (Washington, D.C., July 14, 2025) — While scooping ice cream on the steps of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Headquarters, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins congratulated the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announcement on the dairy industry’s commitment to eliminat...

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/07/10/usda-closes-southern-ports-as-screwworm-moves-north/

USDA Closes Southern Ports as Screwworm Moves North - Southern Farm Network (Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025)- Yesterday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles northward of the current sterile fly disper...

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/07/03/congress-passes-trumps-one-big-beautiful-bill-and-its-farm-provisions/

Congress Passes Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ and its Farm Provisions - Southern Farm Network After enduring nearly 12 hours of House Democrat leader Hakeem Jeffries' "Magic Minute" filibuster, the U.S. House passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Thursday afternoon. American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall applauded the bill's passage, now on its way to President Donald Trump’s...

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/05/12/usda-suspends-live-animal-imports-from-mexico/

USDA Suspends Live Animal Imports from Mexico - Southern Farm Network (Washington, D.C., May 11, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the suspension of live cattle, horse, and bison imports through U.S. ports of entry along the southern border due to the continued and rapid northward spread of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Mexico, e...

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/05/10/u-s-and-u-k-reach-trade-agreement-that-includes-agriculture/

U.S. and U.K. Reach Trade Agreement that Includes Agriculture - Southern Farm Network The U.S. and the United Kingdom reached the framework of a trade agreement that included opening U.K. market access for American agricultural products. Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the new agreement is the first step in a much la

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/04/30/planting-is-ahead-of-schedule-across-u-s/

Planting is Ahead of Schedule Across U.S. - Southern Farm Network USDA reports the nation’s farmers are off to a fast start this planting season. Chad Hart, an agricultural economist at Iowa State University, says that could impact the supply-side factors in the May reports, but it seems unlikely. “One of the things I'll be watching for here is, given that we'...

https://www.sfntoday.com/2025/04/29/nc-commissioner-troxler-watch-out-for-farm-equipment-on-the-roadways/

NC Commissioner Troxler: Watch Out for Farm Equipment on the Roadways - Southern Farm Network Farm activity is picking up as farmers are busy preparing and planting for the upcoming season. That means drivers may come across farm equipment and tractors on the road. Slow down, be patient and share the road with farm equipment to be sure everyone stays safe. Activities are picking up o