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Agritourism sounds like fun, but liability, labor, and insurance costs can make it challenging.
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🌀 New for 2027: Producers can combine HIP-WI with SCO and/or ECO crop insurance. Natalie Stewart and Hank Nelson break down how it works and what to weigh before deciding.
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🌾 The 2026 U.S. rice crop is projected down 24%, one of the smallest in decades. Tighter supplies and El Niño impacts in Asia are pushing prices higher.
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🐄 USDA has a new cash cattle report for the Southern Plains. JoshMaples explains why it matters for the 5-Area price.
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🌲 Southern timber markets are shifting, and landowners may need to rethink their strategy.
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Great co-op directors lead with influence, not authority. 🤝 Here are 3 ways to build it.
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Fresh produce imports from Mexico are down in both value and volume through August 2026, with Texas ports handling about 57% of fresh fruit and vegetable imports.
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Can soybean demand keep prices near $12? 🫘 Grant Gardner looks at biofuels, exports, and what to watch next. southernagtoday.org/2026/10/…
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🥩 50% lean beef prices have dropped from about $185/cwt this summer to $89/cwt in mid-October, down 36% from a year ago. Josh Maples and David Anderson look at what’s behind the slide and what it means for ground beef.
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Wasted hay costs just as much as the hay your cows actually eat. Kenny Burdine (University of Kentucky) shows how cutting waste could save you this winter! southernagtoday.org/2026/10/…
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Here’s a short one:
⚖️ A federal court has ruled the 2025 H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate rule unlawful, but didn’t vacate it. DOL must issue a new wage methodology, and employers could face backpay to H-2A workers
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U.S. farm exports to China dropped from $40B to $8B in three years. Could the new U.S.-China Board of Trade turn that around? Nearly 83% of China’s proposed tariff list is food and ag. 👇
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💧 Irrigation is growing in the Delta and South Georgia but shrinking in West Texas and Florida. What's behind the shift?
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🏷️ Current bioengineered food labeling rules expire Jan. 1, 2028. Emily Stone of The National Agricultural Law Center explains what's next. 👇
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A big THANK YOU to the National Pecan Federation for being a Gold Sponsor of Southern Ag Today!
The National Pecan Federation represents pecan growers and shellers across the United States, working to promote, protect, and improve business conditions for the pecan industry.
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🌀 Could HIP-WI cover part of your crop insurance deductible this hurricane season? Here's how it works:
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