Volume I, Issue III

This Month's Corn and Soy Updates:

Thank you for attending our Annual Growers meeting!

We had over 200 people join us in Santee for this year's Growers Meeting!

If you attended, please fill out our attendee survey and be entered to win a prize bundle from the South Carolina Corn and Soybean Association.

Take the Survey for a Chance to Win a Prize Bundle!

Congratulations to these South Carolina farmers and SCCSA board members for being elected to serve on NCGA and ASA committees:

Woody Green and Johnny Watts have been elected to serve on action teams for the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). Jimmie Lee Shaw was re-elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the American Soybean Association (ASA).

Announcing the winners of the NCGA Yield Contest!

The results are in for the National Corn Growers Association corn yield contest! Two SC farmers won awards at the national level: Landy Thomas and Daniel Gause III.

The full list of state winners can be found on the NCGA website.

See List of Winners

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Brought to you by the South Carolina Corn & Soybean Boards

County-Level Corn Hybrid Trial Results – Now Available

Each year, Clemson Extension conducts corn hybrid trials across the state to evaluate hybrid performance.

Find results from 10 trial locations, including details on planting and harvest dates, seeding rates, soil type, hybrid name, and more.

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Corn and Soybean Requests for Proposals are Open

The South Carolina Corn Board is now accepting RFPs for projects that benefit South Carolina corn farmers and strengthen the state’s corn industry.

📅 Proposals are due January 9 for corn and February 2 for soybean

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National Updates

USDA announces a $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program

The new Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program will make targeted, one-time payments to row crop farmers as an “economic bridge” to the next planting season. This growing season, U.S. soybean farmers have faced a perfect storm of low crop prices, high production costs, and loss of markets. The FBA Program will provide farmers with some financial assistance to help cover carried debt from the 2025 season.

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Commodity Payment Rates for FBA Program from USDA

Yesterday, USDA followed through their commitment to release the commodity by commodity payment rates for the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. The payment rate for corn will be $44.36 per acre, up from the ECAP rate of $42.91 per acre.

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