By Clint Thompson Georgia peanut harvests will soon take place across Georgia. Then they will stop; and then start up again. A lull during harvest time is expected this year because of the weather conditions that growers experienced last spring, according to Scott Monfort, University of Georgia Extension peanut agronomist “We planted one-third of this crop from April to May, …
The U.S. dairy industry is joining forces to oppose federal legislation it says could unfairly target nutritious dairy products. The Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026 would create a broad definition of, “ultra-processed foods” and require warning labels on products that fall under that category. Dairy organizations argue the proposal could place warning labels on foods such as whole milk, …
Southern Ag Today reports that increasing financial pressure on crop producers’ farmland values have remained resilient. Both cropland and pastureland values increased in 2026 compared to 25. When asked about farmland values, they said for the next six months they generally expect cropland and pastureland values to either remain stable or increase. Overall, although farmland values have remained strong, declining …
We join others never forgetting those lost 25 years ago this day, coordinated terrorist attacks in New York, Washington DC, and those who thwarted an additional attack crashing in a field in rural Pennsylvania. We pause and we remember. This is the Bottom-Line Report. A monthly supply demand and production estimate seems less urgent today, yet the grain trade awaits …
Native Americans and the Agricultural Landscape The landscape encountered by the first European settlers in North America was not simply a wilderness of untouched forests and pristine land. Long before European arrival, Native American communities had been actively managing and shaping their environments in ways that supported food production, settlement and survival. As Mark Oppold explains in this installment of …
USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg recently returned from a trade mission to Australia and New Zealand focused on expanding opportunities for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural businesses. More than 60 U.S. businesses participated in the mission, along with representatives from 11 state departments of agriculture and 15 agricultural industry organizations. Products highlighted during the …
By Clint Thompson Deer continue to impact South Georgia’s cotton crop. It’s led to University of Georgia research studying the impact of repellents in deterring deer. Camp Hand, UGA Extension cotton agronomist, talked about the research at the UGA Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day. “We’ve done the research on farm to document what is being lost. What we’re moving …
President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at strengthening America’s cattle industry and supporting ranchers across the country. During an event in Washington, the administration announced a series of new actions designed to rebuild the nation’s cattle herd, which currently remains at its smallest level since the 1950s. One executive order focuses on predator management. It directs federal …
A part of the federal peanut program passed by Congress is the ARC program and the PLC program. Farmers in the peanut area usually sign up for the PLC, price loss coverage. That means that the average price of peanuts this past year is much lower than the suggested reference price that’s the Farm Bill. The Farm Bill has a …
StoneX released updated production estimates ahead of USDA numbers that come tomorrow morning, and they still see a national corn yield just short of 183 bushels an acre, three bushels above USDA’s August number, 10 bushels above the pro-farmer number. StoneX places the corn yield nationally 182.9, and a crop over 16.2 billion bushels. Their soybean estimates more in line …
