weekly livestock market

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 02-27-2026

Dan Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended February 27, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended-February 27, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,282 head compared to 10,185 last week and 8,668 last year. …

Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund

Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund Established at Georgia Department of Agriculture

Dan Agri-Business, Economy, Funding, Georgia

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper has announced that the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund Application period is now open and we caught up with Commissioner Harper for more details.  Commissioner Harper said, “So the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund and the Georgia Farmland Conservation Council that works toward the protection of production agricultural land in the state of Georgia and it was created …

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Research Informs Policy Discussions

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Florida Cattle Enhancement Board (FCEB), Research

The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides insights which informs policy discussions and we caught up with Dusty Holley with the Florida Cattlemen’s Association who provided more details. Holley said, “Well the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board is so interesting because we get that and we’re stewards of that money and we really hang our hat on the fact that 98% of that …

Farmer Bridge Assistance Program

Rollins Announces Farm Bridge Assistance Program Opening

Dan Agri-Business, Export/Import, Exports/Imports, Field Crops, Funding, Trade, USDA, USDA-FSA

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that USDA is opening the enrollment period for the new Farmer Bridge Assistance Program. It’ll provide $11 billion in one-time bridge payments to row crop production in response to temporary trade markets and temporary disruptions in trading and increased production costs. The enrollment period opens up February the 23rd and closes on April the 17th. These …

biozyme

Biozyme Offers Solution For Getting Calves Off To The Right Start

Dan Beef, Cattle

Cattle producers work to get their calves off to the right start and Biozyme is offering a solution for this concern. We caught up with John Jeffrey with Biozyme at NCBA’s CattleCon to learn more. “So our newest product, I guess if you will, we had a soft launch last year here at NCBA, but we’re making a big launch this …

AgroLiquid

Agroliquid Helping Cotton Growers Target Their Approach This Season

Dan Agri-Business, Cotton

As cotton growers look for ways to be more cost effective in their 2026 crop, Agroliquid is working with growers in the Southeast on a reallocation strategy. We sat down with Gabe Saxon, Regional Agronomist with Agroliquid to learn more. Saxon said, “As we start to look at that, we go ahead and sit down and we make our fertility …

cold weather

UGA Provides Insights for Pastures Amidst Cold Weather

Dan Agri-Business, Georgia, Pasture, Weather

Cattle producers are wondering what might become of their pastures after recent cold weather across the state. We caught up with Dr. Lisa Baxter with the University of Georgia to learn more. Baxter said, “The big question that I’m getting right now with this not unseemly cold weather, but man it has been prolonged to say the least, is are my …

National Corn Growers

National Corn Growers Report on Corn’s Impact on America

Dan Corn

The National Corn Growers Association recently published a sweeping new report illustrating how far American agriculture has come in the nation’s first 250 years and how urgent action needed now to secure its future. The report, titled, America’s Crop at Risk, the Future of Corn and Family Farms. The report was released prior to Commodity Classic and has been a hot topic of conversation …

missouri

Missouri’s Deep Agricultural Roots: From French Settlers to Today

Dan Agri-Business, American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

A Proud Agricultural Tradition Missouri has a proud agricultural tradition—one that stretches back nearly three centuries and continues to define the state today. Agriculture is more than an industry in Missouri; it is woven into the state’s identity, culture, economy, and even its state symbolism. Ceres Crowns the Capitol Visitors to the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City often look …

hurricane disaster relief

Commissioner Simpson Announces Hurricane Disaster Relief Applications Now Open

Dan Agri-Business, Citrus, Economy, Field Crops, Florida, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), Forestry, Funding

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced that agricultural producers can now apply for hurricane disaster relief for 2023 and 2024. The Florida Block Grant Disaster Relief Program will provide over $600 million in grant funding in which the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says can, “assist with infrastructure damage, market loss, citrus loss, and timber damage …