Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 2, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended October 02, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 11,493 head compared to 8,650 last week and 10,859 last …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins expressed her support and congratulations to Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg for his appointment as Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. She also congratulated Greg Ibach, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the next Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. Secretary Rollins …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that USDA will provide more than $531 million in congressionally mandated recovery assistance to Georgia agricultural producers through a block grant agreement with the Georgia Department of Agriculture. It’ll help producers recover from Hurricane Helene. According to Rollins, she said President Trump has our farmers backs and will ensure you have the …
With nine months of trade now in the books, we review our list of 48 commodities and how their performance rates since New Year’s. Conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine, of course, have had energy way out in front all year long. As of today, heating oil, gasoline, and crude oil remain numbers one, two, and three on the list. Heating …
German and European Immigrants Shaped American Farming Ethnic groups played an important role in the development of early American agriculture, bringing different farming practices, traditions, skills, and experiences to the growing agricultural economy. German immigrants, for example, introduced agricultural practices and traditions that differed from those of English, Scottish, and Irish farmers. Their contributions became part of the diverse agricultural …
With the new updates and acreage additions to the ARC and PLC programs, some livestock producers may wonder what this means for them. Southeast AgNet sat down with Undersecretary Richard Fordyce to hear more. “There’s a lot actually going on with ARC and PLC right now. We’re going to actually be issuing payments for the 2025 crop. We’ll do that …
Checking on the market for peanuts. The international market right now is faced with a dwindling supply from all origins with the only help coming possibly from the U.S. and a few from China. Nonetheless, China continues to face struggle with its exchange rate and its high freight rates. The U.S. should be able to help some with that, at …
This is the time of the year producers begin to finalize plans for next growing season, even though the crop is not even in the bin yet, but begin to make plans and place seed orders for 2027. Changes continue in the seed business, keeping track of who owns what brands can be a full-time job. In 2019, for example, …
Railroads Opened New Paths for American Agriculture Railroads played a major role in transforming American agriculture and rural America as the nation expanded westward and communities became increasingly connected. What began as a developing transportation concept eventually became a critical part of the agricultural economy, providing farmers with new ways to move crops, livestock and other goods to growing markets. …
New trade developments with China could create expanded opportunities for U.S. agriculture, including specialty crop producers, according to USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg. Speaking with AgNet Media, Lindberg said the new “30 for 30” framework between the United States and China builds on previous agreements covering U.S. soybeans and billions of dollars in additional …
