Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 23, 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 23, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 11,372 head compared to 9,600 last week and 9,443 last …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is updating its cash cattle market reports in an effort to increase transparency for ranchers and cattle producers. Recently, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced changes to USDA’s livestock mandatory reporting system as part of the administration’s efforts to support American ranchers and promote fair competition in livestock markets. USDA says negotiated cash cattle trade has …
Because of the government shutdown, the peanut industry has not been able to secure their farm loan or to place peanuts in the loan to receive the minimum price of $3.55 per ton. Well, good news. Starting Thursday this week, USDA will resume Farm Service Agency core operations, including critical services for the farm loan processing, the ARC program, average …
Official estimates of this afternoon’s monthly cattle on feed report show the number of cattle on feed the 1st of October very near the same as a year ago. But bottom-line livestock analysts point out feedlot inventory is very much front-loaded. The story all year has been slowing the pace of marketings and feed cattle longer. In fact, the number …
Early Settlers Overlooked the Importance of Soil Conservation In the early years of American agriculture, settlers often gave little thought to conserving and maintaining the fertility of their soil. As Mark Oppold explains in the American Agriculture History Minute, many early farmers believed that land was plentiful and that additional acreage would always be available as new farming opportunities emerged …
With NCBA’s 2027 CattleCon coming up this February, Southeast AgNet sat down with Michaela Clowser, Senior Director for Producer Education at NCBA, to learn more about educational opportunities at the convention. “The premier educational event that happens in conjunction with CattleCon is certainly Cattleman’s College. We have about 65 different speakers, whether those are researchers, industry experts, industry representatives, as …
More details have been announced on the eight-billion-dollar harvest relief, harvest fuel relief program that has been announced by USDA as farmers get ready to receive some help. Eligible producers are encouraged to create a login.gov account in advance of the application period announcement. Pre-applications will be available online to producers with a login.gov account linked to USDA. The commodity …
Tomorrow afternoon’s monthly cattle on feed report, even if it’s considered neutral, would-be a plus to the cattle and feeder cattle trade in our view. Most cattle feeders continue to pay for quality feeder cattle. Futures offer little or no opportunity to hedge though. January feeders for the example the highest since mid-July, but at that point in the summer …
By Clint Thompson The winner of the Georgia Peanut Product Innovation award was presented during the final day of the Sunbelt Ag Expo on Thursday. Rusty Bowers, owner of Pine Street Market in Avondale Estates, received a $10,000 prize check from the Georgia Peanut Commission (GPC). His entry was the Georgia Peanut Potlikker Sausage, featuring local chicken, peanuts and collard …
October 22, 2026 | By Josh McGill Alabama specialty crop growers are set to benefit from more than $660,000 in federal funding supporting 17 agricultural research, marketing and education projects across the state. The investment, awarded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, will help strengthen Alabama’s fruit, vegetable, nursery and other specialty crop industries. The …
