U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins released a statement recently encouraging state partners to reassess wolf management policies, as well as strengthening engagement with livestock producers to address wolf predation. This has been spurred after President Trump’s order to, quote, support America’s ranchers. Secretary Brooke Rollins said, “For too long, America’s ranchers have dealt with wolves threatening and killing their …
Several scholarship opportunities are available through the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation. Josie Jones with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association sat down with Southeast AgNet to tell us more. “The Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation awards scholarships to youth across the state every single year and we are halfway through that application season,” said Jones “Applications are open through November 2nd for those awards, and …
I know you’re making plans to come to the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia coming up October 20, 21, and 22. Over 800 exhibitors will display and demonstrate various products and welcome thousands of visitors. Some of the highlights include the Expo honoring South Carolina. That’ll be the featured state this year, the spotlight state. South Carolina from A …
Farmers and ranchers in the area continue responding to last week’s hurricane and tropical storm, making sure the cattle have plenty of feed and clean water. A lot of water, of course, around, but making sure it’s not contaminated, analysts say is as important as having feed, but clean water is also important. We watched the cattle trade, December live …
By Clint Thompson The Sunbelt Ag Expo is just around the corner for farmers, industry leaders and agricultural enthusiasts looking to attend the Southeast’s premier farm show. It is scheduled for Oct. 20-22 in Moultrie, Georgia and will host visitors from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Arkansas and Virginia. The annual Farmer of the Year luncheon will be …
Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg spoke on the importance of farmer and rancher involvement in the U.S. Department of Agriculture ag trade programs aimed at promoting U.S. ag exports in the global marketplace. “We have experienced a remarkable amount of folks who have taken time off the farm to get engaged, to get on these trade …
Well, just a week away, the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia will celebrate the 48th annual meeting. That’s October 20th through 22nd. Over 800 exhibitors will display and demonstrate products and welcome thousands of folks coming to the 100-acre show site. It’s crowned as America’s premier farm show and the largest farm show in America with field demonstrations. The …
Markets are back open today after the Columbus Day holiday, we’re keeping an eye on Wall Street and CME Group in Chicago. It looks like combines rolled well into the night across a wide area of the Midwest, but not in this area. Heavy rains flooding, halting the harvest and even some college football games. But you would not be …
The iconic blue corduroy jacket worn by FFA members across the country has become one of the most recognizable symbols in American agriculture. But the tradition began nearly a century ago with a group of Ohio FFA members who arrived at the national convention wearing something different. The First FFA National Convention The first National FFA Convention was held in …
By Clint Thompson Two straight weekends of heavy rainfall across parts of Georgia has impacted the state’s cotton crop. Camp Hand, University of Georgia Extension cotton agronomist, and the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) advise growers that the increased moisture will negatively impact the quality of most of Georgia’s cotton crop. “Just the last two weeks have been kind of hard …
