We’re keeping an eye on Wall Street and interest rates as we move through early October. Odds of a Fed hike have eased since this time a week ago. CME FedWatch now shows 35% chance of another quarter point hike when the Fed meets next month. That’s down from nearly 50% this time last week. Traders, though, are still expecting …
American Agriculture History Minute Examines Washington’s Enslaved Labor Force George Washington’s legacy in American agricultural history is closely connected to the institution of slavery. During his lifetime, Washington controlled a cumulative total of more than 577 enslaved people who were forced to work on his farms and in his household, including his residence in Philadelphia. The history of Washington and …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission and Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist, are advising the state’s cotton growers about harvests plans over the next couple of weeks amid increased rainfall. Hand cautions producers about trying to do work in a field that has been saturated with rain. “I’m a fairly impatient person myself. I’ve been …
With the recent program updates to ARC and PLC, some producers may want to find out more information. Undersecretary Richard Fordyce tells us where to go to learn more. “What I would do is just direct people to the Farm Service Agency. You can go, there’s a number of websites. If you wanted to Google ARC and PLC sign-up dates …
The European Union has long been a major buyer of peanuts from the United States, but we’ve got a problem right now with the testing. Despite our efforts, the data shows that the percentage of loads that have been rejected by the EU ports that fail to meet the aflatoxin requirements has decreased. That means the peanuts are cleaner from …
International Demand Helps Shape Colonial Farming Before 1720, agriculture in the mid-Atlantic colonies was largely based on small-scale farming operations. Many colonists relied on farming not only to feed their families and communities but also to generate products that could be exchanged for manufactured goods from overseas. Corn and flour became important commodities in the region’s trade with the West …
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 …
