How Innovation Revived Farming Across the American South The history of American agriculture is filled with pioneers whose ideas reshaped the future of farming. Few individuals had a greater impact on Southern agriculture than George Washington Carver, whose groundbreaking work in the early 1900s helped revive struggling farms and changed the course of agricultural history. During an American Agriculture History …
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Peanut Commission reminds growers and industry leaders that this year’s 38th annual Georgia Peanut Tour will be held Sept. 22-24 in Savannah, Georgia, and the surrounding area. The Georgia Peanut Tour brings the latest information on peanuts while providing a first-hand view of industry infrastructure from production and handling to processing and utilization. Tour stops …
The USDA is expanding the Livestock Forage Disaster Program, giving cattle producers faster access to financial assistance when drought reduces available grazing. The Livestock Forage Disaster Program, commonly known as LFP, provides payments to eligible livestock producers who suffer grazing losses because of qualifying drought or wildfire. One of the biggest changes announced by the USDA affects how quickly producers …
The Senate Ag Committee is expected to soon consider the second part of the Farm Bill. Earlier, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed several parts of the peanut program and others to provide protection right now on pricing, but now they’re going to do some special amendments in the 2.0. One is to update the marketing assistance loan to …
America’s Agricultural Foundation Grew Strong After Independence Following the end of the Revolutionary War, the United States faced the enormous challenge of building a stable economy as a newly independent nation. While manufacturing and industry would come much later, agriculture became the backbone of America’s early prosperity. In this edition of American Agriculture History Minute, Mark Oppold explains how innovative …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 10, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended- July 10, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,741 head compared to 0 last week due to markets …
By Clint Thompson Georgia cotton farmers started the season amid a prolonged drought. Those dry conditions have returned in recent weeks as the crop continues to make progress this summer. The Georgia Cotton Commission and Wes Porter, University of Georgia Professor in Crop and Soil Sciences, remind growers about the crop’s water needs at this point in the production season. …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making significant changes to the Livestock Indemnity Program, providing additional financial protection for livestock producers who suffer eligible animal losses. Administered through USDA’s Farm Service Agency, the Livestock Indemnity Program, or LIP, helps compensate producers when livestock deaths exceed normal mortality because of eligible weather events, disease, or predator attacks. One of the biggest …
The U.S. Peanut Federation has been working with the chairman of the House Ag Committee on the labor legislation that will provide some help at the farm level or all across the industry. It’s called the Securing Ag Workforce Act, which addresses key challenges for the peanut industry, such as broadening eligible H-2A activities to include the following key industry …
StoneX Commodities released an 80-page report recently providing insights in how they see markets performing in the third quarter. StoneX third quarter outlook shows corn and soybean prices remaining under pressure, especially later in the quarter with ample supplies heading into harvest. Wheat, they say, can be firm to a bit higher amid tight supplies here and also in Europe. …
