America’s cattle ranchers are getting a major boost from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has announced the new Ranchers First Initiative, a package of actions aimed at rebuilding the nation’s beef herd, which the department says is currently at a 75-year low. Under the initiative, USDA is introducing new livestock risk protection tools designed to help …
More details have been released on the peanut stocks and processing report from USDA. They said this past year the shellers milled 441 million pounds during the month of July. That’s 13.3 percent more than last year. Commercial processors utilized 206 million pounds and that is up 6.8 percent, so the market looks pretty good. Considering categories, they said the …
With eight months of trade now in the books, we review our list of 48 commodities today and their performance since New Year’s. Surging energy prices continue to have heating oil, gasoline and crude oil remaining numbers one, two and three on the list, but a strong July and even stronger August certainly helping the grain trade move into positive …
Landowners in Northeast Florida will have an opportunity to connect directly with agricultural, conservation and natural resource professionals during the upcoming Clay Landowners Workshop on Friday, September 11, in Green Cove Springs. The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Godbold Extension Building off State Road 16. The event is designed for landowners in Clay …
The Harris County Cattlemen’s Association recently held their hoedown in preparation for their upcoming rodeo benefit. Southeast AgNet spoke with Kit McClung, a member of the rodeo committee, to learn a little bit more about the upcoming September rodeo. “Miss Elizabeth, this is going to be our 37th annual Harris County Cattlemen’s Rodeo right here at Mike Tracy Arena in …
The American Livestock Markets and Dealers Association (ALMDA) have released a statement applauding the release of New World screwworm infested zones in Texas and New Mexico. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service approved the release of New World screwworm zones after movement restrictions were previously placed on zones deemed infested. Dale Sandlin, American Livestock Markets …
USDA has announced the peanut stocks and processing report for the month of July. That’s 12 months now. They show that the use of peanuts is down almost two percent from last year on this same date. The big problem is the build-up from the previous crop year as the equivalent farmer stock in commercial storage is up about a …
We mentioned on this report about a week and a half ago that it would take extended hot dry weather and a bullish Pro Farmer Crop Tour number to push December corn up to and past the 550 level. Now the corn rally is now two weeks old nearly uninterrupted as we begin the first day of September and the …
A New Era of Agricultural Education More than a century ago, the United States took a major step toward connecting agricultural research with the farmers who needed it most. The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 established the Cooperative Extension System, creating a formal partnership among the U.S. Department of Agriculture, land-grant universities and local communities. Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture …
In late July, the Commodity Commission Ex-Officio Committee met to make appointments to the Georgia Cotton Commission Board of Directors. Morgan County cotton farmer John Ruark, Toombs County cotton farmer Chris Hopkins and Bulloch County cotton farmer Greg Sikes were each reappointed to three-year terms on the Commission’s board of directors. John Ruark Ruark is a multi-generational farmer, and farms …
