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The extended drought that impacted the southeast region meant some cotton growers were delayed in their plantings this year, which puts more pressure on producers with June planted cotton, says Camp Hand, University of Georgia Extension cotton agronomist. Hand and the Georgia Cotton Commission caution growers who have later planted cotton this year. “Cotton’s a very forgiving plant. Once you …
Supporting youth is essential to Alabama’s agricultural industry. Randy Moody with The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, strongly emphasizes the need to support junior cattle producers and provides key information about the upcoming Heifers 4 Youth event. “Yeah, we’re excited about the youth livestock education portion for the foundation. It’s Heifers for Youth, and what that entails is that there’s two donated …
With the Florida Cattlemen’s Convention coming up the Florida Beef Council looks forward to the opportunity to share updates on the Beef Checkoff. We caught up with Deanne Maples with the Florida Beef Council to get a preview of what attendees should expect. “Really looking forward to joining our cattle producers from across the state of Florida and really beyond …
As beef month has come to an end the Georgia Beef Board reflects on the impacts made around the state from the Beef Burger Week events. Here’s Wyatt Doolittle with the Georgia Beef Board to tell us more. “One of the most exciting things is watching communities across Georgia rally around one thing that I think all of us can …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon recently held a roundtable discussion where they announced the implementation of the FY2026 Funding Opportunity for Research Facilities Act program. According to a press release by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts provided $125 million annually for the Research Facilities Act program, …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is highlighting the Freedom 250 Rodeo as part of the events planned by the Freedom 250 non-profit organization in a post on X. The post reads, “Freedom 250 is proud to announce Rodeo 250, the evolution of the American cowboy, a signature attraction of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington, …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the Small Processors Action Plan for small and very small meat and poultry processors. Food Safety Undersecretary Mindy Brashears described the three pillars implemented in the plan. “In terms of customer service, we really want to have dedicated support for our small and very small processors,” said Brashears. “We have set that support …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the Winter Wheat Production forecast for June 2026 and the USDA Chief Economist Justin Benevidez provides his observations on the forecast. “The decline in production, I’ve realized this is going to be some of the lowest production since 1965, our lowest production since that period. Last year, percent rated good to excellent was around 52 percent, …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins was in one of the New World Screwworm infested zones last week and provided an update on the efforts so far to address this pest. “Continue to note that our food supply is completely safe. There’s no compromising of that. Our great American beef, this is an issue. It is a pest that we will continue …
By Clint Thompson The extended drought that impacted the Southeast region meant some cotton growers were delayed in their plantings this year. That puts more pressure on producers with June-planted cotton, says Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist. Hand and the Georgia Cotton Commission caution growers who have later-planted cotton this year. “The thing that we’ve got …
