The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) Produce Safety Team held their first ever virtual two-day Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training via Zoom last month. Maggie Brown, GDA produce safety education and outreach coordinator, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman it went very well. For more information go to their website, georgiaproducesafety.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle …
Hemp Application Deadline Nearing in Alabama
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) wants to remind eligible hemp growers and processors/handlers the deadline to apply for a hemp license for the 2021 crop is November 30, 2020 by 5:00 pm (CST). ADAI will accept hemp applications using their new online application system: agi.alabama.gov/hempapp. In 2016, the Alabama Legislature passed the Alabama Industrial Hemp Research Program Act, Section 2-8-380 …
Looking Ahead to Challenges, Opportunities
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) held its virtual Strategic Planning Conference last week and new USMEF chairman, Pat Binger of Cargill Protein, says there will be a lot of challenges in the upcoming year, but also opportunities for red meat exports. Micheal Clements has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to …
House Ag Committee Chairman Candidates
A few legislators have thrown their hat into the arena to be chairman of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, …
Florida Citrus Packers: South Africa Imports Pose Risk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) announced it is authorizing the importation of cold-treated fresh citrus from South Africa into all U.S. ports of entry. Previously, APHIS restricted the entry of cold-treated citrus fruit from South Africa to four U.S. ports that have cold-treatment facilities. APHIS scientists determined that citrus fruit from South Africa, …
Farm Equipment Dealers Forecast Growth in 2021
The recent Ag Equipment Intelligence/Farm Equipment 2021 Dealer Business Outlook and Trends survey shows some good news. Dealers not only beat last year’s estimates for profitability in 2020, but they’re now predicting greater revenue growth in 2021 than they did for this year. Farm Equipment magazine says when it examined the results of the survey, it clearly showed that more …
Brighten Up the Garden with Winter-Flowering Plants
Brighten up your garden with these winter-flowering plants. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Don’t let the garden go bare and dormant over the cold months. Fill it with scent, color and silhouette! Winter-flowering heather looks fantastic in pots and comes with pink, white and purple flowers. Pansies are a gardener’s staple in the colder months and are …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 11-13-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended November 13, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the Week ended November 13, 2020, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 16,532 head compared to 9,399 last week and …
Registration Deadline Approaches for Hurricane Michael Timber and Irrigation Recovery Block Grant Programs
(FDACS) — The registration deadline for the Florida Timber Recovery Block Grant Program and the Florida Irrigation Recovery Block Grant Program is Friday, November 20. Since the program launched in August, more than 1,500 registrations have been received and nearly $10 million in crop loss payments have been issued to agricultural producers and forest landowners who suffered damage from Hurricane Michael in 2018. “I am incredibly proud of our …
Nominations Open for Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer Award
(GPC) — Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer. The state winner will be announced at the Georgia Peanut Farm Show on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Tifton, Georgia. The award is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission and BASF. The Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer Award is based upon the applicant’s overall farm operation; environmental …