Another big Beef Checkoff event will be taking place next week in Georgia, as the annual Macon Burger Week will be held. Taylor Evans, director of public relations for the Georgia Beef Board (GBB), says they have 20 restaurants participating this year. For more information about Beef Checkoff programs in Georgia, contact the GBB office in Macon. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
Alabama Cattlemen Join Other States in Supporting Cattle Market Transparency Act
We told you last week that more than a dozen state cattle organizations voiced their support for the Cattle Market Transparency Act. In a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee leadership, the groups said the bill “will aid in cattle market transparency for all producers.” Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President Erin Beasley says they were happy to join other …
Cotton Bolls Mostly Open; Peanut Harvest Over Half Done
Last week was another good week across the Southeast for harvest of the cotton and peanut crops. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says nearly all of the country’s cotton bolls were open as of this past Sunday. But Rippey says the nation’s peanut harvest progress is behind last year and the five-year average. In Alabama, 96% of the cotton bolls are …
Sunbelt Expo Research Farm Busy During Harvest Season
By Clint Thompson The Sunbelt Ag Expo may not have taken place this year amid COVID-19 concerns, but that doesn’t mean the Moultrie, Georgia site is completely desolate this year. Research trials on a variety of commodities continued this growing season. Now is the time that University of Georgia scientists and industry leaders are harvesting their crops. “That’s been the …
Carving Halloween Pumpkins is a Tradition
Why carving Halloween pumpkins is a tradition. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The history of Halloween as we know it is based on an ancient Celtic holiday known to honor the deceased. Celts believed that from dusk on October 31 until the dusk of November 1, souls of those who had died that year would pass on, …
Cotton Board Appointments Announced by USDA
(CB) – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 13 members, 13 alternate members, and one advisor to serve on The Cotton Board. These appointees will serve three-year terms, ending December 31, 2023. Newly appointed members are: Ben B. Guthrie, Producer – LA; and Thomas Hayes III, Producer – MS. Newly appointed alternate members are: Matthew Cauzza, …
FDOC Offers 2020-21 Citrus Season Outlook
Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) economist Marisa Zansler recently broke down the expected utilization of the 57 million boxes of oranges Florida is forecast to produce in the 2020-21 season. She also offered projections for utilization of grapefruit and specialty fruit, and made other economic projections in her outlook for the season. ORANGESAbout 96 percent of the orange crop is …
Stabenow Leads Opposition against USDA Decision on Dairy Aid
(NAFB) — Senate Ag Committee Member Debbie Stabenow is leading a group of 15 senators asking Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to reverse a decision that excluded dairy farmers from getting coronavirus aid for losses from meat produced from breeding animals. The Hagstrom Report says the senators point out that losses from meat produced from breeding animals were included in the …
Fewer Loans Issued to Farmers Limits Overall Lending Activity
The Kansas City Federal Reserve says a slower pace of farm financing activity continued in the third quarter of 2020. The total volume of non-real estate farm loans remained subdued amid ongoing weakness in the ag sector, thanks in part to developments regarding COVID-19. The National Survey of Terms of Lending to Farmers, confirmed by statistical research from same day …
New Rule Makes Enhancements to Environmental Quality Incentives Program
(USDA/NRCS) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the final rule for its Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The rule updates USDA’s flagship program as directed by the 2018 Farm Bill and integrates feedback from agricultural producers and others. “This final rule enables us to continue helping producers manage their land in the most beneficial ways possible,” said Kevin Norton, acting Chief of USDA’s …