Veterinarians across the southeast will be coming together this weekend for the Southeastern Food And Farm Veterinary Summit and we caught up with Dr. Keri Riddick with the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association to learn more. Dr. Riddick said, “So this weekend starting on Friday, March 6th, we have the Southeastern Food and Farm Veterinary Summit and this is an annual conference that …
Weather coming in like a lion in many areas around the country, but so is the cattle trade, keeping an eye on live cattle and feeder cattle. Big sell-off late last week, many suggesting month-end selling. Strike potentially at Greeley, Colorado plant, and we understand that grievance is not all about money there. And when you add the Tyson plants, set-downs and slow-downs at …
French Settlers Arrive on the Mississippi French settlers arrived at what is now St. Louis in the early 1700s. At that time, the Mississippi River Valley was a critical corridor for trade, transportation, and expansion. These early settlers established communities along the river, relying heavily on agriculture to sustain their livelihoods. Initially, the French remained on the east bank of …
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new, two-year registrations to allow for dicamba products for over-the-top (OTT) use in dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans. However, these registrations include new label restrictions that producers must be aware of before using in order to be effective stewards of this technology. The Georgia Department of Agriculture and University of Georgia Extension has announced …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that USDA is launching the “One Farmer, One File” initiative. The effort is meant to modernize the department’s efforts by making “sweeping technological improvements,” with a single record that follows the farmer no matter where they interact with the department. “Every single day at USDA, our focus is on making life easier, …
USDA has issued new numbers on peanut stocks. They say the stocks of peanuts because of the big crop last year are higher, but lower usage is being reported. They said the U.S. peanut export forecast has been reduced to a billion pounds. Now all the way down to 1.3 billion pounds total, the U.S. has exported fewer peanuts, down 17%, for …
Water is crucial for any livestock producer, regardless of the weather and Tusker Livestock Waterer’s offers producers options for watering their herds. We caught up with Paul Thompson with Tusker to learn more. Thompson said, “Freezing tanks, freezing water troughs is one of the biggest aggravations in the cattle industry for sure. So what we’re making is a roto-molded, completely spray …
Missouri was once nationally recognized for both the quality and quantity of its mules. In an era when animal power drove American agriculture and transportation, the state earned a reputation for producing a superior breed that became essential to farms, trails, and plantations across the country. A National Reputation for Superior Mules Missouri’s mule industry stood out for its consistency …
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a single provider that you could turn to for all of your agricultural and industrial rubber and plastic product solutions? California Industrial Rubber strives to be that solution! Since 1958, we’ve been meeting the rubber and plastic product needs of the commercial, industrial, and agricultural markets of California, Nevada, and beyond. Our wide array …
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended February 27, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended-February 27, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,282 head compared to 10,185 last week and 8,668 last year. …
