Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 03-6-2020

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended March 6, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended-March 06, 2020, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 9,500 head compared to 8,723 last week and 7,159 …

House Approves DeSantis’ Call to Hike Environmental Fines

(NSF) — The Florida Legislature is close to approving Gov. Ron DeSantis’ push to boost fines on environmental lawbreakers. The House, with little comment, voted 106-0 on Friday to pass a proposal (HB 1091) that would make numerous changes in the amounts and duration of penalties for violating Florida environmental laws. The Senate put on hold a similar proposal (SB …

National Peanut Board Will Be Spreading Good in 2020

The National Peanut Board will be Spreading Good in 2020 through a series of purpose-driven initiatives centered on doing good with peanuts and peanut butter. According to a story from Tyron Spearman, this includes encouraging consumers to continue to use the peanut emoji on Twitter to fuel even more peanut butter donations to food banks. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …

USDA Announces Action Plan at Pork Forum

(USDA/APHIS) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Greg Ibach announced additional measures to control and eradicate African Swine Fever (ASF) if the virus is ever detected in the U.S.  “First and foremost, USDA is committed to doing all it can to prevent ASF from entering the U.S. and we greatly appreciate the …

Ag Lime Labeling Bill Moving in Alabama Legislature

Alabama lawmakers have made it through five weeks of the 2020 Alabama Legislative Session, but thus far there haven’t been many bills of interest to agriculture in the state discussed. But Alabama Agribusiness Council (AAC) Executive Director Leigha Cauthen looks at a few that have, including the ag lime labeling bill. To keep up with the bills being discussed this …

Annual Meat Conference Exhibitors Donate to Nashville Food Project

(NAMI) — Exhibitors at the Annual Meat Conference , co-hosted by FMI, The Food Industry Association and the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), this week in Nashville, Tennessee, donated 28,000 pounds of meat and poultry products to The Nashville Food Project , a nonprofit that seeks to increase access to healthy foods in homeless and working poor communities across Davidson County, Tennessee.  The donation will provide 90,000 …

NCBA on UK Trade Efforts

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) had two representatives in the United Kingdom this week to help improve access for U.S. beef in the U.K. On the trip was NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, and NCBA Director of International Trade and Market Access, Kent Bacus. Lane explains the purpose of their trip. And Bacus says this trip …

Hemp Legislation Passes in Georgia House

Week eight of the 2020 session for the Georgia General Assembly saw more talk about the Right to Farm Bill (HB 545), but there was also action concerning hemp legislation, and it has been another topic that many have been following. Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President Will Bentley has an update on both of those issues, along with looking at …

Tips for Growing Tomatoes in Containers

Cathy Isom has some informative information about the different types, as well as some tips for growing tomatoes in containers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours.  Growing tomatoes in a container is possible even if you have never done a garden before. Tomatoes can grow anywhere as long as there is a suitable growing condition for it. Growing …