Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended November 02, 2018, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: AL Livestock Market Report At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended-November 02, 2018, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 15,500 head compared to 17,440 …
FAS Administrator Isley to Lead South Korea Trade Mission
Representatives from nearly 50 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations will join Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Administrator Ken Isley on a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) trade mission to Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 5-8. “Korea is consistently among the largest and most reliable export markets for U.S. agriculture and the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, known as KORUS, has opened up even …
ASTA Applauds International Statement in Support of Plant Breeding Innovation
The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) applauds the proactive, coordinated action by 13 countries, including the U.S., in signing onto the International Statement on Agricultural Applications of Precision Biotechnology. The statement reiterates an international commitment to the fair, science-based treatment of evolving plant breeding methods, like gene editing, around the world. ”This is a strong showing of support by governments around the …
Nominations Open for Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer Award
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. 17, 2019, 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 and stewardship …
WTO Members Support Policy Approaches to Enable Innovation in Agriculture
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the United States has joined with 12 other nations to support policies that enable agricultural innovation, including genome editing. The International Statement on Agricultural Applications of Precision Biotechnology was released in Geneva at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. “Precision biotechnologies such as genome …
November Is Peanut Butter Lovers Month
November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month. Tyron Spearman looks back at how this annual event was started. November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials …
What Will Drive Animal Disease Traceability Advancements?
The Agriculture Secretary recently offered his view on aspects that will advance animal disease traceability improvements like those underway by USDA and the livestock sector. Rod Bain has the story. What Will Drive Animal Disease Traceability Advancements? Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
Georgia NRCS Providing Disaster Assistance Information
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia has been working with state and federal agencies the past few weeks to provide information and assistance to agricultural producers affected by Hurricane Michael. While the Emergency Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) signup, which runs through Nov. 16, is helping to address the most critical resource concerns in the major disaster-declared region, …
43rd annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show set for Jan. 17, 2019 in Tifton
Make plans to attend the 43rd annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. The one-day show is free and open to all farmers and industry representatives to attend. Attendees will have the opportunity to visit with …
Florida Disaster Assistance and Hurricane Recovery Workshops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to remind agricultural producers affected by Hurricane Michael that representatives from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA), Rural Development (RD) and Risk Management Agency (RMA) will present disaster assistance workshops next week. Topics to be discussed include emergency assistance for livestock & crop-related expenses and losses; financial assistance programs …